Hall & Oates are embroiled in a confidential legal battle that has led to Daryl Hall getting a restraining order against his former music partner John Oates.

Little information about the lawsuit is publicly available, as the court documents are sealed, but based on court records, Hall filed an undisclosed complaint against Oates on Nov. 16, as well as a motion for a temporary restraining order, as reported by Philadelphia magazine. The following day, the court officially issued a temporary restraining order to begin Nov. 30.

(via Off the Press)

[And we thought the Beatles break-up was, as Mick Jagger once reportedly called it, “bitchy.” Weird and sad, especially given the longevity of the partnership, but as the article notes, it’s been fraying for a while in public. — Ed]