{"id":1963006,"date":"2026-05-30T00:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1963006"},"modified":"2026-05-30T00:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:30:55","slug":"deadliest-catch-star-todd-meadows-ex-alleged-he-had-drinking-problems-before-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1963006","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Deadliest Catch &#8216;Star Todd Meadows&#8217; Ex Alleged He Had Drinking Problems Before Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1f\/16by9\/2026\/05\/29\/1f1fef06e30745cf85e7ea44471f368a_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;Deadliest Catch &#8216;Star Todd Meadows&#8217; Ex Alleged He Had Drinking Problems Before Death<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Deadliest Catch Star Todd Meadows<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Ex Claimed He Had Alcohol Issues &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Months Before Tragic Death<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-29T17:30:55-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 29, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:30 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-81633cd8f6c1bee2d3888978d1dcb2a9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260529_1f1fef06e30745cf85e7ea44471f368a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:895de58f-4982-4a28-9c27-54d34cfdf690\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1f\/4by3\/2026\/05\/29\/1f1fef06e30745cf85e7ea44471f368a_md.png\" alt=\"main todd meadows kennady harvey facebook\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-77fc34b63050f6675f55af733a9f65b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/todd-meadows\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Todd Meadows<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 ex claimed he had issues with alcohol as part of her request for primary custody \u2026 several months before his tragic death &#8230; TMZ has learned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cf95e0ac9da24f401a6a82376c0bb7bb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In May 2025, the late &#8220;Deadliest Catch&#8221; star&#8217;s ex, <strong>Kennady Harvey<\/strong>, filed a petition, obtained by TMZ, over the custody and support of their two kids.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b6e91382d5bf06c62004825f2209932d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260529_406ae00c60114853a07e75420a15284c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:895de58f-4982-4a28-9c27-54d34cfdf690\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/40\/4by3\/2026\/05\/29\/406ae00c60114853a07e75420a15284c_md.png\" alt=\"sub todd meadows kennady harvey kids facebook\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-756021c7f0dce3744cfec4012449e2d5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Kennady asked for the court to set child support and to award her primary custody of their 1-year-old and 5-month-old.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2b6166512287358329563cfa6b930843\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She asked for limits on Todd\u2019s visits with their kids due to his alleged substance abuse issues with alcohol.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1222446447742e56ceac3d958c2b72b5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260529_57b1089f99fe4a13bb13f45b53a582a2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:895de58f-4982-4a28-9c27-54d34cfdf690\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/57\/4by3\/2026\/05\/29\/57b1089f99fe4a13bb13f45b53a582a2_md.png\" alt=\"sub todd meadows kennady harvey facebook\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3f526b1e7a13f77296b5e200ec0c0d2f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She asked that Todd not drink or use marijuana around the kids and that his visits all be supervised.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8f7b24c113981470389c113f5bc1824a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The case had no movement after Kennady filed the initial petition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-67361e8f9089eaac6def2e801b19b177\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260302_5b2b3f635479488cab85edd8e0330e82\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:895de58f-4982-4a28-9c27-54d34cfdf690\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5b\/4by3\/2026\/03\/02\/5b2b3f635479488cab85edd8e0330e82_md.jpg\" alt=\"Todd-Meadows-3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c735b4537dfec8836b6770141e66c9df\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ previously reported, 25-year-old Todd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/02\/todd-meadows-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>died<\/strong><\/a> on Feb. 25 after falling overboard while working on the Aleutian Lady on the Bering Sea during production of Deadliest Catch. The official cause of death was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/06\/todd-meadows-cause-of-death\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>ruled<\/strong><\/a> as &#8220;drowning with probable hypothermia,&#8221; along with &#8220;submersion of body in cold water.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-872b1797ea7be29d4388b969198443f4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to court docs, Todd left behind 3 kids. 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