A Hennepin County judge has ordered U.S. Senate candidate Royce White not to contact his ex-wife and son, finding the former basketball star liable for abuse that left his family “plainly in fear.” The order for protection prohibits White from contact with his ex-wife for 50 years and with his teenage son for two years.

White has refuted the reports and called them a “smear campaign.” GOP Chair Alex Plechash says reports are “deeply troubling.”

A judge found allegations of abuse by White to be credible and granted a protective order against him, though he's appealing the decision.

The state party said White should step aside from the Senate race, following reports about threats he made against his ex-wife made public in court filings.

Royce White, the former Hopkins basketball standout turned U.S. Senate candidate, is challenging a judge's order of protection issued for his ex-wife and teenage son. The Minnesota Republican Party chair is calling for White to suspend his campaign.

Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Royce White was found liable by a judge for abusing his ex-wife and their son and ordered to have no contact with them. According to The Minnesota Star Tribune, "Judge Kristen Marttila issued the order in February and wrote that White’s ex-wife — who divorced him in 2015 and lived with him from 2022 until

A judge cited evidence of threats in ordering Republican Senate candidate Royce White to stay away from his ex-wife and son. He is appealing.