Modern Family Star Ariel Winter's Mother Allegedly Attempted To Sexualize Daughter & Deprived Her Of Food!
May 28 2018, Updated 10:07 a.m. ET
By Jen Heger - Breaking Celebrity News Assistant Managing Editor
Modern Family star, Ariel Winter's mother, Chrisoula Workman, allegedly deprived her daughter of food, physically and emotionally abused her and attempted to sexualize the teenager, according to court docs obtained exclusively by Breaking Celebrity News.
In the court guardianship docs filed by Ariel's older sister, Shanelle Gray, who was granted temporary guardianship of the 14-year-old, claimed that their mother made her daughter's life a living hell.
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: Read The Abuse Allegations Made By Ariel Winter Against Her Mother
"Ariel Workman has been the victim of on-going physical abuse (slapping, hitting, pushing), and emotional abuse (vile name calling, personal insults about minor and minor's weight, attempts to 'sexualize' minor, deprivation of food, etc) for an extended period of time by the minor's mother, Chrisoula Workman. Glenn Workman, father of minor is estranged and incapable of properly caring for minor.." The documents state.
A judge awarded temporary guardianship of Ariel and her estate to her sister because of concerns Chrisoula "receives checks for the minor's work on the television show, Modern Family and mother also has control of the minor's Coogan Account. Prospective guardian requests that the mother be directed to not make any withdrawls from such accounts and that all checks be delivered to the guardian for deposit in the blocked b