Madsen claimed that his estranged wife had caused their son’s suicide “by her neglect, drinking, and alcoholism” in a statement he signed and included with the petition as part of the legal filing. He insisted that the “irreconcilable differences” he had listed did “not adequately describe the divorce filing.”
According to the filings, Madsen, who is being represented in the case by his longtime attorney Perry Wander, has denied
DeAnna’s domestic violence accusations against him last month and has asked for a domestic violence restraining order.
“The respondent also made a substantial contribution to my personal problems. Madsen’s statement also claimed, “I am a victim in a
toxic, co-dependent, and abusive relationship that ended with the Respondent breaking into my home and having me wrongfully arrested for domestic violence.”
When PEOPLE reached out to Madsen’s agents for comment, they did not immediately reply.The divorce petition follows PEOPLE’s revelation that Madsen was arrested under
