Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City newbie Britani Bateman’s feud with her ex John Scott Underwood is flaring up as the star has now accused him of emptying their shared bank account and cutting her off from their shared businesses.
In new court documents obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, Bateman, 53, claims the business contractor and real estate builder failed to comply with the Domestics Relations Injunction and an order signed by a Utah judge last year as part of their divorce proceedings.
The singer explains in court the violations Underwood is accused of, including “improper expenditure of company funds on personal expenses, failure to add Britani to accounts related to the parties’ business, unauthorized depletion of the business’s account of the parties and the inability to operate the businesses in accordance with the parties’ historic manner.”
The shared companies, as seen in a separate filing, include the Starwood Group, a real estate development company, Pure Productions, an entertainment production company, and Millcreek Builders, a construction company.
Bateman also claims Underwood failed to maintain a distance of 25 feet from her as required by the protective order.
DailyMail.com has contacted Underwood’s attorney for comment.
Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City newbie Britani Bateman is accusing ex John Scott Underwood of draining their shared bank account and cutting her off from shared businesses, as well as violating a protective order, according to documents obtained by DailyMail.com
Bateman also claims Underwood failed to maintain a distance of 25 feet from her as required by the protective order
The protective order, which has been in effect for more than a year, states: ‘If either party arrives where the other is currently located, a work or business premises, the arriving party has the responsibility to stand 25 feet away from the to remain different.’
The order even went so far as to dictate when everyone could attend certain outings. For example, Bateman “may visit the country club on even calendar days” and Underwood “may visit the country club on odd calendar days.”
In addition, Bateman accuses Underwood of disposing of marital assets — specifically money in their business account and marital stock — without her consent, causing her personal mail to be diverted and her life insurance policy to lapse.
According to the documents, penalties for violating such orders “may include, but are not limited to, a fine of up to $1,000 and imprisonment for up to 30 days.”
Bateman is seeking a judgment “equal to the personal expenses paid by John Underwood with company funds,” as well as an award for attorneys’ fees and an order that Underwood restore her access to “all business accounts and records.” software and information (such as QuickBooks).”
Underwood has been ordered by the court to appear at an upcoming hearing later this month to present his side. A judge will then determine whether he has breached such orders as set out in the Domestic Relations Injunction.
As set forth in the divorce decree, filed in October 2023, the court stated that both Bateman and Underwood are “entitled to an equitable, presumptively 50 percent, share of the profits generated from the existing matrimonial business projects.”
It’s unclear how much money Britani was allegedly cut off from, but in an order filed a few weeks after the decree, the court ruled that each party “may receive a payout for personal expenses of up to $22,525,” and in addition, must they mutually agree on an equal division of the net proceeds.
Bateman accuses Underwood of disposing of marital assets — specifically funds in their business account and marital stock — without her consent, diverting her personal mail and causing a lapse in her life insurance policy
Underwood has been ordered by the court to appear at an upcoming hearing later this month to present his side. A judge will then determine whether he has breached such orders as set out in the Domestic Relations Injunction
Britani, who recently announced that she will be dropping an EP soon, noted in May 2023 that her current monthly expenses totaled $66,077.25, and her projected monthly expenses at the time were $39,873.24.
As previously reported by DailyMail.com, Bateman separately has another lawsuit against her ex, accusing him of intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The $2.5 million lawsuit details how she allegedly suffered “severe emotional distress” during their six-and-a-half-year marriage.
The RHOSLC star gave examples of many alleged instances of his “controlling and abusive” behavior in the complaint, which was filed in October 2023, including “dictating what clothing, makeup, perfume and other beauty products Britani could and could not wear or use, both in and out of his presence.’
She also claimed that he demanded that she have sex with him several times a day. The documents allege Underwood required her to “submit to sexual intercourse on demand (sometimes multiple times a day) and forbade her from ever complaining about it.”
Additionally, she said that before the marriage, her production company “made an average of $150,000 every year,” but John “forced” Britani to give up her career and sell her company, which ultimately cost her “several million dollars in lost income.” .’
The intentional tort complaint is still ongoing and was last filed in February this year.
In an earlier statement to DailyMail.com, Underwood’s attorney Randy S. Keste denied Bateman’s allegations: “This is just one of many vexatious cases that Ms. Underwood has initiated, often making false and exaggerated claims. At least three previous cases she was behind have already been dismissed.’
As previously reported by DailyMail.com, Bateman still has a lawsuit against her ex in which she is suing him for intentional infliction of emotional distress. One of her accusations is that he demanded she have sex with him several times a day
Jared Osmond — Donny Osmond’s cousin — briefly dated Bateman during recent RHOSLC episodes. He told DailyMail.com that Britani is ‘a total saint’ and ‘the sweetest woman’ despite receiving ‘200 DMs’ a day full of hate after reportedly getting a bad edit
DailyMail.com reached out to Underwood’s attorney at the time for additional comment on this story.
On the December 4 episode of RHOSLC, Britani was the main reason why costar Angie Katsanevas was kicked out of Meredith Marks’ bat mitzvah. Angie left Britani in tears after ‘slut shaming’ her and making fun of her outfit and ‘high body count hair’.
Katsanevas accused Bateman of sleeping with multiple men at once, though foes argued over whether the Greek star said the Mormon-born rookie slept with three men or 10 men.
As seen in previous episodes, Bateman was in a relationship with Jared Osmond, but once she broke up with her, she brought a new man to Katsanevas’ anniversary party.
Donny Osmond’s cousin Jared told DailyMail.com in an interview that Britani is “a total saint” and “the sweetest woman” despite receiving “200 DMs” a day full of hate after reportedly making a bad edit received.