NCIS star Pauley Perrette’s ex-husband Francis “Coyote” Shivers has been charged with violating a restraining order the actress has against him. If convicted, he faces up to 18 months in jail.
Shivers was charged with one count of violating a court order and one count of probation violation. He was placed on probation after he was convicted of sending harassing emails to his ex-wife’s lawyer .
Perrette and Shivers were married in 2000 and separated in 2004. Perrette sought a restraining order against Shivers in 2005, saying that she feared for her safety and that Shivers was sending her threatening emails and intercepting her private emails. A judge granted the restraining order based on a “history of emotional abuse.”
The couple obtained a divorce in 2006. Shivers is now married to Brazilian author and journalist Mayra Dias Gomes and Perrette is now engaged to former British Royal Marine and actor Thomas Arklie . The couple have said that they will not get married until Proposition 8 , which added a provision to California’s Constitution that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized” in the state, was invalidated and same-sex couple can legally marry.
Coyote Shivers has accused Pauley Perrette of trying to frame him. He said he broke up with the 43-year-old after she slept with a pizza deliveryman. He said the actress, who has been playing Abby Sciuto on CBS’s NCIS since 2003, is living out the plot of her film Star Crazy , which outlines the steps for getting revenge against a lover. Shivers said he has been saying for years that Perrette was trying to set him up, and now it’s finally happening.
Jason Fishbein, who said he used to be a close friend of Perrette, told the New York Post , “She’s extremely extroverted, extremely intelligent and charming – but she’s wicked.” He said Perrette “possibly uses restraining orders as a method of harassment” against her ex-husband.
Lisa Lynch, who is also reportedly a former friend of Perrette, said the actress “has a history of vindictive behavior” toward her exes.
“I recall her stealing the cat of her ex-boyfriend . . . then when he wanted to take her to court about this, [she] filled out the paperwork for a restraining order in retaliation,” Lynch said. She also claimed that Perrette was treated in the psych ward of Cedars-Sinai for “an extended period.”
What do you think of the battle between Pauley Perrette and her ex-husband Coyote Shivers? Are you surprised to learn that “Abby” may have a dark side?
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