By Jen Heger - Breaking Celebrity News Assistant Managing Editor

Adrienne Maloof's estranged husband, Dr. Paul Nassif, agreed to a custody agreement of their three sons because he was concerned that negative information about the way he parented was going to be made public during a court hearing this week, Breaking Celebrity News is exclusively reporting.

"There were a lot of depositions that took place in the past two weeks in connection with Adrienne and Paul's custody fight over their three sons. It became clear to Paul that if this information were to be made public during a restraining order hearing this week it would be very, very bad for his image. The damaging info included Paul's parenting skills and his temper," a source close to the situation tells Breaking Celebrity News.

"Paul does have anger management issues, and has been advised to work with a mental health professional to deal with it. The child custody evaluation also concluded that Adrienne was just a better parent, and was more involved in the boys lives. Adrienne is their mother, and will do whatever it takes to protect the boys," the insider adds.

As Breaking Celebrity News was the first to report, Maloof and Nassif reached an out of court custody agreement of their three sons on Friday.

"Adrienne and Paul and their respective lawyers met all day on Friday with a mediator and they were able to come to a custody agreement of their three sons," an insider previously told Breaking Celebrity News. "Paul had been requesting 50/50 custody, but he didn't get those terms. The boys will be with Adrienne a majority of the time, with Paul being granted visitation. There are layers of protection in the agreement to ensure the boys are in a safe environment."