LOS ANGELES — June 7, 2026 — Theresa Randle, the actress whose name became familiar to a generation through the Bad Boys franchise, Malcolm X, and Space Jam, is once again at the center of a legal dispute that has pulled her decades-long career into the background of a much more unsettling story.
According to court filings first reported by TMZ and confirmed by multiple outlets, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted a temporary restraining order on June 2 against Randle, requested by her alleged former boyfriend Dario Pallini. The order remains in effect until June 23, when a hearing will determine whether a longer-term domestic violence restraining order is issued.
What the Petition Alleges
Pallini, who says the two dated for roughly two years before splitting in 2024, describes a pattern of escalating incidents in his filing. He claims he returned home on June 1 and discovered Randle inside his residence, allegedly sitting in his closet with his dog and smoking crack cocaine. He further claims she appeared startled and told him she believed he was in jail. Complex
The petition references an earlier incident as well. Pallini alleges that on May 18 he woke up to find Randle inside his apartment, where she began cleaning his home while insisting he owed her money. He further alleges she threatened to shoot him before swinging a metal pole from his medical bed, striking him in the shoulder. Complex
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that officers responded to a domestic violence call at Pallini’s apartment complex on June 1 shortly before 5 p.m. local time. The department was unable to confirm whether a call had been placed on May 18. In the petition itself, Pallini wrote that Randle “is addicted to drugs and needs help,” adding that “she is unpredictable and I am afraid of what she might do.” AOLAOL
It is worth noting that these are allegations contained in a civil filing; they have not been tested in court, and Randle has not publicly responded.
A Pattern of Recent Legal Incidents
The restraining-order petition is not Randle’s first brush with the legal system in recent months. As TMZ first reported, Randle was booked on March 1 on a felony corporal injury charge, but the case was later dropped. She was previously arrested in October 2024 on assault charges, and the District Attorney ultimately did not press charges in that case. AOL
Taken together, the filings paint a picture sharply at odds with the version of Randle long familiar to film audiences.
A Career Now Overshadowed
Randle, 61, built her reputation in the 1990s as a steady screen presence. She became a familiar face thanks to standout performances in Malcolm X, Beverly Hills Cop III, Space Jam, and the Bad Boys franchise alongside Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. She later reprised the role of Theresa Burnett in Bad Boys II and Bad Boys for Life before being replaced by Tasha Smith in the franchise’s fourth installment. Complex
Randle has not acted in anything since Bad Boys for Life in 2020, and even before that, her last on-screen role had been the 2010 independent film Shit Year — a gap that has fueled speculation she had quietly stepped away from the industry. Neither Randle nor her representatives have publicly addressed her absence from Bad Boys: Ride or Die or the current allegations. ScreenRant
What Comes Next
The June 23 hearing will determine whether the temporary order becomes a longer-term restraining order. Until then, the temporary order remains in place, and the criminal questions raised in the petition — including the allegation of forced entry — would need to be pursued separately by law enforcement.
For now, the contrast is hard to miss: a body of work spanning more than three decades, weighed against a court file describing a person her ex-partner says urgently needs help.
