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“Matt Barnes Arrested For Domestic Violence”


NBA player Matt Barnes, who earlier this year signed a $3.6 million dollar contract with the LA Lakers, was arrested yesterday and charged with domestic violence, according to CNN.com.

Barnes and his baby mama Gloria Govan, who starred on the 1st season of the hit reality TV show Basketball Wives, were engaged to be married. But all of that ended when Barnes signed that lucrative contract deal with the Lakers and suddenly realized his worth.

The incident occurred at his Sacramento home Wednesday, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s department said.

Police say someone in the home dialed 911 but the call ended abruptly. When police arrived at the home that Barnes shared with Govan, both parties had “visible injuries.”

“When deputies arrived, they made contact with 30-year-old Matt Kelly Barnes and the adult female who he lived with and with whom he had a dating relationship,” the sheriff’s department said in a statement. “While both parties had visible injuries, Barnes was determined to be the primary aggressor and taken into custody.”

He was booked on felony charges of domestic violence and maliciously obstructing the use of a telephone line.
He posted a $50,000 bond and was released from jail Wednesday evening, the sheriff’s department said.

Matt Barnes will be arraignment on Monday, Sept. 13.

This is Matt Barnes mugshot – – -posted by readers request at 7:46 PM Thursday September 9, 2010.

126 thoughts on ““Matt Barnes Arrested For Domestic Violence””

  1. That’s how a lot of Black men do. They are gangster with women and children, but act like scary slaves when it’s time to face the real enemy.

    I have 0 respect for woman/children oppressors.

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  2. All I have to say to the holier than thou couple 🙂 I feel for the twins thought smh….Matt should’ve walked away…

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  3. my my how the tables sure have turned… I thought they had this ‘PERFECT’ relationship blah blah blah SMH.. cant say Im surprised the few times they were on the RHOA they actually showed where he told Gloria he didnt want her around the other chicks (or something like that) anywho… cant say Im surprised **eyerolls**

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  4. Wth! What an idiot. When the show first started, I liked them, but then as the show went on, they came off as being to bitchy and thinking they were better than the others. This is definetely NOT what’s up!

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  5. hate women beaters i think they are just a definition of a sorry azz excuse for a dick but this bish was so anoying. her and her “perfect” relationship was all a dam show.

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    1. Oh and there is a difference btw defending your relationship and acting like your ish don’t stink. She was putting Royce and the other ladies down like she was Queen Bitsh now the tables have turned. (If this was even her involved in the fight. If it wasn’t I hope it was a family member because that makes it worse bc it was in his home)

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  6. WELL, WELL, WELLL-BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TREAT PEOPLE AND WHAT YOU SAY TO THEM WHILE YOU ARE PERCHED UP ON YOUR SELF-RIGHTEOUS CHAIR

    I BET THE OTHER BASKETBALL WIVES/OTHERS ARE LAUGHING THEIR HEADS OFF AS THEY SHOULD

    NOBODY DESERVES TO BE BEAT/BUT THIS HEFFA NEEDED A REALITY CHECK AND I GUESS SHE JUST GOT ONE-LOL

    AND HE’S RICAN I BELIEVE-

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  7. In Gloria’s own words “THAT’S WHAT’S UP”! I guess this bytch will be singing a different tune. She’s just another Basketball Not-quite Wife. I guess you’re not too different, after all, Gloria! He probably got busted… THAT’S WHAT’S UP! Dumb-Dumb! lol!

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  8. People who portray having a perfect life bare the most pain and have the most to hide because lying is hard work.

    While I think its messed up that he laid hands on her…. #thatswhatsup

    People in abused homes shouldn’t throw stones. One may hit you in the eye and knock you the fluck out.

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    1. *I CO-SIGN*
      I don’t condone going upside a BISH head or domestic violence at all, if Gloria was the party involved, I hope she is ok and able to tend to the kids. A mother always has more to bare.

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  9. I know that other chick (D Howard ex) is loving this her and Evelyn cuz all she kept talkin bout was her perfect relationship and how he would never cheat on her. Bet she wants back on the b-ball wives show too.

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      1. @IONNA
        the scratches on his neck looks like she was fighting for dear life. As tall as he is how was she able to reach his neck?

