"There are some significant challenges that are making our situation incredibly difficult and contentious," the "Party of Five" star said.

• Scott Wolf made his first public comments since his contentious split from Kelley Wolf.
• The Party of Five star said that his ex made "deeply disturbing" false allegations about his treatment of their children.
• He also shared alleged text messages from Kelley that claimed her allegations were false.

Scott Wolf is speaking out about the complexity of his divorce from Kelley Wolf.

The Party of Five star made a statement to PEOPLE, which was confirmed by Entertainment Weekly, expressing that his "continued hope is to have this most difficult chapter of our family's lives remain as private as possible, however, the well being of my children is at stake, and that will always be my priority."

Wolf, who has not publicly commented on his split from the Real World alum since the ex-couple first announced their divorce in June, said that he was prompted to comment on the matter because his ex allegedly made "false allegations" about him.

"There are some significant challenges that are making our situation incredibly difficult and contentious, and it is tragic for all involved," Wolf's statement said. "I was informed of some deeply disturbing and entirely false allegations that were made about me by my estranged wife."

A representative for Kelley Wolf did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment.

Kelley Wolf told PEOPLE that she did...

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