The audio recording, which was taken by Jessica in his New York apartment back in March 2015 and recently obtained by In Touch Weekly, allegedly explains why Jessica filed for a restraining order against Ryan back in June, and why her attorneys are now asking a judge to grant her a final order or protection. In the audiotape, which was reportedly played for In Touch by a close friend of Jessica’s, Ryan is allegedly heard threatening Jessica’s life before going after her family. Below is an excerpt from the recording:
“I should smack the s— out of you. What the f— do you think that you can do? let’s be real. What the f— do you think that you can do? I will break you into f—— pieces. I will break your dad into pieces. I will make your whole family disappear and your f—— dog-ass sister’s boyfriend.”
Those violent and horrifying claims were made after the series had wrapped filming and just one month after the two, who married in December 2014, had called it quits. When Ryan and Jessica reunited for the series’ reunion episode just two months later though, Ryan reportedly lost it again when he was caught on a liv mic saying, “She’s [Jessica] f—ing dead. When I get back to Brooklyn, she’s f—ing dead, this girl.” Court documents also claim that ahead of the reunion, the show’s production company supplied Jessica with security, to protect her against Ryan’s threats, just days before she was granted the restraining order.
Sadly, the terror doesn’t stop there. Jessica’s attorney Marc A. Rapaport, claims that dangerously little was known about Ryan —including his real name: it’s Oehl — prior to his entering the show, despite reports that he was screened by producers before being cast. Also troubling: In the tape Jessica made, he can also be heard telling her, “I’m in debt. I’m selling drugs.”
While the couple are still legally married — a circumstance Jessica’s lawyers claim is a direct result of Ryan’s “violent” behavior during their ongoing divorce proceedings — Jessica is said to be seeking justice. In addition to Ryan — whose case is expected to go to trial in January — the Married At First Sight contestant may also hold the show’s production company and network accountable. In other words, bad news all around.
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