Warring couples Ioan Gruffudd, 51, and Alice Evans, 56, came face to face in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday.
During their last dramatic court confrontation in September, Evans was kicked out after violating court rules by taking cell-phone photos of an outraged Gruffudd.
Evans, yesterday appeared in a black skirt and shirt, black-rimmed glasses and with her blonde-hair tied back deliberately ignored her former husband.
The Fantastic Four star ex Gruffudd, also was in a dark blue suit and tie and light blue dress shirt – sat on the opposite side of the courtroom, also avoiding looking at his ex.
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Meanwhile his new wife, Bianca Wallace, 32, sat three rows behind him in court, looking noticeably pregnant in a long navy blue dress under a black jacket.
Wednesday’s court appearances by all three were supposed to be an evidentiary hearing in which Gruffudd and Evans were to joust over her demands for him to shell out more than the $4,500 he is currently paying in support money for her and their two daughters.
But instead, after a 90-minute delay during which Judge Josh Stinn huddled with their lawyers, the judge kicked the can down the road, scheduling another hearing August 12 when a date will be set for the case to go to trial.
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In the past week, Evans has filed court documents and claimed poverty and was so broke that she had to borrow money from friends and set up a GoFundMe account that raised $18,000 in donations.
She said that she and her girls – Ella, 15 and Elsie, 11 – were recently evicted from their LA home because she couldn’t afford to pay the $6,500 per month rent.
She contended that she had to ‘burn through’ her savings to pay living expenses and legal fees.
And she insisted Gruffudd – who married Wallace in April – can afford to pay more than the $3,000 per month child support and $1,500 spousal support he now pays.
What Gruffudd said
But Gruffudd is fighting his ex’s cash demands and in his own court filing, blasted Evans’ claims, saying that she ‘purposely got herself evicted… intentionally ceasing paying rent and instead taking the children on a vacation trip to Europe.’
