Days after ESPN host Stephen A. Smith suggested women are to blame for provoking domestic abuse, the network has suspended him. “ESPN announced today that Stephen A. Smith will not appear on First Take or ESPN Radio for the next week. He will return to ESPN next Wednesday,” ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz wrote in a statement […]
Another day. Another example of victim shaming. That happened today during a heated conversation about Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking his girlfriend unconscious on ESPN’s First Take. Host Stephen A. Smith decided to give his own preventative measures for avoiding domestic violence, and it didn’t have anything to do with teaching men not to hit women. […]
The NFL is no stranger to dealing with domestic violence headlines in the news. This time, though, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice will only be suspended for the first two games of the season as punishment for allegedly knocking his then-fiancé Janay Palmer unconscious back in February in the elevator of an Atlantic City casino. The disturbing video showed Palmer’s […]
Columbus Short is learning his lesson the hard way. The former Scandal star recently decided to skip an appearance in family court. In his absence, a judge ruled that Short’s estranged wife, Tanee McCall, should be awarded $17,005 a month in spousal support. To top it all off, the actor was also ordered to pay $4,542 […]
Hope Solo’s attorney has spoken out against reports of the soccer star’s arrest on Friday. According to the Huffington Post, the Olympian was taken into police custody after a domestic disturbance at a family gathering in Seattle over the weekend. Solo reportedly got into a fight with her sister and her 17-year-old nephew. Police say Solo […]
Seems like Soccer is taking over all of the media, good and bad. U.S Women’s National goalkeeper and Olympic Gold Medalist Hope Solo was arrested this weekend after allegedly hitting her sister and nephew during a family gathering in Seattle. According to the Seattle Times, police were called to the house after a noise disturbance when a […]
After a violent confrontation earlier this month, Brittny Gastineau and artist boyfriend Marquis Lewis (known as Retna) have decided to let bygones be bygones. Brittny suffered some serious bruising on her face after the altercation (which took place in London a few weeks ago) although Retna, recovering from knee surgery at the time, claims he was defenseless. The […]
Want to know how to end violence against women? One Washington Post columnist knows the answer. In an op-ed posted on June 10, W. Bradford Wilcox suggested that single women “stop taking lovers” and get married to ward off domestic violence. Yep. That happened. As if married men don’t beat on their wives. Here’s a bit […]
Cheeseburgers are meant to eat. But in Florida, apparently they are also meant to be weapons. A 23-year-old man was arrested last week after he hit a pregnant family member with the edible goodness and then shoved her. Yep, that happened. According to arrest reports, the victim told sheriff’s deputies 23-year-old Taylor Allen Stephens of […]
“Does this look like LOVE TO ANYONE OF YOU?” a Tennessee woman wrote under graphic photos of her battered face she posted online to raise awareness about domestic violence. Angela Brower, 37, posted the disturbing pictures to tell the story of her violent boyfriend of six months, who she says became increasingly verbally and physically abusive towards her, causing […]
Over the years, we’ve watched 50 Cent beef with tons of people in the industry – Ja Rule, Jadakiss, Diddy, The Game, Cam’ron, and Rick Ross just to name a few – but the most disturbing beef of them all is the one going on between Fiddy and his baby mother Shaniqua Tompkins, who held him […]
After months of speculation, Ray Rice and now-wife Janay Palmer are finally speaking out on the violent incident that occurred between them in a New Jersey Casino back in February. At the time, security footage of Ray dragging his unconscious wife out of an elevator after he allegedly struck her leaked, leading his arrest for assault. […]
