Laura Prepon has accused her ex, Ben Foster, of “alcohol abuse” of their bitter back-and-forth divorce battle.
The pair — who married in 2018 — pulled the plug on their 6-year marriage in Sept. and are combating over the custody of their two youngsters.
Foster had requested the courtroom arrange a brief custody schedule, claiming he and his ex can’t see eye to eye.
“[Ben] has personally attempted to reach a resolution with [Laura] in setting a parenting plan schedule that affords each with substantive parenting time, but all efforts have been unsuccessful,” the paperwork, per In Contact, learn.
Prepon, 44, has now responded to her ex’s courtroom submitting, slamming his alleged alcohol use and demanding the courtroom order Foster to not drink when he’s across the youngsters, based on the outlet.
The celebrities share a daughter, Ella, 7, and a son they welcomed in 2000, whose identify they haven’t made public.
Within the paperwork, the “That ’70s Show” actress expressed concern over their children staying with their father in his high-rise house advanced, claiming he usually “day drinks” and has an alleged “longstanding history of alcohol abuse.”
Prepon gave an instance of Foster’s alleged alcohol use, claiming he “became so inebriated” after their daughter was born that he locked himself out of their New York house. She alleged she discovered him sleeping on their doorstep in his underwear.
Prepon additionally claimed that the “Alpha Dog” actor appears to “always have a cup or thermos” on him — and he’s allegedly not simply ingesting caffeine.
“It was discovered through [Ben’s] leaving these thermoses or cups around the house that they contained coffee and whiskey,” the paperwork learn.
The “Orange Is the New Black” alum additionally alleged Foster will get shaky fingers within the morning and sometimes requests a number of “airplane bottles” of booze when he travels.
Prepon stated he’s allegedly been minimize off by flight attendants up to now and sometimes handed out in entrance of their children. Throughout a deliberate go to in Oct., Foster’s estranged spouse claimed he smelled like alcohol.
The actress informed the courtroom that she’s the first youngsters’s caretaker, claiming Foster has accused her of “creative sabotage” when she’s tried to debate vital matters with him.
Prepon is demanding that Foster be prohibited from consuming alcohol earlier than and through his time with the youngsters — or {that a} supervisor be current through the visitation.
The Submit has reached out to Foster’s attorneys for remark.
Foster filed for divorce on Sept. 9, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the explanation for the breakdown of their marriage. He additionally requested the courtroom to uphold the prenuptial settlement they signed earlier than strolling down the aisle.
Prepon and Foster met as youngsters and have been mates with Danny Masterson for a number of years. The pair started a romantic relationship in July 2016 and acquired engaged in October of that 12 months earlier than tying the knot in Could 2018.
Prepon shared their marriage on Instagram the next month.
“Just Married! Thank you for all the love and support. Wishing all of us the good stuff!” she captioned a sepia-toned wedding ceremony photograph with Foster in June 2018.
