The Real Housewives of Orange County star Shannon Beador and her ex, David Beador, divorced over five years ago. And yet, he can’t seem to stop talking about her. David and his second wife, Lesley Beador, are going through quite the messy breakup.
In their ongoing restraining order case, Lesley submitted text messages from David as part of her request for a restraining order. Surprisingly, Shannon’s name was mentioned in the chat. Here’s what we know…
Shannon Beador’s ex David allegedly sent his wife Lesley 59 harassing texts in a row
Lesley did get her temporary restraining order, requiring David to stay at least 100 yards away from her, as reported by In Touch. She was also awarded custody of her and David’s three-year-old daughter Anna Love Beador.
Lesley and David married in 2020, but she claimed that, over time, his behavior toward her became increasingly hostile. In court documents, she says David was verbally abusive and accused her of still having feelings for her ex, Eriks Pukke, the father of their two children.
On September 9, Eriks waited in the car while Lesley went in to pick up their two kids at David’s home. David is alleged to have stormed outside and started screaming at him.
“All the children were present and witnessed [David’s] behavior toward Eriks,” Lesley said. “It was very scary. I recorded this whole incident and will provide the videos to the court. All my children are terrified by David’s behavior.”
Following the incident, Lesley claims David sent her “59 harassing texts … in a row telling me I was ‘having sex with [Eriks],’ ‘I should go have sex with him,’ and was accusing me of all kinds of things that could never be possible.”
“Shannon is a saint”
In June, during another text argument with Lesley, David brought up his RHOC ex-wife. “Shannon is a saint compared to your evil,” he wrote.
David continued, “I’ll never experience such a manipulative liar and user in my life like you either … All because I went to lunch with sophia … you evil evil evil woman. You will rot in hell where you belong … Your evil doesn’t work Lesley.”
David denied harassing his ex and tried to get the court to deny her request for a restraining order. But it’s hard to ignore his bizarre behavior when Lesley’s got the receipts.
And this isn’t the first time David’s been accused of harassing both Lesley and her ex. Eriks filed his own restraining order against the construction entrepreneur nearly two years ago, in October 2022.
In their most recent court case, David testified that the couple has had marital issues since late 2022. He has already filed for divorce from Lesley three times, all of which were later dismissed.
“Lesley routinely tells me I am abusive when I disagree with her or make my opinions known,” David said. “She has a habit of texting me consistently for hours at a time, trying to spark a reaction out of me. I believe Lesley is angry because I cut off the unlimited spending ability on her credit cards over the weekend.” Whoa. I would be, too.
The judge granted Lesley’s request for the temporary restraining order. There will be another hearing on October 3 to decide whether the TRO will be extended or dismissed.
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