Prosecutors claim gag order violation, as Hulu casts Barnett-Natalia Grace series

Prosecutors in Tippecanoe County contend Michael Barnett violated a 2019 gag order by selling rights to his story – starring ‘Grey’s Anatomy’s’ Ellen Pompeo and more – as trials loom

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Ellen Pompeo is slated to play Kristine Barnett in a limited series from Hulu. (Photo: ABC)

As the cast lineup fills out for a Hulu-produced limited series based on a bizarre case neglect, abandonment and age changes still playing out in Lafayette courts, Tippecanoe County prosecutors have for the second time this year asked a judge to rule on whether the parents have violated a 2019 gag order in the case.

Tippecanoe County prosecutors filed a complaint Wednesday, saying Michael Barnett violated an order Superior Court 2 Judge Steve Meyer issued when Barnett sold the rights to his version of a family and court drama that caught the attention of syndicated TV hosts and tabloid magazines across the globe.