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  10. Karma is real.. She told Royce, she would never be a wife of a Basketball Player.. Well, it looks like, neither will Gloria. It’s wrong that he put his hands on her, but we all knew he had anger issues, when he took to twitter to go after the tv show…

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  11. The other wives can laugh all they want too, they are still no BETTER; Gloria defended her relationship as it was THEN, which is what you supposed to do until it changes. And besides, they were all up in her relationship ONLY because Gloria’s sister is said to have ’slept with’ Shaq while he and Shaunie were still married. It wasn’t like Shaunie and Gloria were friends anyway. Shaunie was trying to get at the chic through her sister; that is ALL that was. Why doesn’t Shaunie invite ALL the fems that he slept with during their marriage? What would it prove?

    Isn’t it funny that with most young men, when they ‘realize their worth’ the BEAST comes out; they cheat on long time wives and girlfriends who were with them BEFORE they ‘came up’ and then they feel like they need to put their hands on women. The article states that the incident happened at Matt Barnes house and the he had a dating relationship with the female; being as though it doesn’t mention Gloria by name, I wonder if it was even her?? WOW!

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    1. YADA, YADA, WOMP, WOMP-WHATEVA

      AGAIN THAT’S WHY YOU SHOULDN’T GO ON AND ON ABOUT A MAN/RELATIONSHIP YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SHIAT MIGHT SWITCH UP-THEY’RE ONLY HUMAN AND BOUND TO FALL SHORT OR DISAPPOINT YOU

      YOU CAN BE IN LOVE/DEFEND YOUR RELATIONSHIP BUT I BELIEVE THIS BISH WENT WELL BEYOND THAT-SHE STATED WORDS LIKE NEVER, AND PUT THE OTHER WOMEN DOWN AND REFERRED TO HER RELATIONSHIP AS FOREVER

      BOO, BOO NEVER SAY NEVER-AND IF I RECALL CORRECTLY I POSTED THAT SHE SHOULD SIT BACK AND TAKE NOTES JUST IN CASE THE TIME PRESENTED ITSELF THAT SHE MAY NEED TO USE THEM

      BUT BECAUSE SHE BURNED BRIDGES ACTING HOLIER THAN THOU-I’M CERTAIN THAT SHIP HAS PASSED

      AND HER PUNISHMENT WILL BE THE LAUGHTER AND GOSSIP SHE ENDURES FROM THE OTHER WOMEN ON THE SHOW-AS IT SHOULD BE

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  12. WOW!! This is really sad, especially for the two innocent kids, I wouldn’t wish this on anyone! Hopefully she will learn not to look down on others!!!

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  13. I bet all the BW especially Royce are ROTFL at this dumb SOB I hope the new chick was one of Shaunie friends….. now that would be a marvelous storyline LOL

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  14. I hate that because she said that she don’t go looking for dirt or upped her relationship, people are now laughing at the situation. Like come on, DV is not a laughing matter. I could sense the way he behaved he had those tendencies, but still not funny.

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  15. For some reason, I have a feeling it wasn’t Gloria. Hence the fight and the hang up on the 911 call. Hmmm, let’s see where this story goes.

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    1. Even if she did swing first have you ever seen these two? That’s like saying because my 9 year old hit me first I had the right to knock him out…. Well maybe that isn’t the best example. :)but you get my point. I doubt if she hit him first

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    2. *I-CO-SIGN*
      I’ve ssen it countless times. Women make the first swing and when the man finally gets tired of the woman hitting him he swings back. Then all of a sudden she wants to call the cops. If he had obvious bruising and marks then he wasn’t the only one doing the beating.

      Don’t know what happened and who started what but I hope everyone is ok…

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  16. Thats a real shame. Nobody deserves to be beaten and I feel bad for the babies. I wish she would not have turned her nose up at people and been so siditty on the show, she burned alot of bridges. At the end of the day when u are involved in a relationship like this, u need people/a support group, someone available if a shoulder is needed to cry on.

    Looking back she displayed alot of signs of a desperate and or abused woman…SMH

    You should never protray your relationship as perfect. The truth of the matter is NO relationship is perfect. Each has its own problems, its the manner of how u deal with those problems which determines if you and your partner should move forward. Oh and according to wikipedia answers matt is half black and half white he looked rican to me too! Whats up fam?!

