Alice Evans Wildly Claims Bitter Feud with Ex-Husband Ioan Gruffudd Helped His Career — And Names A-Listers Who Have Benefited From Scandals in Court Rant
Alice Evans claims her bitter feud with former husband Ioan Gruffudd has boosted his career during shocking statement in court.
April 3 2026, Published 11:25 a.m. ET
Alice Evans claimed her bitter feud with ex-husband Ioan Gruffudd has boosted his career.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the 102 Dalmatians actress, 57, was responding to a question in court asking whether her campaign of harassment and trash-talking against the Marvel star was designed to blacklist him in Hollywood.
'Hollywood Is Not a Bastion of Morality'
Evans named Brad Pitt, Jude Law and Ben Affleck as actors whose careers are thriving despite being caught up in scandals.
Evans gave a categoric "no" in response, before going on a rant about the morals of the movie business and its stars.
"Hollywood is not a bastion of morality," she told the L.A Superior Court trial where she is asking Gruffudd, 52, to shell out more than the $1,500 a month he pays her in spousal support, while he’s seeking to stop paying her anything.
"Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck and Jude Law have all been involved in cheating scandals," she said. "Brad Pitt was accused of assaulting his child on an airplane — but he is still winning Oscars and Golden Globes."
"Lots of people have been involved in cheating scandals," she continued. "That kind of thing doesn't hurt actors, it makes them more interesting."
Demanding More Spousal Support
The actress wants more money from Gruffudd, who is bidding to end the monthly support payments.
Evans' startling comments came during an acrimonious trial in which Judge Michael Convey has already slapped her with a five-year restraining order over her harassment of Gruffudd, and his new wife, Australian actress Bianca Wallace, 33, the woman Evans accused him of cheating with during their marriage.
In the second phase of the trial, Gruffudd is asking the judge to cut off spousal support altogether, based upon Evans' "persistent domestic abuse" and her "many violations of a previous restraining order," plus the actor’s claim that he has already "overpaid" Evans by almost $400,000.
On the witness stand, Evans told how her career took a back seat to Gruffudd's after they decided to have children when she was 39.
Why Does Evans Believe She Deserves More Money?
Evans claims she sacrificed her career so Gruffudd could continue acting after they had kids.
Because of her age, "nothing happened" so they went for IVF treatments, which meant she had to stay within four hours of Los Angeles and couldn’t travel.
After she became pregnant with their daughter, Ella, in December 2008, she did film one episode of Lost.
But after Ella, now 16, was born she said, "Ioan and I made the decision that one of us would always be home with her."
At one point, she said, she thought she could continue with her acting career: "I can have a baby, I can be superwoman."
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Gruffudd, here with new wife Bianca Wallace, was earning more per TV episode than Evans.
She soon realized that was not possible, especially after their second daughter Elsie, now 12, was born, also with the help of IVF.
"I had to turn down acting jobs — I had to forgo auditions," said Evans, who often took the children with her to visit foreign film sets where Gruffudd was working. ‘It was impossible for me to audition or travel for work.’
With Gruffudd’s career taking off, she said that the two decided to concentrate on his success.
"His earning capacity was so much greater than mine," she explained, as her per TV episode fee was $7,000 while Gruffudd’s was $105,000.
Asked by her attorney, Janina Verano, if she had helped Gruffudd’s career, Evans said: "Absolutely. I read every script he was sent….we discussed every role. He used to call me his other manager."
