Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has been granted a restraining order against ex-girlfriend and co-parent Mychelle Johnson, as revealed by court files obtained by The Daily Mail.
Johnson is forbidden from coming with 500 feet of Bridges, with whom she shares four children. Additionally, Johnson is ordered to stay at least 500 feet from his girlfriend, Shara, and the three children Bridges shares with his current partner, as well as his home and workplace.
The temporary protective order was requested by Bridges on April 8 after what his lawyer described in last month’s motion as ‘cyberstalking’ by Johnson.
‘[Johnson] is hereby enjoined and restrained from engaging in any cyberstalking, impersonation, or electronic harassment directed at [Bridges], [Bridges’] counsel, or any person associated with [Bridges]…until further order of the court or agreement of the parties,’ read the judge’s order.
Last month, Bridges also filed for emergency temporary sole custody of the four children he shares with Johnson, whom he accused of drunkenly stalking him after dumping their kids with a nanny.
‘[Johnson] in this case abandoned her four minor children at home with a nanny, drove to the Spectrum Center while intoxicated, rented room at the nearby Omni Hotel, stationed an accomplice in the lobby, and crouched behind [Bridge’s] parked vehicle at his employer’s arena garage to tamper with its tires while he was on the court playing for the Charlotte Hornets,’ read an April motion reviewed by The Daily Mail.
Hornets forward Miles Bridges has been granted a restraining order against ex-girlfriend and co-parent Mychelle Johnson, as revealed by court files obtained by The Daily Mail
Johnson (pictured) is forbidden from coming within 500 feet of Bridges, the father of her kids
That motion goes on to claim that Johnson knew Shara and her young children would be riding in that car with Bridges, but ‘did not care.’
‘When confronted by phone, she did not deny it,’ the motion continued. ‘She said: “You don’t like it, do you, b—h,’ and hung up.”‘
Johnson is also accused of calling Bridges’ attorneys under an assumed name to make false pregnancy claims against him, and lying to their children by claiming he had no interest in seeing them.
That custody request was denied by the Mecklenburg County judge on April 10 because it ‘failed to articulate how the children were at substantial risk,’ according to an order reviewed by The Daily Mail.
Johnson’s attorney did not immediately respond to The Daily Mail’s request for comment late Thursday evening.
Bridges, now 28, pleaded no contest in 2022 to a felony domestic violence charge for injuring Johnson in front of their children in June of 2022. Johnson shared photos of her injuries allegedly sustained in the attack days later, although she didn’t mention Bridges by name and subsequently deleted the social media post.
Bridges, now 28, pleaded no contest in 2022 to a felony domestic violence charge for injuring Johnson in front of their children in June of 2022. Johnson shared photos of her injuries allegedly sustained in the attack days later, although she didn’t mention Bridges by name
He avoided jail time as part of his plea agreement but was sentenced to three years of probation.
In October of 2023, a criminal summons was issued for Bridges, accusing him of violating a protection order stemming from the 2022 domestic violence case.
Bridges previously requested a restraining order against Johnson in Los Angeles in 2022, accusing her of harassment, stealing his dog, and showing up unannounced to an AirBNB where he was staying.
A former Michigan State standout, Bridges was a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Clippers in 2018 but was immediately dealt to Charlotte in exchange for future MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Over seven NBA seasons, Bridges has averaged 15.9 points and 6.1 rebounds a game.
Bridges has $76 million in career earnings and is due to make $22.8 million for the Hornets next season.
