‘High Chef’ Star Eric Adjepong
Allegedly Violated Ex’s Protecting Order …
Earlier than Daughter Obtained Order Towards Him
Revealed
“Top Chef” star Eric Adjepong allegedly violated a restraining order towards his ex-wife, Janell Mack, greater than a 12 months earlier than his daughter obtained a protecting order towards him … TMZ has realized.
This is the deal … Janell took Eric to court docket in January 2025 and efficiently acquiring a brief protecting order that barred him from contacting her by “any means.”
Nicely, at some point after the order was set — on Jan. 23 — Eric allegedly requested his former spouse by way of 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 means of Feb. 4, 2025.
Eric advised TMZ by way of his lawyer … “The alleged violation entailed Mr. Adjepong contacting his ex-wife regarding their daughter through the OurFamilyWizard app, a court-mandated communications app used during the parties’ divorce and custody proceedings. The alleged violation was dismissed because the court recognized that the required method of communication was the OurFamilyWizard app, creating a conflict with the protective order.”
Eric additionally posted this assertion on Instagram … “The past several weeks have been among the most difficult of my life. I have remained silent not because I lacked a response, but because I believe integrity is measured by how you conduct yourself when your character is being questioned. Others can choose rhetoric. I will choose truth.”
It is unclear what Eric allegedly did that enabled Janell to get a protecting order within the first place. The pair had 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 had been dropped at Baby and Household Companies on Could 1, which then notified Washington, D.C. police, who discovered no possible trigger {that a} crime occurred.
Nevertheless, a Howard County, Maryland choose issued a last protecting order towards Eric on July 10 … which is able to final 1 12 months.
The Meals Community character advised TMZ by means of his lawyer he’s abiding by the order, including … “It is my fervent hope that in the future my ex-wife and I can resolve these matters privately and through the proper legal channels, rather than in the press, if only for the well-being of our daughter.”
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In the meantime, Janell posted a press release in regards to the state of affairs on Instagram, saying … “My daughter was just granted a protective order against her father because she was brave enough to speak up against who should have been one of the most trusted adults in her life.”
