If Jersey Shore fans thought the relationship woes between Ronnie Magro-Ortiz and Jen Harley was messy, it pales compared with that of Jenni "JWoww" Farley and Roger Mathews.
The former couple's separation reached all new heights Friday as the reality darling filed a restraining order against her estranged spouse following a disagreement that ensued.
Farley had initially filed for divorce from Mathews in September, two weeks before the couple announced their split. The former couple, who are parents to 4-year-old Meilani Alexandra Mathews and 2-year-old Greyson Valor Mathews, parted ways after roughly three years of marriage.
Mathews posted several telling videos, including three from the back of a cop car, in the wee hours of Friday morning about the situation at hand. On Thursday, the couple had engaged in an argument that he claimed resulted in her threatening to call the police. He, in turn, contacted the local authorities on her behalf. He later went to bed, but he was woken up at 2:00 a.m. on Friday to discover Farley had filed a restraining order against him. He is currently unable to see his two children.
"My ex cannot control her emotions in front of our children and literally turns my child against me," he said in one teary-eyed video. "My daughter, the look in her eyes...because her mother can't wait to until we go to sleep to have a disagreement. She has to do it in front of them."
Mathews shared a video, captioned "a wave of truth is coming," at 7:00 a.m. during the time he said he'd normally be with Greyson. However, he explained why he was unable to see Greyson during their normal time together in the morning, saying: "I'm not with him because his mother is so hate-filled towards his father that she would do something like this. Instead, I'm sleeping on a couch with the clothes that are on my back. Not allowed to speak to my children. Not allowed to go get clothes. Not allowed to step foot in the house that I've lived in for eight years. I miss my kids, man. It's just wrong."
Farley posted an official statement about her debacle with Mathews to Instagram on Friday. The address explained why it was in her "best interests" to seek out a restraining order against Mathews. Her statement, in fact, claimed all social media posts shared prior by Mathews portrayed a false narrative.
"Certain events transpired last night which lead Jenni to involve the authorities, as she felt it was in her best interests, and the best interests of her children to do so," the statement read. "Any statements and social media posts depicting anything to the contrary are entirely false, misleading, and intentionally designed to cast Jenni in a negative light. She is proud to be a hard working parent who provides for her children."
The statement continued, "A judge immediately ruled in Jenni's favor and issued a temporary order of protection last night. Please respect Jenni's decision for privacy in an effort to protect herself and her children during this time."
Mathews posted an additional video statement on Instagram after Farley written post. He slammed her statement's suggestion that positioned him as the "violent one" in their relationship. The post's caption read: "To use children as pawns is about the most disposable [sic] act a person can possibly do. This was never my wish nor my intent. My heart breaks for my children."
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