COURT DOCUMENTS: Real Housewives' Tamra Barney Claims Longtime Abuse From Estranged Husband

Posted on Sep 27, 2010 @ 06:25AM

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We've obtained the court papers in which Bravo star Tamra Barney was granted a temporary restraining order from her estranged husband Simon after raising allegations of longtime physical and verbal abuse.

Read the court docs on RadarOnline.com

The Real Housewives of Orange County star said in the court docs, issued in an Orange County courtroom September 23, that Simon physically assaulted her repeatedly during their 11-year marriage, as "his angry outbursts occurred, and continue to occur in the presence of our children.

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Tamra said she did not break her silence on the alleged abuse until now because she "wrongfully believed that maybe these violent acts could be rationalized, and also due to embarrassment [she] did not report these instances of physical abuse in the past."

Tamra said that last August, Simon told their 4-year-old daughter he wanted to change the ring tone of his cell phone to the sound of howling dogs for any calls he would receive from her mother.

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Simon was arrested last week on domestic violence charges and subsequently released from Santa Ana's Men’s Central Jail after he posted $10,000 bail. The Orange County District Attorney refused to file charges on the case.

Simon later told the Orange County Register he's "confident and [has] faith that the truth will come out in the courts instead of the media" regarding the assault allegations.

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Simon told the paper Tamra had him arrested because she wants to get full custody of their children so she can put them on The Real Housewives of Orange County.

“Recently my ex-wife and the production company have pressured me to allow the children to be filmed," Simon told the paper regarding the TV show. "I have always refused because I don’t believe it is in our children’s best interest to be exploited in this way.

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"This has not set well with my ex-wife. If she succeeds in obtaining 100% custody, she will then be able to give permission for the children to be filmed even though I object," he said, adding that Tamra was also jealous over his new girlfriend.

Simon told the paper he'd probably be making a court appearance this week to respond to the latest charges from the Bravo star.

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Tamra and Simon, who broke up in January, have three children, ages 11, 10 and 4.

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This chick is the worst of all of them. She really is in place to sit in judgement of anyone. Hook up with your man's best friend. That's as sleaze as it gets. Who knows who else she hooked up with while married.

by babybecks
Posted Mon, 09/27/2010 - 8:15pm

I wouldn't put it past him....He was so mean to her and everyone else on the show. The finale to me, showed his true colors.

by somuchtosay
Posted Mon, 09/27/2010 - 1:52pm

Well i've watched the show every since they got on it and he was mean to her. He was very controlling and verbally abusive to her. She cant even wear what she wants to because he would make her change clothes. Not judging, I just know what I saw.

by stef3928
Posted Mon, 09/27/2010 - 1:46pm

Jon Gosselin syndrome strikes again, he's going to start using his kids as weapons by taking them off the show which they are rarely seen on anyway. Funny he had no problem with it while he was on the show, heck he even blogged about it.

by vermonster
Posted Mon, 09/27/2010 - 12:23pm

No matter the reason she dumped him, you can tell he was at the very least a mental abuser. The way he talked to her sometimes was a huge flag. That being said, move on from these losers. RHOOC sucks.

by comanche black
Posted Mon, 09/27/2010 - 11:26am

I KNEW she would claim past abuse! That's why I commented before that she is no longer believable after claiming a dog leash hitting her on the wrist is abuse.

by Shyla
Posted Mon, 09/27/2010 - 11:22am

Does not matter WHAT he threw, if he threw somehting at her in a threatening way it was abuse even if it was a pea.

by vermonster
Posted Mon, 09/27/2010 - 12:19pm

Absolutely right

by lherman22
Posted Mon, 09/27/2010 - 1:06pm

She wasn't complaining when he was bringing home the dough. She left because he is broke. Her nasty tatoo laced son should support his momma. He is learning to be a parasite like her..

by Barbie Doll
Posted Mon, 09/27/2010 - 10:09am