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  17. “U know any domestic violence situation 9 outa 10 times the man gets arrested. That’s the case here I was the victim but still got arrested. No matter what I say people are gonna think what they want…”
    Barnes also pleaded his case on his Twitter page, with this:

    “DON’T LET YOUR EARS WITNESS, WHAT YOUR EYES DIDN’T SEE!!!”

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  18. NO WOMAN DESERVES TO BE HIT AT ALL.

    GLORIA I HOPE YOU ARE ALL RIGHT, BUT NEXT TIME YOU DECIDE TO GET ALL MIGHTY CHECK YO SELF CHICA.

    MATT NEXT TIME BE A MAN AND WALK, RUN OR DRIVE AWAY.

    IF YOU 2 ARE FIGHTING PHYSICALLY THE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE TOGETHER.

    I BET THIS WAS ABOUT HIM CHEATING AND GETTING CAUGHT UP.

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  19. I don’t think Gloria ever said her relationship was perfect on the show. It was the other “wives” that said she acted like it was perfect because she refused to be negative about her relationship and because she wasn’t telling all their dirt. I think it was the other “wives” being the haters because she chose to respect her relationship with Matt, and I think it’s sad tha people are getting joy out of this situation.

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  20. sadly it appears to have been very brutle and the whole 911 got hung up on that’s why they came over, says much 😦 Not a promoter of DV at all, its not right whether he or she initiated.

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  21. I thought they arrested both parties when you can see visible injuries on both too. Maybe it varies from state to state. I agree, it’s time to leave if it gets to the point of resorting to physical violence.

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    1. “he is a lot taller then her for those scratches to be where they are on his neck”. Even if he were trying to subdue her, you’d think he would have held her wrists!

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  22. cause he got scratches on his neck doesnt mean he was standing she could have jumped on him in bed or something. u can show signs of abuse but not actually hit a person.

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    1. Or he could’ve been choking her out and she was trying to get him off her by any means necessary @east. At least in my writers mind that’s what I saw. they say he was arrested because it was clear he was the aggressor.

      I’m sure more details will emerge….

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  23. he is so much taller than her that i dont think her arms long enough to choke back and your first instinct is not to choke back its to get the hands from around your neck. like they said before in almost all cases its clear the man is the aggressor even if he is not

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    1. Good point East. The aggressor (according to him) was the one who called the police twice and he the victim (according to him) hung up both times?

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  24. It’s funny how people always jump to the woman’s defense like women never start the confrontations or throw the first blow.

    When men get beat they say “he got what they deserved” or “he’s a punk for letting her hit him” but when it happens to the woman “I’m for her” “how could he put his hands on her” “he should be ashamed” blah blah blah. Then people always run to say “well the man is bigger and stronger” but if that’s the case why even raise up at him or begin a fight that you won’t win? I don’t get it…I do not condone DV in any form or fashion FROM EITHER PARTY WHETHER IT BE THE MAN OR THE WOMAN!

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  25. I bet Gloria caught him with a man. He look sweeter than a Georgia peach in that picture. Posin harder than she is with that gay azz smirk.

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  26. This is sad to hear and I hope she can get it together and decide what is best for her and her children I’ve never like Matt not once on the show not when he faked like was no cheater in front of Evelyn and Jen not know-I have no idea of why he would resort to hitting on her oh yes I do he’s a bytch!

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  27. Goody Goody…….I don’t like Gloria cuz she thought she was better than all the other women on the show. God don’t like ugly……..funny how the tables turned on her azz.

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  28. ummm how the hell u get arrested for “allegedy” whupping a bitch azz and then TWEET after that.

    we are truly in the last days

    social media is going to be the death of us all

    🙂

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  29. That’s how a lot of Black men do. They are gangster with women and children, but act like scary slaves when it’s time to face the real enemy.

    I have 0 respect for woman/children oppressors.

    WHOA WHOA WHOA……..I AINT GET PAST COMMENT NUMBER ONE…REDEEMED YOU ARE BECOMING MORE RUTHLESS BY THE DAY….LUCIFER GET BEHIND THEE

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  30. the insensitive side of me wants to say

    I bet chick was running to the cop car cryin about “don’t send him to jail please he didn’t mean it. I hit him too I started it. please let him out…” with him sitting in the back of the cop car like “bish you shouldn’t of called the police then…”

    But i’m not that cold..so what i’m going to say is

    I grew up as a child in a home where domestic violence took place and I’ll say this that $h!t sticks with you. and my thoughts go out to the kids. i believe she had twins from what i read above.

