Married at First Sight couple Jessica Castro and Ryan De Nino are apparently on such horrible terms from their split, a restraining order is just the beginning.
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Details have emerged from the paperwork Castro had filed in Queens, NY, when requesting a protection order against De Nino, whom she wed when he was a total stranger due to the premise of FYI Network reality show in which newlyweds have six weeks to determine whether they'd like to stay married or get a divorce.
Although Castro, 30, and De Nino, 29, revealed they had decided to remain in a relationship during Married at First Sight's second-season finale and they seemed smitten with one another, things came crumbling down by the time the show's reunion taped six months after their wedding because Castro allegedly discovered her husband was violent, Us Weekly reported.
De Nino, a business owner, reportedly threatened to kill Castro -- a law firm receptionist who had previously been engaged but cheated on by her ex-fiancé -- and family in March.
"I will break you into f-cking pieces," Castro quoted her groom saying in Queens Family Court, according to documents obtained by Us. "I will break your dad into pieces. I will make your whole family disappear -- and your f-cking dog-ass sister's boyfriend."
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While taping the reunion, De Nino was reportedly caught saying terrible things on his live microphone.
"She's f-cking dead. When I get back to Brooklyn, she's f-cking dead, this girl," De Nino allegedly said.
Following the cast member's threat, Married at First Sight producers reportedly offered Castro a security team. Now De Nino is facing charges of harassment, stalking and menacing. According to Castro's lawyer Marc Rapaport, she is now "considering all her legal options including potential claims against A&E." (A&E Networks is FYI's parent company.)
In the court documents, Castro insisted she ended her marriage with De Nino because she caught him cheating on her on Valentine's Day, the New York Post reported.
The couple reportedly has a court hearing coming up on July 13, and in the meantime, De Nino has to maintain distance.
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On Saturday, June 13, De Nino posted a photo of the restraining order on Instagram, acting appalled by such accusations.
"This isn't something I'd wish on anyone," De Nino captioned the image.
"[The order] had me in awe and when I read it, I was disgusted," De Nino, a business owner from Staten Island, continued. "Bash me all you want, say whatever it is about me just remember this board don't break for nada. Why I posted this will be thoroughly explained when the times right. #CheckMate."
On Monday, Kinetic Content released a statement to the media, saying the experts on Married at First Sight had the best of intentions and the highest hopes for success for each couple undergoing the six-week social experiment.
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