The Real Story Behind Christina Ricci's Messy Divorce From James Heerdegen
Christina Ricci and James Heerdegen's marriage appeared to be rather solid. "I love so many things about him," the "Yellowjackets" actor gushed to Us Weekly in May 2013. "He's my favorite person on Earth," she said, later adding that she "absolutely" wanted kids. "I can't wait to have our own little world replete with small beings!" Their wish for a child came true as the doting couple welcomed their son, Freddie, a year after they wed. Ricci opened up about how marriage and motherhood impacted her life. "Marriage shows you your flaws in how you deal with things and having a child forces you to grow up at the speed of light," she told Net-a-Porter's The EDIT (via Entertainment Tonight) at the time. "I'm a completely different person than I was before I had my child."
After seven years of wedded bliss, however, Ricci filed a restraining order in June 2020. According to Us Weekly, Los Angeles Police Department "officers responded to a domestic battery radio call" at their home, and "a report was completed" thereafter. Per Us Weekly, according to the report, the "Saving Grace" alum accused her beau of "severe physical and emotional abuse," which began in October 2013.
The restraining order was just the beginning of the troublesome split and the pair officially divorced in July 2020, citing irreconcilable differences as the primary reason, according to TMZ.
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