Court Closes Robin Thicke Restraining Order Trial To Public

Style Magazine Newswire | 2/27/2017, 9:30 a.m.
No public proceedings will be held in singer Robin Thicke‘s trial focusing on a restraining order his ex-wife wants amid …
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — No public proceedings will be held in singer Robin Thicke‘s trial focusing on a restraining order his ex-wife wants amid allegations he abused her and their son, a judge ruled on Friday.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Roy Paul ruled the two-week trial will start March 6 and be held behind closed doors as witnesses are questioned.

Actress Paula Patton‘s attorneys wrote in a court filing this week that they want to call 26 witnesses, and several child welfare service workers and sheriff’s deputies appeared in court after being subpoenaed.

The judge will decide whether the temporary restraining order that Thicke’s ex-wife obtained should be extended for up to five years.

Patton accused the “Blurred Lines” singer of severely spanking their son and being physically abusive during their marriage, which ended in 2015. In January she was granted a temporary restraining order that requires Thicke to stay away from her and have only supervised visits with his 6-year-old son.

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