Mischa Barton has obtained restraining orders against two of her ex-boyfriends amid reports that somebody is shopping a sex tape of the former “The O.C.” actress to online porn outlets.
Barton obtained restraining orders against Jon Zacharias and Adam Shaw, described as former boyfriends of the actress. The orders, granted to Barton on Tuesday and obtained by TheWrap, state that Zacharias and Shaw “may not sell, distribute, give away or show any naked photos or videos of any type of Mischa Barton.”
According to the orders, Barton began dating Zacharias in October, and during their “brief time together” he “recorded me having sex with him, taking a shower and took other naked pictures of me WITHOUT MY PERMISSION OR KNOWLEDGE. Jon is trying to sell those tapes without my permission for $500,000.”
In the restraining order request, Barton says that, after she broke up with Zacharias, she began seeing Shaw, who informed Barton that he was a former friend of Zacharias and “told me that Mr. Zacharias was bragging about having the intimate photographs and videos of me.”
Barton goes on to state that Shaw copied the intimate photos and videos from Zacharias’ computer “and attempted to erase them from Mr. Zacharias’ computer. Mr. Zacharias is very technical, so I doubt that Mr. Shaw was actually able to erase anything from Mr. Zacharias’ computer.”
Barton says that, while she dated Shaw for a while “but recently, he, too, tried to take advantage of me and forged my signature on some checks. He was arrested.”
“I am concerned about both men now,” Barton says in the papers.
On Tuesday, Barton’s attorney Lisa Bloom issued a strongly worded statement, following a report that a sex tape of Barton was being shopped around. In the statement, Bloom vowed to “come after” anyone who attempted to peddle the footage.
“It has been reported that naked or sexually explicit images of Ms. Barton are being ‘shopped around.’ Ms. Barton does not consent to any disclosure of any such images. She believes that she was recorded without her consent by someone she was seeing at the time,” Bloom said. “There’s a name for this disgusting conduct: Revenge pornography. Revenge pornography is a form of sexual assault, and it is also a crime and a civil wrong in California. And we will not stand for it.”
Bloom’s statement came on the heels of a Daily Mail report that an “x-rated video” featuring Barton “is being shopped around Hollywood.”
According to the Daily Mail’s report, the purported video “shows Barton having sex with a dark haired man” and “is being offered to the highest bidder with the starting price of $500,000.”
During a press conference with Bloom on Wednesday, Barton told the media, “I’ve been put through an incredibly hard and trying time. This is a painful situation, and my absolute worst fear was realized when I learned that someone I thought I loved and trusted was filming my most intimate and private moments, without my consent with hidden cameras.”
The actress added, “And then I learned something even worse — that somebody is trying to sell these videos and make them public.”