After her on-screen boyfriend, Ryan Donnelly, applied for an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) against her, married At First Sight star, Jacqui Burfoot, arrived in Australia today.
Married At First Sight’s Jacqui Burfoot was seen at Sydney Court House today after her former onscreen husband filed for a protection order against her. Ryan Donnelly, who married Jacqui on the Australian version of the reality show last year – before they chose to separate during the Final Vows ceremony – applied for an Apprehended Domestic Violence order against the 29-year-old after his ex was granted an interim restraining order, preventing Ryan from talking about her on social media.
Although Jacqui sent an email opposing the restraining order, Magistrate Shane McAnulty wrote to the court to say he would not grant the order in her absence and that the parties should work together to submit documents before the case returns to court on June 24.
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With her new fiancé Clint Rice and burly bodyguard, Jacqui smiled for the cameras as she entered the court today while wearing a trench coat, cream dress, Longchamp bag, and brown ankle boots.
The reality star and Ryan first spoke in person since MAFS filming finished in November of last year.
After the case was adjourned, she continued to speak with reporters about the allegations outside the court.
Marcia Edwards, her barrister, said it would be difficult for her to speak.
Ryan’s attorney, Daniel Wakim, later stated that his client still wanted protection and that he would discuss a resolution with Jacqui’s attorneys.
He said, “We haven’t yet seen what the respondent has to put on in relation to my client’s fears.”
Ryan claimed that his ex-wife had posted about him “almost incessantly” to media and that he was struggling emotionally.
He claimed that he never anticipated the outcome of his on-screen marriage, saying: “It wasn’t the adventure I had planned. I wanted to have this amazing chapter of my life, have a comfortable circle, and leave amicably and as friends.”
On July 29, the case will go back to court.
Ryan claimed to have suffered “a lot of harm” and was targeted by trolls as a result of ‘malicious’ claims Jacqui made about him online, along with his representative Shirin Razi from Azadi Lawyers, back in April.
He said outside the courthouse, “An individual has attempted to destroy my life, my potential for career options, collaborations,… with false allegations, so men can also be victims,” adding that he “was very afraid” at one point.
Ryan added that he believed the court would make a wise use of his time and that he would “have an extremely strong case” for defamation against his on-screen wife.
The reality star, however, said MAFS is a “programme that can do wonderful things for people” and that he would stop posting about Jacqui.
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Source: Mirror
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