Modern Family‘s Sarah Hyland ‘Scared and in Fear for Life’ From Ex
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Today in more awful news, Sarah Hyland, who plays Haley Dunphy on Modern Family, told a court she is in Fear for her life From her ex, fellow actor Matthew Prokop.
According to TMZ, on Tuesday, Hyland took out a restraining order against Prokop, who she said choked and pushed her and made repeated threats against her. Hyland and Prokop, who has also appeared on the show, broke up in August after five years together. She told the court he "relentlessly bombarded me with vile, threatening and emotionally disturbing ****s and voice mails including his own suicide threats." She said Prokop also threatened to burn down her home and hurt her dog.
According to the docs, Prokop — an actor who once appeared on "Modern Family" — pinned Hyland against a car during an argument about her outfit back in May and unleashed hell … calling her "c**t, c**t, c**t" and choking her. Hyland says in the docs, "His grip was so tight that I could not breathe or speak. I was scared and in Fear for my life."
Sarah says she suffered injuries to her voice — and had a "very sore throat following this event." In the docs, Hyland says she knew she was in an abusive relationship — and asked her TV mom Julie Bowen to come to her house to help "peacefully end the relationship."
Hyland says she had purchased a plane ticket to send Matthew back to his home in Texas — but when Matthew arrived to the home and saw Julie (along with others), he freaked out … "ran outside into the backyard and began screaming."
Star Magazine reported a few days ago that Hyland was "terrified" of Prokop, who was harassing her after the breakup:
"Matt has become obsessed with Sarah," claims a source. "He calls and ****s her constantly and has even said some strange things about her and her dog. She’s terrified and wants him to stop."
Matt has also been sharing his heartbreak via Twitter. On Aug. 17 he posted, "Here comes the sun again…Means another day without you my friend."
After their breakup last month, Prokop reportedly entered rehab. According to TMZ, Hyland said she took out the restraining order after the director of the rehab facility where Prokob was being treated advised her to do so based on the actor’s "mental state and attitude against her." Prokop cannot come within 100 yards of Hyland or her dog.
[TMZ/Star]
Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland ‘Scared and in Fear for Life’ From Ex