Sherri Papini Seeks Court Order to Block Ex from Showing Hulu Docuseries to Children

The former California resident, infamous for her 2016 kidnapping hoax, is in court over visitation rights and concerns about her children’s exposure to the media portrayal of her crimes.

• Sherri Papini appeared in Shasta County Superior Court on March 21, 2025, as part of an ongoing custody dispute with her ex-husband, Keith Papini.
• She is requesting a court order to prevent Keith from allowing their children to watch a Hulu docuseries about her 2016 kidnapping hoax.
• The Hulu series, released in 2024, revisited Papini's fabricated abduction, which involved false claims of being kidnapped by two Hispanic women and led to her 2022 prison sentence.
• Keith Papini, who was awarded full custody of their two children following their divorce, has been accused by Sherri of reopening past trauma through his involvement in the docuseries.
• Sherri claims the media scrutiny since her arrest has negatively impacted her family and argues that shielding her children from further harm is her priority.

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