A family court judge has brought Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans's protracted and bitter divorce to a close, ruling that the actor must increase his maintenance payments to his ex-wife. The decision comes despite claims that Evans has waged an online harassment campaign against Gruffudd and his current wife, Bianca, marking a further chapter in one of Hollywood's most publicly acrimonious separations.

The former couple, who share two daughters, have been engaged in a lengthy and highly public dispute since their split, which has played out extensively on social media. Gruffudd, best known for roles including Fantastic Four's Reed Richards and the Horatio Hornblower series, married Bianca Wallace following the breakdown of his marriage to Evans, a development that has fuelled ongoing tension between the parties. The ruling on increased maintenance payments represents a legal resolution to the financial aspects of the divorce, even as the personal acrimony between Evans and the actor's new family reportedly continues.