Ukraine Needs a Lot of Things, but Sean Penn’s Drama Isn’t One of Them : entertainment

From the Day by day Beast , June 26, 2017:

In courtroom paperwork filed Thursday, Madonna spoke publicly concerning the historical past of abuse allegations in opposition to Penn for the primary time, claiming that whereas her relationship with the famously hotheaded actor was certainly turbulent, he by no means went so far as hitting her.

“I’m conscious of the allegations which have surfaced over time accusing Sean of incidents of bodily assault and abuse in opposition to me,” Madonna testified within the amended grievance. “Particularly, I’m conscious of the allegations regarding an alleged incident that occurred in June, 1987, whereby (in response to tabloid stories), Sean allegedly struck me with “a baseball bat.” I do know the allegations in these and different stories to be fully outrageous, malicious, reckless, and false.” She continued: “I’m additionally conscious of allegations regarding an incident that occurred in December, 1989, which purportedly resulted in Sean’s arrest for home assault and battery in opposition to me. I do know these allegations to be false. Whereas we actually had a couple of heated argument throughout our marriage, Sean has by no means struck me, ‘tied me up,’ or bodily assaulted me, and any report on the contrary is totally outrageous, malicious, reckless, and false.”