NCIS star Pauley Perrette looks downcast as she leaves court after facing down ex-husband who she once compared to a Nazi
NCIS actress Pauley Perrette accused ex-husband Francis 'Coyote' Shivers of terrorizing her while posing as a woman online and bizarrely helping her cope with the ordeal, a Los Angeles court heard Thursday.
The 45-year-old is fighting to extend a restraining order against Shivers indefinitely, as the pair have been locked in an exhausting legal war since divorcing in 2004 after just three years of marriage.
Shaking in the witness stand, Perrette said the 49-year-old musician has an obsession with her that he can't control which has left her fearing for her safety, and that of her family and pets.
Legal battle: NCIS star Pauley Perrette looked downcast as she left a Los Angeles court on Thursday after facing down husband Francis 'Coyote' Shivers during a restraining order hearing
United front: Shivers arrived at the courthouse hand-in-hand with his new wife Mayra
She claims that Shivers even went as far as creating an online female persona and began to contact her offering emotional support and guidance.
They both accused each other of 'stalking' in a heated three hour hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court.
In his plea to lift the existing restraining order, Shivers claims Perrette has used legal protection as a 'weapon' against him.
Domestic drama: Perrette accused Shivers of terrorizing her while posing as a woman online and bizarrely helping her cope with the ordeal, the court heard
Moral support: Perrette was accompanied by her boyfriend Thomas Arklie
Adding that Perrette would apparently turn up to the same restaurant as him so he's forced to leave.
He also blames her for getting him fired from popular TV show NCIS - where he worked on music production during season one - as a result of the court ordered protection.
Shivers further told how he can't be at peace in his own LA neighborhood since Perrette allegedly moved nearby, and describes being a victim of her 'decade long Internet hate campaign.'
Their clash in court comes after a confrontation between the duo and their current partners at Hollywood restaurant Shintaro in 2012.
Lean on me: The pair were seen with their arms around each other as they got into their waiting car
Perrette told the court Shivers approached her table then began taunting and filming her face on his iPhone.
A statement which Shivers denies, insisting Perrette's current boyfriend Thomas Arklie 'charged' at him aggressively and called him a 'faggot' inside the Japanese eatery.
The incident led to Shivers' arrest for violating his probation.
Both legal teams presented hundreds of pages of social media postings by their clients, which apparently show harassment on varying scales by Shivers and Perrette.
Long ordeal: Both Perrette and Shivers accused each other of 'stalking' in a heated three hour hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court
The court heard a number of Twitter posts in which both refer to each other as 'stalker'.
Shivers, who is banned from using Twitter but can use Facebook as part of the restraining order, was compared to the Holocaust by Perrette in a blog post from 2005.
She also likened herself to a Holocaust victim.
Short-lived: The pair divorced in 2004, after just three years of marriage, pictured in LA in 2003
After heated legal argument the session overran to the frustration of those present.
In his initial March 20 filing Shivers, who filed for divorce in 2004 and sought a restraining order a year later in 2005, claimed Perette 'intended to financially, physically and emotionally' ruin him.
Perrette was first to arrive at the court house on September 24 with boyfriend Arklie and attorney Scott Robinson.
Shivers was joined by his wife Mayra Dias Gomes, celebrating their fifth anniversary, and his legal representative Sanford Passman.
The trial resumes on Friday.
Big star: Perrette has played the role of forensic scientist Abby Sciuto in NCIS since 2003
Daily Mail UK