Back in the limelight for only a few weeks since he appeared on the American Idol series finale, former host, Brian Dunkleman is the subject of salacious TMZ gossip! Apparently he’s embroiled in a nasty child custody battle with his wife of nine years. From TMZ
Dunkleman says his wife, Kalea, is an alcoholic who is so out of control she poses a danger to himself and their 3-year-old son, Jackson. He says she has drunkenly punched him in the face and is now involved with a cartel drug dealer she met in rehab.
The former American Idol host says he was so fearful he took Jackson to New York last month, went to court and got an order giving him temporary physical custody, pending a hearing.
For her part, Kalea says it’s Brian who’s the abuser. She says he has picked her up and thrown her against a wall in front of their son and has verbally abused her, calling her a c***, an abomination and a useless b****. And she says he’s so abusive he once locked her out of the house and made her pee outside while he smirked at her.
She admits she’s had alcohol problems — she says drinking was part of her job as a publicist for big chefs like Wolfgang Puck, but she insists she’s now on the straight and narrow.
The couple were married in 2007.
