The actor who played Eddie Winslow on "Family Matters" has been temporarily ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from his ex-wife after allegedly beating her with a belt ... in front of her son.

The woman behind the accusations is famed video vixen Karrine Steffans -- who filed legal papers in L.A. ... describing two separate violent encounters with 34-year-old Darius McCrary.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/10/darius-mccrary-eddie-wins_n_794854.html

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What a shame.

Is he still in the role of Malcolm on The Young & The Restless?

Is he still in the role of Malcolm on The Young & The Restless?

Last I heard, he was.