'Modern Family' actress Sarah Hyland says ex Matthew Prokop choked ...
Haley Dunphy's onscreen boyfriend problems are nothing compared to the real life restraining order 'Modern Family' star Sarah Hyland got against her ex-boyfriend Tuesday - claiming he choked, pushed her and threatened her life.
The petite actress, 23, said in court papers that her ex Matthew Prokop had physically and verbally abused her for the last four years, TMZ reported.
According to court docs obtained by the website, Hyland's onscreen mom Julie Bowen even witnessed some of the abuse.
Prokop, 24, who once appeared on 'Modern Family,' allegedly pinned the diminutive Hyland against a car door during an argument in May over her clothes, TMZ said.
He called her 'c--t' over and over, TMZ said, citing court records.
'His grip was so tight that I could not breathe or speak. I was scared and in fear for my life,' Hyland said in the court papers, according to TMZ.
Hyland's voice was injured in the alleged assault and she had a 'very sore throat following this event.'
The 5-foot-2 star wrote in her court filing that she knew she was in an abusive relationship and asked her co-star, Bowen, to help her when she ended her six-year relationship with Prokop in late August.
Hyland, who shot to fame for her role as the beautiful, ditzy Haley Dunphy, started dating Prokop in 2008 when they met during their audition for 'High School Musical 3.'
Bowen went to their house to help Hyland 'peacefully end the relationship,' TMZ said, citing the court documents.
The actress said she presented Prokop with a plane ticket back to his home in Texas, but he 'ran outside into the backyard and began screaming,' TMZ reported.
He allegedly threw a light at Hyland, who also claimed he threatened to set one of her homes on fire and told her she'd never see her dog again.
Her distraught ex-boyfriend then 'relentlessly bombarded me with vile, threatening and emotionally disturbing texts and voice mails including his own suicide threats,' the star wrote in court papers, according to TMZ.
A court granted Hyland's request for a restraining order. Prokop must stay 100 yards away from her and her dog, TMZ said.
There was no immediate response from Prokop to media inquiries, TMZ said.
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