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After months of speculation about what really occurred the evening she was assaulted by her husband, Janay Rice is telling all.

In a 3-hour long ESPN interview, Mrs. Rice goes into every detail that she could recall before and after the domestic dispute in a Atlantic City elevator with Ray Rice. Janay spoke about the events that lead up to that moment and what exactly happened in the elevator.

She revealed:

As we were arguing, he was on his phone and not looking at me. I went to reach for his phone, and when he grabbed it back, he spit at me and I slapped him. We got into the elevator and what happened inside is still foggy to me. The only thing I know — and I can’t even say I “remember” because I only know from what Ray has told me — is that I slapped him again and then he hit me. I remember nothing else from inside the elevator. The next thing I do recall is being in the casino lobby, surrounded by cops.

Following the release of the disturbing video, Ray was released from the Baltimore Ravens but now, he’s won his appeal, and has officially been reinstated to the NFL. In a statement, Ray had this to say:

I would like to thank Judge Barbara Jones, the NFL Players Association, my attorneys, agents, advisors, family, friends and fans – but most importantly, my wife Janay. I made an inexcusable mistake and accept full responsibility for my actions. I am thankful that there was a proper appeals process in place to address this issue. I will continue working hard to improve myself and be the best husband, father and friend, while giving back to my community and helping others to learn from my mistakes.

Ray’s teammates are happy the NFL is giving him a second chance, expressing how much faith they have that he will make better decisions this time around.

That’s not all – just hours after the reinstatement news hit the ‘net, Ray became the #1 player in fantasy football. Here are a few more snippets from his wife’s sit-down with ESPN:

On how it all happened

“There was something different about that day. The two of us were just off, starting that morning. I was annoyed because it was Valentine’s Day and Ray and one of his friends had planned a group trip to Atlantic City, while I had wanted to do something with just the two of us.

I was going to surprise Ray at the hotel with a couples massage, but the manager spoiled the surprise by calling Ray to confirm the time, instead of checking with me. From that moment on I was annoyed with everything, but I continued to act as if I was fine. We weren’t even in Atlantic City yet and nothing seemed to be going right.

After a silent, three-hour car ride we arrived at the hotel, where everything seemed to be much better. There were two other couples hanging out with us — Ray’s brother and his girlfriend, plus another couple we’d become close to in Baltimore. All of us went to dinner, and then met up again later at the club inside of the Revel Casino. We were drinking and having a good time. The six of us shared two to three bottles of liquor, which we also shared with a few fans who came up to us.

After the club, our friends from Baltimore, Ray and I decided to go to the late-night restaurant in the casino. Ray and I were bickering. We were drunk and tired and while I know that some people may find it hard to believe, none of the six of us can remember exactly what Ray and I were arguing about. It was that insignificant.”

On apologizing for part in the incident 

“I know some people disagreed with me publicly apologizing. I’m not saying that what Ray did wasn’t wrong. He and I both know it was wrong. It’s been made clear to him that it was wrong. But at the same time, who am I to put my hands on somebody? “

On how Ray felt after hitting her

“I asked him how he felt when he saw that I was unconscious. He told me he was in shock. I asked him what happened when we got out of the elevator. He told me he was terrified because security was there. I asked him how he felt seeing me like that. He said he was thinking, “What did I just do?” I didn’t watch the video again.”

To check out the rest of Janay’s interview, click here.

SOURCE: The YBF, TMZ | VIDEO CREDIT: ESPN 

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