‘High Chef’ Star Eric Adjepong
Allegedly Violated Ex’s Protecting Order …
Earlier than Daughter Obtained Order In opposition to Him
Revealed
“High Chef” star Eric Adjepong allegedly violated a restraining order in opposition to his ex-wife, Janell Mack, greater than a 12 months earlier than his daughter obtained a protecting order in opposition to him … TMZ has discovered.
Here is the deal … Janell took Eric to court docket in January 2025 and efficiently acquiring a short lived protecting order that barred him from contacting her by “any means.”
Nicely, in the future after the order was set — on Jan. 23 — Eric allegedly requested his former spouse through the “OurFamilyWizard” parenting app to FaceTime him.
A court docket summons was issued … and Eric was reminded to by no means contact her once more. The protecting order was efficient by Feb. 4, 2025.
Eric advised TMZ through his lawyer … “The alleged violation entailed Mr. Adjepong contacting his ex-wife concerning their daughter by the OurFamilyWizard app, a court-mandated communications app used through the events’ divorce and custody proceedings. The alleged violation was dismissed as a result of the court docket acknowledged that the required methodology of communication was the OurFamilyWizard app, making a battle with the protecting order.”
Eric additionally posted this assertion on Instagram … “The previous a number of weeks have been among the many most tough of my life. I’ve remained silent not as a result of I lacked a response, however as a result of I imagine integrity is measured by the way you conduct your self when your character is being questioned. Others can select rhetoric. I’ll select fact.”
It is unclear what Eric allegedly did that enabled Janell to get a protecting order within the first place. The pair have been married between 2017 and 2021, and share a 7-year-old daughter named Lennox.
We broke the story … on Wednesday, the previous couple’s daughter Lennox efficiently obtained a year-long protecting order after Eric was accused of sexually abusing her. The allegations have been delivered to Youngster and Household Companies on Might 1, which then notified Washington, D.C. police, who discovered no possible trigger {that a} crime occurred.
Nonetheless, a Howard County, Maryland decide issued a ultimate protecting order in opposition to Eric on July 10 … which is able to final 1 12 months.
The Meals Community persona advised TMZ by his lawyer he’s abiding by the order, including … “It’s my fervent hope that sooner or later my ex-wife and I can resolve these issues privately and thru the correct authorized channels, moderately than within the press, if just for the well-being of our daughter.”
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In the meantime, Janell posted an announcement concerning the state of affairs on Instagram, saying … “My daughter was simply granted a protecting order in opposition to her father as a result of she was courageous sufficient to talk up in opposition to who ought to have been probably the most trusted adults in her life.”