'Bachelor' Creator Mike Fleiss Under Investigation by Police Over Allegations of Violence Against His Wife
Bachelor creator Michael Fleiss is reportedly being investigated by police in Kauai, Hawaii, over allegations of violence and threats leveled by his pregnant wife, Laura Kaeppeler Fleiss, according to multiple reports.
Kauai Police Department spokesperson Kim Tamaoka confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, one day after Laura was granted a temporary restraining order against her estranged husband by a Los Angeles court.
Tamaoka added, "Currently, no arrests have been made."
Laura, 31, accused her husband of threatening her and multiple acts of physical violence in court documents obtained by ET on Tuesday.
The former beauty pageant star married Michael, 55, in 2014. He had previously been a judge during the 2012 Miss America contest, which Laura won. They welcomed their son, Benjamin, in May 2015.
Michael filed for divorce on July 9, citing "irreconcilable differences."
The restraining order Laura was granted -- which will remain in effect until a hearing date set for Aug. 6 -- includes the couple's son under the auspices of its protections. Michael has been ordered to remain at least 100 yards away and he must move out of their home.
Michael subsequently denied the allegations made by his estranged wife in a response declaration, obtained by ET on Wednesdasy, in which the producer claims, "I have not hurt, attacked, or attempted to physically harm Laura or our child."
According to the documents Laura submitted to the court, she and her estranged husband had long had a difference of opinion over how many children they wanted to have together.
"[He] repeatedly told me throughout our marriage, and prior to our marriage, that he knew he would have to have one child with me," Laura claims. She further alleges that Michael demanded she have an abortion after she discovered she was pregnant again.
"Mike told me, 'If you have an abortion, then we can just go back to the way we were.' Prior to July 4th, Mike threatened me that if I did not have an abortion, he would end the marriage," Laura alleges in the documents. "This was not the first time he had threatened a divorce during our marriage, but now, he was using this threat as leverage to force me to have an abortion."
In the documents, Laura alleges that, on July 6, Michael forcibly took her cellphone, leaving her and their son alone at the family's home in Kauai, Hawaii. She alleges that when she tried to get her phone back, he threatened to push her down the stairs and physically attacked her.
Michael's response declaration alleges, "Laura was the aggressor during the incident and physically attacked me. I tried to get away from her as she was chasing me and hitting me. I have security footage from our home that shows the incident, which the Court can review."
Warner Bros. -- the distributors of The Bachelor, on which Michael also serves as executive producer -- released a statement addressing the situation.
"We are aware of these serious allegations, and are looking into them," a Warner Bros. spokesperson told ET on Tuesday evening.
ET has reached out to Michael's attorneys for comment.
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