“Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland filed a restraining order against ex-boyfriend Matthew Prokop, alleging years of verbal and physical abuse that included choking, until costar Julie Bowen and others intervened to protect her, according to court documents obtained by TheWrap.
In a restraining order, Hyland alleged her then-boyfriend of four years “habitually verbally abused me, called me vile names and degraded me in public. … Over that time, he also repeatedly exhibited significant anger management issues which included things like throwing objects in my direction in anger, pushing me, punching walls and slamming doors.”
Hyland recently enlisted the help of “Modern Family” mom Julie Bowen and other co-workers to intervene on her behalf to end the relationship, at which point Prokop “ran outside into the backyard and began screaming,” according to the restraining order filed Sept.