{"id":3959,"date":"2026-07-23T20:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/top-chef-star-eric-adjepongs-daughter-7-granted-protective-order-against-him-amid-abuse-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T03:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T03:41:13","slug":"top-chef-star-eric-adjepongs-daughter-7-granted-protective-order-against-him-amid-abuse-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/top-chef-star-eric-adjepongs-daughter-7-granted-protective-order-against-him-amid-abuse-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Chef\u2019 Star Eric Adjepong\u2019s Daughter, 7, Granted Protecting Order In opposition to Him Amid Abuse Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prime Chef star Eric Adjepong\u2019s 7-year-old daughter, Lennox, was granted a protecting order towards him amid abuse claims.<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with courtroom data seen by Us on Thursday, July 23, Adjepong, 38, was ordered by a Maryland courtroom to not abuse, contact and enter the residence the place Lennox resides. Adjepong, who shares Lennox with ex Janelle Davis-Mack, was additionally ordered to steer clear of his daughter\u2019s faculty and little one care suppliers in addition to give up his firearms.<\/p>\n<p>The protecting order was granted for one yr.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Put up reported that the choose dominated that \u201cthere&#8217;s a preponderance of the proof to imagine\u201d Adjepong bodily abused his daughter. Adjepong can be allowed to see his daughter however solely by way of supervised visits. He additionally should full parenting lessons and reunification remedy with Lennox.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Associated: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Chef Justin Sutherland Enters 30-Day Therapy Program After Arrest<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUPDATE, Tuesday, July 16, at 5:45 p.m. ET: In a press release to Us Weekly, Justin Sutherland confirmed he has entered a 30-day remedy program with optimism and resilience. A rep for the chef added, \u201cWe\u00a0are inspired and searching ahead to a brand new chapter.\u201d Unique story continues under: Superstar chef Justin Sutherland has discovered himself in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adjepong addressed the courtroom\u2019s ruling in a press release shared by way of social media on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe previous a number of weeks have been among the many most tough of my life,\u201d the prolonged Instagram assertion started. \u201cI&#8217;ve remained silent not as a result of I lacked a response, however as a result of I imagine integrity is measured by the way you conduct your self when your character is being questioned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The chef continued, \u201cOthers can select rhetoric. I&#8217;ll select reality. Others can search public opinion. I&#8217;ll proceed to put my religion in God, honor the Courtroom, and let my character converse for itself, because it all the time has all through my life. My religion has taught me that reality doesn&#8217;t must be loud to endure. As a father, my duty has by no means modified. As a person, neither have my values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adjepong added that his \u201cforemost precedence will all the time be\u201d Lennox and he denied the abuse allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dearly love her, and as her first line of protection, I&#8217;m right here to encourage and shield her, and would by no means weaponize or abuse her, full cease,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI&#8217;ll proceed to guard her privateness, innocence and respect the authorized course of, and belief that reality, my character and time reveal what headlines can not.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ve got efficiently subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jenelle-Evans-Says-She-Has-Full-Custody-of-Daughter-After-Divorce-03-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C43px%2C1360px%2C768px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jenelle-Evans-Says-She-Has-Full-Custody-of-Daughter-After-Divorce-03-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C43px%2C1360px%2C768px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jenelle-Evans-Says-She-Has-Full-Custody-of-Daughter-After-Divorce-03-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C43px%2C1360px%2C768px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jenelle-Evans-Says-She-Has-Full-Custody-of-Daughter-After-Divorce-03-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C43px%2C1360px%2C768px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jenelle-Evans-Says-She-Has-Full-Custody-of-Daughter-After-Divorce-03-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C43px%2C1360px%2C768px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jenelle-Evans-Says-She-Has-Full-Custody-of-Daughter-After-Divorce-03-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C43px%2C1360px%2C768px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jenelle-Evans-Says-She-Has-Full-Custody-of-Daughter-After-Divorce-03-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C43px%2C1360px%2C768px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jenelle-Evans-Says-She-Has-Full-Custody-of-Daughter-After-Divorce-03-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C43px%2C1360px%2C768px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jenelle-Evans-Says-She-Has-Full-Custody-of-Daughter-After-Divorce-03-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C43px%2C1360px%2C768px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Teen Mom's Jenelle Evans Says She Has 'Full Custody' of Daughter Ensley After David Eason Divorce\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Associated: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Teen Mother&#8217;s Jenelle Evans Says She Has Full Custody of Daughter Put up-Divorce<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tTeen Mother 2 alum Jenelle Evans claims she has full custody of her and estranged husband David Eason\u2019s daughter, Ensley. In a Wednesday, September 25, Instagram video, Evans, 32, defined why she hasn\u2019t not too long ago posted her 7-year-old daughter by way of her social media accounts. \u201c[It\u2019s] probably not on function. I used to be nonetheless allowed to point out her [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Meals Community star\u2019s assertion ended with a message of gratitude for his authorized crew and to those that have remained by his aspect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo everybody who has prayed for me, inspired me, and stood beside me by this season, thanks,\u201d he shared. \u201cI ask that you just proceed to maintain my daughter and my household in your prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adjepong rose to fame after competing on Prime Chef: Kentucky season 16, the place he was a finalist. He went on to take part in Prime Chef: All-Stars L.A and extra Meals Community exhibits together with Man Fieri\u2019s Event of Champions. In 2022, Adjepong grew to become Alex Guarnaschelli\u2019s cohost on Alex vs. America for its fifth season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/top-chefs-eric-adjepongs-daughter-granted-protective-order\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Chef star Eric Adjepong\u2019s 7-year-old daughter, Lennox, was granted a protecting order towards him amid abuse claims. In keeping with courtroom data seen by Us on Thursday, July 23, Adjepong, 38, was ordered by a Maryland courtroom to not abuse, contact and enter the residence the place Lennox resides. Adjepong, who shares Lennox with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":3961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-1496391684.jpg?w=1200&h=630&crop=1&quality=86&strip=all","fifu_image_alt":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[2968,4643,4642,358,50,1843,2096,1665,4644,75,389],"class_list":["post-3959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wealth","tag-abuse","tag-adjepongs","tag-chef","tag-claims","tag-daughter","tag-eric","tag-granted","tag-order","tag-protective","tag-star","tag-top"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3960,"href":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3959\/revisions\/3960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}