Cliff Notes – Maroon 5 star’s wife files for divorce after accusing him of abuse and sexting teens
- Catherine Blair Bowman has filed for divorce from Mickey Madden, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’ and alleging physical abuse following accusations of sexting with teenage girls.
- Court documents reveal Bowman sought a restraining order after an incident where Madden allegedly restrained and physically assaulted her when she confronted him about the messages.
- Madden, who left Maroon 5 in 2020 amid domestic violence allegations, has reportedly apologised and expressed intentions to seek help for sex addiction.
Maroon 5 star’s wife files for divorce after accusing him of abuse and sexting teens
Mickey Madden left Maroon 5 in 2020 (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
The wife of former Maroon 5 bassist Mickey Madden has filed for divorce from the musician, following an allegation that he physically attacked her when she confronted him about ‘sexting with teenage girls’.
Catherine Blair Bowman filed for divorce from Madden, 46, on Wednesday (August 13) after three months of marriage, according to TMZ. The fashion influencer listed ‘irreconcilable differences’ as the reason for the split.
The couple were together for four years prior to getting married in May and Bowman is reportedly requesting spousal support.
It comes after she said she was ‘terrified’ of Madden in court documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on July 30.
The fashion influencer was seeking a restraining order, with a judge then granting a temporary restraining order, People reported at the time.
In documents seen by the publication, Bowman described a series of events which unfolded on July 21, in which she said the bass player went ‘insane’ after she asked him about the alleged messages with the teenage girls.
Catherine Blair Bowman filed a restraining order (Picture: Stephan/BFA.com/Shutterstock)
Bowman included images from ring camera footage to support her claims (Picture: Handout)
Bowman’s filing stated she asked to see Madden’s phone, which he refused, and when she grabbed it and ran out the house she claims he ‘became enraged’.
Bowman described her efforts to flee in her court filing. The documents said: ‘He put both his arms around my body around my abdomen and arms to restrain me. He then slammed my body against the marble kitchen counter.’
‘I managed to move around and escape him, got up, and ran out of the house to escape him,’ Bowman said in the filing.
She continued: ‘He ran after me in his underwear and barefoot, caught up to me, shoved me against the gate, and then tried to grab me back to the house.’
Bowman and Madden had been married for three months (Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Marc Jacobs)
Madden was part of the band for nearly 26 years (Picture: Mauricio Santana/Getty Images)
Bowman said that she ‘managed to escape and ran to the street’ but Madden ‘found [her] twice in different locations, physically abusing me each time’. She included images from ring camera footage to support her claims.
In the filing, Bowman said she has been living with a friend since the incident. She also told the court that Madden had apologised to her via text message and said he was planning to seek help for sex addiction.
Madden played bass for Maroon 5 – whose hits include Moves Like Jagger and Payphone – for nearly 26 years, but left the band in 2020.
He stepped away from the Adam Levine-fronted pop rock group in July 2020, after he was arrested over domestic violence allegations.
‘I have some things that I need to deal with and address right now and so I have decided to take a leave of absence,’ Madden said in a statement at the time.
‘During this time, I do not want to be a distraction to my bandmates. I wish them the absolute best.’
Metro could not locate a representative or direct contact for Mickey Madden to request comment.
