The Golden Bachelorette's Guy Gansert has spoken out about the restraining order his ex-wife Heidi Gansert had filed against him.
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A restraining order against Guy has come to light, and the ER doctor from Nevada addressed it in an Instagram post on Thursday.
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"This was an unfortunate situation that occurred during an incredibly stressful time for me and my former spouse and was ultimately resolved when she voluntarily dismissed her request for a protective order," Guy, 66, wrote in his statement.
"Together, we crafted a resolution that was agreeable to both parties."
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Guy had apparently been hoping this protective order would not surface during his The Golden Bachelorette stint.
"My ex-wife and I recently asked the court to seal her application for the protective order as we had hoped to maintain privacy for our family," Guy continued.
"But, I know that being in the public eye comes responsibility."
According to court documents obtained by The Sun, Guy's ex-wife filed her request for the order in October 2021.
The filing states that Guy allegedly "physically tried to threaten" Heidi, who recalled having a startling encounter with the doctor.
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Heidi claimed at the time Guy had approached her when she was entering her car with a female friend outside of a gym.
Guy allegedly spoke to the two women and then Heidi got out of the car and "realized he had placed something under the rear driver's tire."
Before she could take a look at the object, Guy allegedly removed it and began to "disparage" her.
"After disparaging me for some time and my now-boyfriend, he pointed his finger like a gun then 'shot' at me," Heidi wrote in her filing.
"He motioned like he was going to shoot me with his hand shaped like a pistol."
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Heidi's friend said she "didn't see" Guy made this gesture because she was looking down at the time.
Instead of calling the police, Heidi chose to file the restraining order request.
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Heidi said this was the first time she ever felt threatened by Guy; however, she called her ex "unstable" and claimed that he "took Ambien at 4AM."
Heidi wrote in her filing, "He also said he took 10 pills. I don’t know if the pills were all Ambien. He doesn't sleep and is extremely unstable."
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Heidi also alleged that Guy had sent her "stacks of text messages" in Summer 2021 "trying to reconcile," before the October 2021 incident. Although Guy was allegedly trying to get Heidi back, she said he'd suddenly "flip to anger" when he wasn't getting his way.
"If needed, I can provide text messages and a video of adverse party trespassing on my property when he was aware I was not home," she wrote.
Heidi and Guy were supposed to have a hearing on November 3, 2021, but she ultimately decided to dismiss the application and not pursue action. She and Guy reached a "no-contact agreement," according to The Sun.
The temporary protection order was therefore never granted.
Guy received a rose at the end of his one-on-one date on The Golden Bachelorette's October 9 episode.
Guy told Joan about how his marriage changed for the worse once they became empty nesters.
Guy said he and his former wife didn't really have honest and open communication and they basically spent more than 30 years trying not to hurt each other's feelings.
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Guy said they attended therapy together because he wasn't happy and then Heidi decided she was done.
Guy admitted he was pretty depressed after the divorce but his children lifted him up and wanted to see him happy. Guy said he felt the best he had felt in three years and a lot of that had to do with Joan.
Guy made Joan "hopeful" about the days ahead, and she gave The Golden Bachelorette suitor a rose.
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"I feel like I am starting to fall for Joan. My brain is secreting so many endorphins, and dopamine is just squirting out of my ears right now!" Guy told the cameras.
Guy gushed about how he felt a "chemistry" and "happiness" with The Golden Bachelorette star and that it was a "magical" day with her.
Guy isn't the only senior bachelor on The Golden Bachelorette who has a questionable past.
A woman who claimed to have been dating Gil filed for a temporary restraining order against him on June 11, which was shortly before Joan's The Golden Bachelorette season began filming, People reported late last month.
According to the court filing obtained by the magazine, the unidentified woman cited "harassment -- emotional" as Gil's offense and was granted a temporary restraining order that same day.
However, the woman's case was ultimately dismissed "without prejudice for lack of prosecution for lack of service," and so the restraining order was also dropped.
ABC was reportedly made aware of the temporary restraining order only after the network had already completed background checks on The Golden Bachelorette suitors.
A source close to The Golden Bachelorette told People at the time that Gil's screen time would be "minimized" and "limited" as a result of the filing.
Gil's elimination just aired on the October 9 episode, and he wished Joan love and happiness on his way out of the mansion.
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