A Los Angeles court heard on Tuesday that actress Alice Evans urged members of her fan club to send bags of dog excrement to her estranged husband, Fantastic Four star Ioan Gruffudd, following their split and his subsequent relationship with Bianca Wallace. The bizarre allegation emerged during the sixth day of a trial where Gruffudd is seeking to renew a domestic violence restraining order against Evans.
Fan Club Manager Testifies in Court
Linda Blank, who previously managed Evans's Facebook fan club and still oversees Gruffudd's, testified before LA Superior Court Judge Michael Convey. Blank stated that Evans provided Gruffudd's address and actively encouraged her followers to dispatch bags of dog poop to the home he shared with Wallace.
"Alice gave us Ioan's address and encouraged us and other people to send him a bag of dog excrement," Blank told the court. "She wanted people to think he was the bad guy… running off with Bianca and leaving her and their girls, leaving her destitute."
Bitter Divorce and Ongoing Conflict
Gruffudd, 52, and Evans, 57, separated in early 2021 and finalized a contentious divorce in 2023. Since then, they have been embroiled in a fierce dispute over financial matters and custody of their two daughters, Ella, 16, and Elsie, 12. Gruffudd accuses his former spouse of conducting a relentless campaign of "harassment and abuse" against him and Wallace, whom he married in April last year. The couple welcomed a baby girl, Mila, in November.
Blank further revealed that Evans, devastated after Gruffudd left her, claimed she knew how to ruin his career. "She could do things to make him look bad in public," Blank testified. "She wanted to talk about him using sex workers and cocaine. She purposely bounced 20 checks to the water company because it would ruin his credit."
Targeting Bianca Wallace
Evans's anger also extended to Australian-born Wallace, according to Blank. "She wanted her deported," Blank said, explaining that Evans planned to prolong the divorce proceedings so that Wallace, who lacked a Green Card, would face deportation if she remained in the US beyond 90 days.
In an email to Blank, Evans wrote: "These two people ruined my life – I want her (Wallace) chastised online." Initially, Blank supported Evans after Gruffudd's October 2021 Instagram announcement about his relationship with Wallace, even sending a sympathetic email expressing disbelief at his actions.
Change of Heart and Legal Proceedings
Blank's perspective shifted after reviewing the details of the restraining order Gruffudd and Wallace obtained against Evans in 2022 to counter her social media attacks. "I realized that all these bad things Alice said about Ioan were not true," Blank admitted. She acknowledged posting negative comments about Gruffudd based on Evans's claims, feeling "misled and hurt" upon discovering the inaccuracies.
Consequently, Blank deleted Evans's Facebook fan club page in mid-2022 and ceased communication with her. She later reconciled with Gruffudd after their friendship experienced "glitches" during her support of Evans.
Cross-Examination and Financial Disputes
Under cross-examination by Evans's attorney, Janina Verano, Blank conceded that she had requested Gruffudd's address from Evans to "report Bianca for animal abuse." She also noted that in a March 2024 email exchange, Evans did not make disparaging remarks about Gruffudd or Wallace.
The trial is set to proceed to a second phase addressing spousal and child support. Evans claims financial hardship and seeks an increase in the $1,500 monthly spousal support and $3,000 monthly child support payments from Gruffudd. Gruffudd, however, alleges that Evans has "poisoned and alienated" their daughters against him and argues for terminating spousal support due to her "persistent" domestic abuse and violations of the previous restraining order. He maintains he has already "overpaid" Evans by nearly $400,000.
Judge Convey is expected to rule imminently on whether to renew the restraining order against Evans, marking a critical juncture in this highly publicized legal battle.