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    1. @Ace., part of his charges hadn’t something to do with not allowing her to use the phone to call 911.

      So there was a struggle over that phone.

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  31. What is going on with all these sorry guys in sports and music industry lately they’ve all been making an ass out of their selves.

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  32. Hmmmm they’ve always had problems in their relationship. They broke up before and when they got back together Glo made sure she got pregnant. She’s the aggressor from what I’ve heard. But the way he called the other wives hoes and b1tches on Twitter I knew he was abusive too.

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  33. Definately saw the red scratches on his neck from the mug shot.

    That’s so not what’s up!!

    I couldn’t help but twist my wrist this morning when I saw this on the news.

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  34. some women deserve to get hit. There isn’t a clear “don’t hit woman” clause unless ALL women agree to conduct themselves as ladies. That means none of this passive aggessive, yelling, cursing, hitting, etc. OUR women like to do……..Ladies do not deserve to get hit…..

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  35. As a women, I know better than to put my hands on a man. I’m 20 and my brother is 18. We got into an argument, mind you I’m bigger than him. I swung on that nigga and he pushed me so hard, I flew all the way in to the room. From that day on I knew hell naw I will never swing on a dude again.

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  36. I bet the other cast members are really getting a kick outta this 🙂 (no pun intended)

    “RIDE OR DIE.. THAS WASSUP!”

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  37. I do not condone DV in anyway. I felt that he should have walked away….but am I the only one who thought that the scratches on his neck looked like they came from behind. Like someone jumped on his back. So maybe it was not Gloria, maybe he was fighting the sister and she jumped on his back to get him off. …I am sure more of the story will come out.

    All I can say is when you are a celebrity you have to use more common sense and better judgement than the average Joe because no one gives a d$%m what goes on in the lives of regular people

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  38. Males will NEVER get a fair shake regarding DV in the United States ESPECIALLY Black Males since it’s just another INSTRUMENT to be used to Imprison MORE BLACK MALES with the WILLING SUPPORT of the VAST MAJORITY Black Females (NOT REAL Black Women…) along with ALL of YT America (Real…)

    If a MALE just allows a Female to BEAT-n-ABUSE him W/O trying to defend himself HE’S labeled as a PUNK, SISSY and WEAK… If a MALE gets hit 20 times by a Female and HE hits her ONE-TIME in Defense then HE’S labeled as a ABUSER, WOMAN-BEATER and LOSER… If a MALE tries to avoid a Female that’s Violently Physically CONFRONTING by RUNNING FOR COVER and/or CALLING THE POLICE the HE’S considered a STRAIGHT-UP COWARD… AND let’s not start on the UNSUSPECTING MALES that appear on “Snapped”

    There is Absolutely NO WIGGLE-ROOM regarding DV for Males/Men !!! :/

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    1. E-LOVE

      EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

      MEN-ESPECIALLY BLACK MEN CAN DIAL 911 AND SCREAM AND HANG UP EQUALLY AS WELL AS WOMEN(BLACK OR WHITE)

      HECK A NICCA GOT MY SISTA ON DV CHARGES-HOW CAUSE HE CALLED THE COPS FIRST AND GOT A ORDER OF PROTECTION

      IT’S NOT OUR FAULT THAT SOME BLACK MEN LACK F/U SKILLS

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  39. Im so over this couple! I cant wait to see this season of Basketball Wives! I saw them taping today (Well I saw two of them with cameras) here in Miami. I bet they are gonna eat this news up and talk about it on the show since Gloria wouldnt do another season with them. At the end of the day I know sistas aren’t mad about him not being with a black woman after this whole ordeal.

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  40. I wouldn’t wish DV on anyway and I hope they get it together.

    That being said, she made it hard for people to feel sorry for her after the way she acted on the show. It’s one thing to respect your relationship and have pride in it…but to talk down on others and act like you’re better than them, that’s here the situation gets ugly. No relationship is EVER that perfect.

