Ryan Phillippe has responded to his ex-girlfriend’s claim that he threw her down a flight of stairs and abused drugs
Actor insists accusations are being made purely for ‘monetary gain’
By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
Ryan Phillippe’s ex-girlfriend Elsie Rose Hewitt alleged that the actor physically abused her while they were still together, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday. And now Phillippe has responded.
Hewitt filed a lawsuit Monday in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, claiming that Phillippe had hit, kicked, and pushed her down a flight of stairs on the fourth of July.
The alleged incident described in Hewitt’s lawsuit was also reported to the LAPD.
According to Hewitt’s lawsuit:
“[Ryan Phillippe] grabbed [her] upper arm so tightly that his grip left heavy bruises on her arm hours later. He then braced his body and threw her down his staircase as hard as he could.”