HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — A Los Angeles judge has rejected Jeremy London's bid to keep his family from publicly speaking about him.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Irving Shimer ruled Thursday that the actor's family is protected by the First Amendment and that London could later sue his relatives if their statements are untrue.
On Wednesday, the former Party of Five star sought to obtain restraining orders against his mother, Deborah Nielsen, his twin brother, Jason, and his brother's fiancee, Sofia Karstens. He argued that since his alleged Palm Springs kidnapping last month, they have been giving interviews that are hurting his reputation and career.
London, 37, was allegedly changing a flat tire on June 10 when three men offered to assist him. He claims he was taken at gunpoint and ordered to do drugs before he escaped hours later.
Palm Spring resident Brandon Adams has pleaded not guilty to the alleged kidnapping.
London's family has suggested the recovering drug addict may have actually suffered a relapse.
"The worst part of this has been my family," the actor previously told RadarOnline. "We've had to put a cease and desist order on them and now I'm going to have to have a restraining order put on them. They went on TV and told a bunch of lies saying this [the kidnapping] never happened. "I haven't seen them in six months... they have no idea what's going on."
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