Actor lives in fear of his wife - Independent Online

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Actor Daniel Baldwin, a cast member in "Grey Gardens," poses with his wife Joanne at the premiere of the HBO film in Los Angeles. Baldwin has been granted a restraining order against his wife and filed for divorce, claiming she punched him, threatened him with a knife in front of their children. Joanne Baldwin was arrested Wednesday, July 13, 2011, for violating her parole on a drunken driving conviction. The couple married in July 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

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Actor Daniel Baldwin has filed for divorce from his wife Joanne and has obtained a restraining order against her. According to the Daily Mail, Baldwin claims he fears for the safety of their two daughters.

The information came to light after Joanne (41) was arrested yesterday for violating her probation by driving under the influence. She is currently being held without bail in a jail in Portland, Oregan.

In his court declaration, Baldwin, the brother of 30 Rock star Alec, says his wife once entered their bedroom after watching a documentary on women who kill their husbands and said: Now I know how to do it, I understand why they did it. You have been warned.

Baldwin adds that their three-year-old daughter heard what her mother had said and asked him: Is Mommy going to kill us?

After the order was filed, and Baldwin was granted temporary custody of the children, he released a statement.

Due to recent events in our home and for the safety of my children and myself, I have made this decision, Ive had my share of problems with drugs and alcohol and know first-hand how difficult a position she is in.

The Baldwin couple met in 2006. She was the chef at a Malibu rehab centre which he attended. They married in 2007. That same year, Baldwin quit the reality show, Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew, after it was revealed that he had sent inappropriate text messages to a fellow contestant, the porn star Mary Carey. Carey later told reporters that Baldwins wife had called in the aftermath of the scandal.

In his court papers, Baldwin claims that Joanne is often highly intoxicated in our home, and lists numerous occasions in which she has attacked him physically, pulled a knife on him, and kept the children awake by screaming and throwing objects around the house.

On Sunday, Baldwin called the police after yet another violent attack. According to him, Joanne flew into a rage after an argument with her mother and punched him in the face several times. - IOL


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