Ariel Winter's Brother Defends Mom on Eve of Guardianship Hearing

Ariel Winter's Modern Family drama cracks us up, but her real-life family issues are no laughing matter.

On the eve of the 14-year-old star's guardianship hearing over the ongoing custody battle between sister Shanelle Gray and mom Chrisoula Workman, Ariel's brother Jimmy Workman has come forward to vouch for his parents and stand up for their family.

In a handwritten declaration sent to a judge Monday and obtained by E! News, Jimmy—a former child star best known for playing Pugsley in the big-screen remake of The Addams Family—said he has "NEVER seen any physical or emotional abuse in the home of my parents regarding Ariel."

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