Actor Columbus Short has been charged with one misdemeanor count of domestic violence and another for child endangerment, according to TMZ.
Following an argument with his wife Aida Abramyan that allegedly became physical earlier this month, the Scandal star was accused of trying to grab his spouse’s phone, which resulted in him scratching her hand.
Short, 39, reportedly did not have any marks or bruises from the incident, which is said to have occurred in front of a child.
Yikes: Actor Columbus Short has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of domestic violence and one for child endangerment, according to TMZ
On February 6, he spoke about his arrest in a tweet, which read: ‘Marriages are challenging but getting through it is the blessing! I AM not a abusive man nor am I on drugs but drinking alcohol makes my words unholy sometimes. My wife and I are working on our marriage.’
He also linked to a since-deleted Instagram video, in which he attempted to clear his name.
‘I know there’s some stuff out here in the media again, arrested for felony domestic violence, but let me tell you what really happened,’ he began.
Speaking out: On February 6, he spoke about his arrest in a tweet, which read: ‘Marriages are challenging but getting through it is the blessing! I AM not a abusive man nor am I on drugs but drinking alcohol makes my words unholy sometimes. My wife and I are working on our marriage’
Telling his side: He also linked to a since-deleted Instagram video, in which he attempted to clear his name and explain what ‘really happened’
Columbus continued: ‘I asked my wife to leave the home due to my frustration and I grabbed her phone, which I shouldn’t have [done] and I scratched her hand.’
‘Post-OJ, the police came here, detectives were here, it was a whole just ridiculous thing,’ he whined.
Ultimately, he claimed the authorities ‘had to make a decision’ on whether to arrest him or Abramyan.
Troubling: Short reportedly did not have any marks or bruises from the incident, which is said to have occurred in front of a child
‘Based on that scratch, I went to jail,’ the actor said in the video, re-shared by The Shade Room. ‘I’m sorry for anybody that I let down. I’m grinding, I’m working hard, but, my apologies.’
It is unclear if the minor that witnessed the fight was their son or one of his kids from past marriages to first wife Brandi Short and second wife, Tanee McCall.
In 2018, Short was sentenced to serve a year in jail on domestic assault charges after beating Abramyan, who he married in 2016.
He only ended up serving 34 days of his 365 jail sentence.
Scary: It is unclear if the minor that witnessed the fight was one of their sons or kids from past marriages to first wife Brandi Short and second wife, Tanee McCall
At the time, he was already on probation for knocking a man out in a bar fight.
Four years prior to that conviction, Short was charged with domestic violence by his then-wife Tanee McCall, after putting a knife to her throat.
The charges were later dismissed, but Tanee filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences and she claimed sole custody of their daughter Ayala.
Due to his troubled past, Short was forced to leave the ABC’s political thriller Scandal in 2014.
Struggles: Prior to his 2018 jail sentence, the Stomp the Yard actor served a week in jail in 2016, after failing a drug test and violating his previous probation; seen three years ago
The announcement of his exit from the series followed his spousal battery charge along with accusing him of felony battery that seriously injured a man during an altercation at a West Hollywood restaurant.
Short has also publicly suffered from substance abuse, which is an other reason the star was forced to leave the hit show.
Prior to his 2018 jail sentence, the Stomp the Yard actor served a week in jail in 2016, after failing a drug test and violating his previous probation.
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