Real Housewife Taylor Armstrong's Husband's Violent Past
May 28 2018, Updated 10:12 a.m. ET
By Jen Heger - Breaking Celebrity News Legal Editor
Taylor Armstrong of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, has claimed that her estranged husband, Russell Armstrong has been physically abusive toward her, and Breaking Celebrity News has exclusively learned that he has a past history of abusive and violent behavior with other partners.
In fact, Armstrong has had two separate temporary restraining orders filed against by him, one by his ex-wife, and one by an ex-girlfriend. In addition, Armstrong has a criminal record, having pled guilty to battery in 1997.
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: Barbara Armstong Alleges Russell Armstrong Abused Her And Their Son
Russell Armstrong was married to Barbara Armstrong from 1997 and separated shortly after their son Aiden was born. In exclusive court documents obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, Barbara alleges that when she was six months pregnant: "Russell threw me to the ground and slapped me across the face....the police were called to Russell's and my residence during our marriage because Russell hit me, blackened my eyes, kicked me in the back, threw crystal drinking glasses at me, and spit on me."
Barbara also states in her sworn declaration that in late 1997 Russell: "Pleaded guilty to battery and said that he understood that he had to go to an anger management program. That was the first anger management program that Russell was ordered to attend."
Barbara ultimately divorced Russell, remarried and moved to Arizona, but Aiden continued to see his father every other weekend, and flew to Los Angeles to do so.
On August 6, 2004, Barbara claims in her declaration that she was called by Russell's then-girlfriend, Claudia Haro, who tol