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Dodgers Divorce -- BF Had Legal Woes

Posted Oct 31st 2009 6:33AM by TMZ Staff

The L.A. Dodgers divorce case between Frank and Jamie McCourt has a new plot twist. Seems Jamie's new BF had a "relationship" problem in the 90's -- as in, his pregnant wife claimed he got physical with her.



TMZ obtained a restraining order issued against Jeff Fuller, Jamie's new guy. Jeff's wife at the time -- Michele Christine Fuller -- claimed in May 1995, when she was seven months pregnant, she called 911 after Jeff pushed her into a wall and knocked her down.

Fuller also says in December of that same year, after the baby was born, Jeff -- with whom she had already separated -- came to her home and started banging on her window, trying to force his way into the house.

She wrote in her declaration: "I am very afraid. He is becoming more and more violent, and I believe he will start to act on some of his threats."

The judge issued the restraining order on December 20, 1995.

TMZ has obtained a letter Michele sent to Jeff today saying she doubts the legal papers -- which we obtained from microfiche at the courthouse -- are authentic: "I do not think they are authentic or at least they may have been altered."

She adds it was a difficult time in her life and she said and did "things that I later regretted." Michele does not believe she said what was in her declaration.

Michele adds, "[He] was not violent towards me and in fact, I can't imagine [him] being violent towards any woman."

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Tags: abuse, divorce, dodgers, frank mccourt, FrankMccourt, jamie mccourt, JamieMccourt, jeff fuller, JeffFuller, la, los angeles, LosAngeles, michelle christine fuller, MichelleChristineFuller, restraining order, RestrainingOrder

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1. First!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:39AM on Oct 31st 2009 by Simone

2. This story is really, really boring!!!!!!! Get over it, TMZ!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:40AM on Oct 31st 2009 by Simone

3. Is she saying she lied and filed a false police report or that she us lying now or someone made those things up?

Posted at 1:25AM on Oct 31st 2009 by what is she saying

4. GET OVER BEING FIRST ON POSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:35AM on Oct 31st 2009 by Simone

5. Too funny! I'm sure he wouldn't want to come to America to live or buy anything! We don't condone that kind of money-making and spending. We will all soon be studying Russia's ways to see how we can be prosperous like they are. LESS THAN FOUR MORE YEARS!

Posted at 7:18AM on Oct 31st 2009 by camaguey

6. It's called "selective memory".

Posted at 10:30AM on Oct 31st 2009 by moveover

7. Let's apply some common sense here:

1. Where do you think TMZ got this document? No doubt from Frank McCourt, who has proven over and over he wants this divorce "tried" in public.

2. Why isn't anyone investigating the authenticity of this document?

3. Since the person who originated it both regrets it and questions her own state of mind at the time it was done, why is anyone paying attention?

Frank McCourt is on an ugly and deceptive mission.

Posted at 4:49PM on Oct 31st 2009 by HW

8. Typical Frank McCourt character assassination at work, once again.

Posted at 5:07PM on Oct 31st 2009 by Ryan

9. I wonder how much Jeff paid her to write the letter?? The wording seems pretty scripted to me.

Posted at 8:52PM on Oct 31st 2009 by Jessica

10. Frank McCourt character assassination? He's the one who got cheated on. I'm not sure how anyone can justify Jamie's side if she's the one who cheated and Frank did not. No matter how bad your marriage is, you end it before you start having affairs. Both of the McCourts sound like pieces of work, and both of them are trying to get the dirt out in public. If the divorce judge in smart, he'll get a gag order on this case as soon as possible. And if he's even smarter, he'll get them both to sell the Dodgers to somebody halfway sane instead of these two egotistical jerks (meaning Frank and Jamie both, can't stand either one of them now).

Posted at 6:54PM on Oct 31st 2009 by Observer

11. Go back to the beginning of this... who tried to fire a preemptive shot by firing the other, then publishing the letter of dismissal? That would be Frank.

Who do you think is leaking all of this stuff to the media to boost his case? Frank.

There's only one party here getting "the dirt out in public." Frank.

Posted at 8:53PM on Oct 31st 2009 by Ryan

12. This isn't coming from Frank. These are public documents. Someone at TMZ is probably a Dodger fan and is looking this stuff up and reporting it. Thank you to that person.

Posted at 9:34AM on Nov 1st 2009 by JoanT

13. This isn't coming from Frank? Frank has all the financial incentive in the world to do this. It's like a crime.. you look for motive, opportunity, and means... plus past acts.

Motive= Money
Opportunity= easy enough for him to do
Means= All the financial resources of the team with which to smear Jamie's reputation

Did the public firing letter come from a "baseball fan at TMZ?" No... it came from Frank. That's a fact. There's one party doing the smearing in this nasty divorce... Frank McCourt.

Posted at 12:42PM on Nov 1st 2009 by Ryan

14. Frank hater - Jamie is that you? Or maybe it's the Dough Boy....

Frank doesn't have to do a thing. She has brought this on herself. She made some really bad choices and got caught. Like they say, she made her bed and now she has to sleep in it. With her new wife-beating boyfriend.

Posted at 2:45PM on Nov 1st 2009 by JoanT

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