    I read an interview she did on another blog and the wedding has been pushed back until next year because according to her “they didn’t want to get married for the wrong reasons or because of pressure from others and they are trying to adapt to their new life in LA.” Something along those lines is what she said and they texted everyone to let them know the wedding was postponed. Also rumor has it that she is going to do Season 2 of Bball Wives.

    I wish them the best…and it’s usually always those with the “better than thou” attitudes that fall the hardest…they should always keep that in mind.

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  41. both had injuries but dummy gets taken to jail. DROP HER LIKE A HOT POTATO BEFORE YOU LOSE YOUR MONEY YOU DUMB*SS!

    and all the rest of them “wives” probably get their ass beat too. they just don’t call 911 and hang up.

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  42. This is the same man that slapped love tapped a coach not even a month ago for taunting in his ear. He said, “The coach’s taunting made him lose his temper but he should have handled the situation differently”.

    Who knows what really went down and I doubt we will ever know the entire truth!!

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  43. Since Basketball Wives it was obvious to me that he was controlling and obviously had her delusional about his true self. I’m not surprised this happened, I feel sorry for her, maybe now she’ll open her eyes and move on.

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  44. Are those scratches on his neck? Who knows what happened but from the looks of his injuries at least one person got their ass kicked. I’m not going to assume it was her just because he’s a man.

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  45. FROM KTLA

    SACRAMENTO — Newly-signed Laker Matt Barnes was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Sacramento on felony domestic violence charges.

    Sacramento sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call around 4:16 p.m. from a residence in the 8100 block of Sunset Avenue.

    They determined Barnes, 30, and a woman he lives with had been involved in a physical confrontation, during which Barnes prevented the woman from talking to 911 operators.

    Both Barnes and the woman, who he’s involved in a dating relationship with, had visible injuries.

    Deputies determined Barnes was the primary aggressor and arrested him.

    He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on the felony charges of domestic violence and maliciously obstructing the use of a telephone line.

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  46. The 911 operator must of told the cops that a WOMAN was the one who called the cops and had the phone hung up. If Matt called they would of known that a man’s voice belonged to the 911 caller. I am not surprised by this. Abusers always have a M.O. On the show I remember him telling her dinner guests not to “influence” Gloria. Also her better than you, everyone is jealous and wants what I have attitude comes straight out of the abusers Guide to Brainwashing your girlfriend/Wife chapter 6 Convincing your girlfriend/wife not to have any friends or close family members because they are all jealous.

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  47. OMG he is so FINE i want him to beat me and fuck me good!! He looks like he beats u good ahd fucks u rough and hard, and then soft and gentle and then HARD and gangsta.

    Oh Matt beat me next time, i would never call the cops

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    1. wtf u on? abuse isn’t cute, its nothing 2 be proud about that you won’t call the police please keep your fuckery to yourself.

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  48. Yeah that’s what’s up. Gloria must have caught that ass cheating and started trippin. I don’t condone violence but that’s what both they asses get. I feel sorry for the kids.

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  49. If he was the only one with injuries, he would not have been arrested. They said he was found to be the primary aggresive one so…. its safe to say, her injuries were worse than his. By looking at his neck, I dont wanna know what she looks like. Note to men, if a woman begins to get violent or starts speaking out of the side of her neck… WALK THE FUCK AWAY. 9 times out of 10, you are much stronger than her so, she cant force you to stay there or force you to fight with her.

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  50. I bet all of the other fake wives on the show are laughing their asses off right now. The only one who is a wife is waiting for the paternity test to come back from her husband’s jump off. Absolutely hillarious these people are.

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  51. It does not matter what happened she will go back to him. What else is she going to do?…leave him…get a job and take care of herself. HA! Yeah right.

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    1. she can leave him and file for child support and have him pay for school (daycare) while she gets a damn job. Women do it every day…. if she goes back to him its because she wants to; not because she has to.

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  52. I thought they had an August wedding date set. That missed walk down the isle is enough to cause domestic violence. Matt where is the ring?

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  53. You need to watch Snapped! Oh and he has visible injuries as well…at least in the mugshot.
    I always find it interesting when people tell men to walk away…men and women should walk away before becoming aggressive…personal responsibility and restraint does not just pertain to men.

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