The Moment
Rock stars and restraining orders: we’re really starting 2026 at full volume.
According to court documents described by TMZ and summarized by Page Six on Jan. 6, Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke has filed a temporary restraining order against Brittany Furlan, the comedian and social media personality who also happens to be Tommy Lee’s wife.
Radke claims Furlan harassed him on social media and allegedly took things offline when he ignored her messages. In the legal paperwork, he says she drove to his house and sat outside, and that she later followed him to a doctor’s appointment and waited outside, staring at him.
Furlan’s camp is calling foul. In a statement to Page Six, her attorney insists she is the real victim here, blasting the petition as “frivolous” and saying she needs protection from Radke’s supposed harassment and threats.
This all ties back to the long-running catfish saga. In May 2025, Furlan said she had been duped online by someone she believed was Radke, later telling her husband Tommy Lee everything and insisting they worked through it. Over the weekend, she reportedly jumped back into the drama on Instagram Stories, now claiming Radke himself was the one messaging her and accusing him of inappropriate interactions with underage fans. Those are her allegations, and as of now there’s been no public confirmation or criminal charge to back them up.
Radke, 42, hit back on Instagram, accusing Furlan of stalking and harassment and suggesting in one caption that she “may be now committing a crime.” He has maintained since 2025 that an impersonator was behind the messages, saying in a TMZ interview that multiple women were “tricked and duped” and that he was working with the FBI to prove it was not him.
Brittany Furlan has persisted with claims she used to be in a relationship with Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke, but he says she got catfished … now he’s filing a temporary restraining order against her, TMZ has learned.
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— TMZ (@TMZ) January 6, 2026
Meanwhile, despite reports in 2025 that Furlan and Tommy Lee had split, the pair are still very much a couple. She has said the catfish drama actually strengthened their marriage, and Lee has publicly mocked breakup rumors in his own Instagram posts.
The Take
I know rock culture is messy by design, but this is starting to feel less like backstage drama and more like a true-crime podcast in slow motion.
On one side, you have Radke saying he’s being stalked, that an FBI-level catfish wrecked his reputation, and that he needs a judge to physically draw a line in the sand. On the other, Furlan says she is the one under attack, dismisses his case as nonsense, and is lobbing very serious allegations about his behavior with young fans in front of millions of followers.
We’ve basically turned an MTV “Catfish” episode into a legal thriller with matching eyeliner.
Here’s where I land: once both people are claiming harassment and lawyers are issuing statements, this stops being entertainment. A restraining order is not just a dramatic prop; it is a legal tool judges use when they believe someone may genuinely feel unsafe. No one should be turning that into a social media storyline.
At the same time, tossing around accusations of inappropriate conduct with underage fans on Instagram, without charges or clear receipts, is like lighting a match in a room full of fireworks. If Furlan has solid evidence, that belongs with law enforcement, not just in disappearing Stories. If she does not, then this is character assassination territory, and that’s ugly, no matter how famous or polarizing the target is.
Both of them seem to treat the internet like a confessional and a courtroom, then act shocked when the drama walks off the screen and into an actual courthouse. Fame used to give you distance; now it just gives you a bigger microphone when you’re already mad.
The healthiest move for everyone here would be less posting, more paperwork: let investigators handle the catfish part, let a judge sort out who is harassing whom, and maybe keep the underage-fan allegations off Instagram until someone with a badge weighs in.
Receipts
Confirmed:
- Radke filed for a temporary restraining order against Brittany Furlan, based on court documents described by TMZ and reported by Page Six on Jan. 6, 2026.
- In those filings, as summarized in coverage, Radke alleges Furlan harassed him online, came to his home, and followed him to a doctor’s appointment.
- Furlan’s attorney issued a statement to Page Six calling the petition “frivolous” and claiming Furlan is the true victim of harassment.
- In May 2025, Furlan publicly said she was catfished by someone pretending to be Radke while she was married to Tommy Lee, and that she told Lee about it. She later discussed how the incident affected their marriage on her “This Is The Worst” podcast in June 2025.
- Radke told TMZ in May 2025 that multiple women were deceived by an impersonator using his identity and that he was cooperating with the FBI to identify the person.
- Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan are still together; Lee posted on Instagram in mid-2025 mocking rumors of a separation.
Unverified or Alleged:
- Furlan’s recent claims on Instagram that Radke himself was behind the original messages to her, contradicting his earlier catfish explanation, have not been confirmed by independent evidence or law enforcement.
- Her accusations that Radke engaged in inappropriate online interactions with underage fans are, as of now, public allegations only. No public record of related criminal charges has been reported.
- Radke’s assertion that Furlan’s actions amount to a crime is his opinion; any criminal conclusion would have to come from investigators or a court, not Instagram captions.
Backstory (For Casual Readers)
If you’re only vaguely aware of these names, here’s the quick primer. Ronnie Radke is the lead singer of rock band Falling in Reverse, a Warped Tour-era favorite with a loyal fanbase and a long trail of controversy. Brittany Furlan first broke out as one of the biggest stars on the now-defunct video app Vine before shifting into stand-up, podcasting, and content creation. She married Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee in 2019 after several years of dating.
In 2025, Furlan said she was taken in by someone online who she thought was Radke, describing it as a catfish situation. Around the same time, Radke told TMZ that an impersonator had been using his name and image to message multiple women and said the FBI was looking into it. The story briefly flared, then quieted down, with Furlan later saying on her podcast that the incident, weirdly, made her marriage to Lee stronger.
Now, revisiting that same catfish drama on social media has seemingly poured gasoline on whatever was smoldering between Radke and Furlan, and we’re in restraining-order territory.
What’s Next
A temporary restraining order is just that: temporary. Typically, it is followed by a court hearing where a judge decides whether to extend it, change it, or toss it. Expect more legal filings, and possibly more sworn statements, as that moves forward.
If Radke’s claims about an impersonator and FBI involvement are still active, any update from law enforcement could shift the public story about who did what in the original catfish mess. On Furlan’s side, if she stands by her allegations about underage fans, the next serious step would be speaking directly with investigators rather than the comment section.
For Tommy Lee, whose name keeps getting dragged into drama he didn’t start this time, more Instagram posts defending his marriage would not be surprising, but they won’t change what happens in court.
And for the rest of us? This is a reminder that screenshots, Stories, and subtweets are fun until lawyers get involved. Then it’s not content; it’s evidence.
Where do you draw the line between messy online drama and behavior that really does call for a restraining order?
Sources: Page Six report on Ronnie Radke’s restraining order filing, published Jan. 6, 2026; TMZ coverage of the restraining order documents and Radke’s May 2025 interview; Brittany Furlan’s “This Is The Worst” podcast episode from June 2025; public Instagram posts from Brittany Furlan, Tommy Lee, and Ronnie Radke.
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