The exes confronted off this week.
Mar. 6 2024, Revealed 11:30 a.m. ET
Christina Ricci’s ex-husband scored a significant win as a part of the exes’ endless courtroom battle over their son.
In accordance with courtroom paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, the Yellowjackets star and her ex James Heerdegen appeared for a listening to on March 4.
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Ricci appeared through Zoom whereas her ex was current within the courtroom.
The couple, who have been married from 2013 to 2021, labored out a custody settlement in 2022. Nonetheless, in early 2023, Ricci rushed to courtroom pleading for her ex’s in a single day visits with be suspended.
Ricci stated she made the request primarily based on the advice of a non-public therapist. Heerdegen fiercely opposed the movement and claimed he had completed nothing unsuitable.
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In response, Heerdegen accused the actress of making an attempt to alienate him from his son and referred to as her a vindictive ex. At one level, he claimed Ricci was “psychologically abusing” their son.
He stated, “Ricci is utilizing [their son to accomplish her own angry agenda by intentionally painting a negative picture of his father via deprecating comments, blame, and false accusations.”
Last year, Ricci asked for the overnight visits to be suspended.
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Last year, the judge sided with Ricci. The court suspended Heerdegen’s overnight visits. Both parties were ordered to attempt to work together.
A few months later, Heerdegen accused Ricci of having their son work 12-hour days on the set of Yellowjackets. He demanded the judge appoint an official to monitor Ricci and their son.
Ricci denied all of her ex’s allegations. She said their son was not working 12-hour days, she did not subject him to ay sort of abuse, and was in no way trying to alienate Heerdegen from the child.
At the time, the actress told the court, “Jimmy is simply harassing me at this point and is taking out his anger on me because the Court temporarily eliminated his every other Saturday overnight. Jimmy is abusing this process by going into Court on an emergency basis asking for completely baseless custody orders. He will use the excuse that he does not have a lawyer, and does not know what he is doing, but he does not have to be a lawyer to know how to abuse the Court system.”
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Ricci and her ex have been fighting for over a year.
In November, Heerdegen filed a motion pleading for custody to be restored. He demanded the child’s private therapist be removed — due to his belief the therapist was conspiring against him with Ricci.
At the hearing this week, the judge heard Heerdegen’s testimony and agreed to grant him a monthly overnight visit with his son.
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“[Heerdegen’s] request for a month-to-month in a single day go to with the minor youngster is granted. The events shall meet and confer concerning the scheduling of the as soon as month-to-month, weekend in a single day go to,” the order learn.
The decide denied the request to take away the personal therapist or to terminate Ricci’s tie-breaking authority over joint authorized custody.
Ricci’s ex claimed their son was working 12-hour days on the ‘Yellowjackets’ set — which the actress denied.
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Each events have been ordered to not disparage the opposite or permit third events to take action. A listening to has been set for June for the events to replace the courtroom on the state of affairs.