Finley, Kitaen Exchange Abuse Accusations
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Actress Tawny Kitaen and her husband, pitcher Chuck Finley of the Cleveland Indians, accuse one another of domestic violence and drug abuse in dueling court documents.
Finley filed divorce papers and obtained a temporary restraining order after his wife allegedly attacked him. The court order also gave him temporary custody of the couple’s daughters, ages 9 and 3.
Petitioning to regain custody, Kitaen alleged that Finley started a fight that led to her arrest in April. She also accused him of alcohol and drug abuse, and said he took steroids.
The petitions were filed May 2 in Orange County Superior Court. A hearing on Kitaen’s request has been continued until June 3.