Ariel Winter's Mom Denies Abusing the Modern Family Star 
 
 The mother of 14-year-old Modern Family star Ariel Winter denied Wednesday allegations she abused her daughter, who has a restraining order against her mom and has moved out of the house."It's all untrue, it's all untrue," Chris Workman tells PEOPLE.According to court papers filed Oct. 3 in Los Angeles, Winter – who plays Alex Dunphy on the hit show – alleges her mother subjected her to "ongoing physical abuse (slapping, hitting, pushing) and emotional abuse (vile name-calling, personal insults about minor and minor's weight, attempts to 'sexualize' minor, deprivation of food, etc.) for an extended period of time."A judge last month granted Ariel's older sister, Shanelle Gray, temporary guardianship and ordered Workman not to contact her daughter until further notice.But Workman tells PEOPLE, "I have my doctor's letter that my daughter's never been abused. … I have stylists' letters that she's never been abused."According to the papers, a judge granted Gray guardianship until a follow-up hearing Nov. 20 and ordered that Workman refrain from contacting Ariel pending further court order.A rep for Winter could not be reached for comment. ||||| Ariel Winter on September 26, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Nick Rood/Young Hollywood/Getty Images 
 
 Ariel Winter's brother is standing by his mother's side. 
 
 On Wednesday, TMZ reported that Modern Family actress Winter, 14, had been placed under her older sister Shanelle Gray's guardianship after allegations of physical and emotional abuse emerged against her mother, Chrisoula "Crystal" Workman. 
 
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 Us Weekly spoke with Winter's brother, Jimmy Workman, about the allegations against their mother, and he tells Us they are not true. 
 
 "There is no truth to these allegations," he said. "The allegations made 20 years ago are not true and the ones today are not true." 
 
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 According to TMZ's report, Gray was also removed from Workman's home as a young child based on similar abuse claims. 
 
 "This is a mother who does everything for her kids," Jimmy told Us. He added about their mother, "Chris misses Ariel and wants her to come home." 
 
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 Winter, who got her first acting job at the age of 6, plays brainy middle child Alex Dunphy on ABC's hit Emmy-winning sitcom. ||||| The mother of Modern Family star Ariel Winter claims her 14-year-old daughter’s relationship with an 18-year-old man is the real reason behind the young actress’ decision to ask a judge to temporarily place her in her sister’s care. 
 
 Chris Workman, Winter’s mother, told Celebuzz in an exclusive statement that she “caught them engaging in behavior that I feel my daughter is too young mentally and physically to understand.” 
 
 “I put a stop to it immediately,” Workman added, revealing she pressed charges against the unknown male teenager. It is not known what charges were filed, or with what law enforcement agency. 
 
 “I filed charges against him because legally he is an adult and if he wants to engage in adult behavior with a minor than he should also be ready to suffer adult consequences for his actions and poor judgment,” Workman told Celebuzz. The mother did not elaborate further about what the alleged “behavior” was between the pair. 
 
 “I will not apologize for protecting my daughter, as she means the world to me and I will always be there for her and I will always protect her to the best of my ability until the day I die,” Workman said. 
 
 According to court papers filed on October 3, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge put Winter, who plays teenager Alex Dunphy on the Emmy-winning TV comedy, under the temporary guardianship of her older sister, Shanelle Gray. 
 
 Workman was alleged to have slapped and emotionally abused her daughter, according to the website TMZ. 
 
 Winter was removed from her mother’s home and her sister will retain guardianship until a November 20 court hearing. 
 
 In her emotional statement, Workman said Winter’s sister came “out of the woodwork” once it was announced the cast were to receive substantial salary increases. The Modern Family cast filed a lawsuit in a bit to better their deals to appear on ABC’s top-rated comedy. 
 
 Said Workman: “She has only seen her little sister maybe ten times in the last fourteen years. 
 
 “They have no relationship and her motives are not out of love, but out of spite. She had problems as a child and she and I have maybe seen each other a dozen times in the last twenty years. 
 
 “I made a conscious decision years ago to distance her from the family because of the lies she told on me so many years ago. 
 
 “I never wanted her unstableness to effect Ariel or anyone else in the family.” 
 
 The distraught mother of the promising starlet added: “My biggest nightmare is now being played out in the public arena for people to make judgments on me and my daughter and our family. I only hope that as quickly as this blew up, that it will go away just as fast and Ariel will come home and we can move forward with love as a family.” 
 
 Workman’s full statement to Celebuzz reads as follows: 
 
 “I love my daughter very much. I would never abuse her in anyway and I have always tried my best to always protect her and do what is right for her. My daughter is in a business that requires you to grow up fast. It’s hard enough being a teenage girl, but it’s even harder when you are in the public eye. However, because you are in the public eye, it doesn’t mean you are no longer in need of good parenting. My fourteen year old daughter has been dating a eighteen and half year old man and when I caught them engaging in behavior that I feel my daughter is too young mentally and physically to understand and fully grasp I put a stop to it immediately. Being a teenager “in love” I thought she would cry and sulk and eventually her broken heart would heal. I would have never of dreamed, that she would take it to this level. Yes, I filed charges against him because legally he is an adult and if he wants to engage in adult behavior with a minor than he should also be ready to suffer adult consequences for his actions and poor judgment. I will not apologize for protecting my daughter, as she means the world to me and I will always be there for her and I will always protect her to the best of my ability until the day I die.” “As for my estranged daughter, who has come out of the woodwork once it was announced that the kids on the show got a big raise recently, I will only say this, she has only seen her little sister maybe ten times in the last fourteen years, they have no relationship and her motives are not out of love, but out of spite. She had problems as a child and she and I have maybe seen each other a dozen times in the last twenty years. I made a conscious decision years ago to distance her from the family because of the lies she told on me so many years ago. I never wanted her unstableness to effect Ariel or anyone else in the family. My biggest nightmare is now being played out in the public arena for people to make judgments on me and my daughter and our family… I only hope that as quickly as this blew up, that it will go away just as fast and Ariel will come home and we can move forward with love as a family…” 
 
 In the court papers, Winter accused her mom of “ongoing physical abuse (slapping, hitting, pushing) and emotional abuse” that included name-calling and insults about her weight. 
 
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– Ariel Winter, the 14-year-old who plays Alex Dunphy on Modern Family, has been granted a restraining order against her mom after alleging abuse. Ariel's court papers allege some very disturbing behavior by her mom, Chris Workman: "ongoing physical abuse (slapping, hitting, pushing) and emotional abuse (vile name-calling, personal insults about minor and minor's weight, attempts to 'sexualize' minor, deprivation of food, etc.) for an extended period of time." But Workman tells People the allegations are not true, and that she has letters from doctors and stylists who are on her side. For the time being, a judge granted Ariel's older sister guardianship until a Nov. 20 hearing. That sister, actress Shanelle Gray, was also reportedly removed from her mother's home almost two decades ago after similar claims. But their brother, Jimmy Workman (who played Pugsley Addams in the Addams Family movies), defends his mother against both sisters. "There is no truth to these allegations," he tells Us. "The allegations made 20 years ago are not true and the ones today are not true. This is a mother who does everything for her kids."