Former NFL player Marcellus Wiley will not face domestic battery charges after an altercation with his estranged wife, Annemarie Wiley.
According to court documents obtained by Us, Florida prosecutors chose not to file charges after testimonial evidence received was “not corroborated by any physical or other evidence and is therefore insufficient to obtain conviction.”
“This action is taken to clear the records and to release subject’s bond if any has been posted responsive to the above charge or charges,” the filing, which was dated Monday, August 10, read.
Marcellus, 51, was arrested on a domestic battery charge in July after an altercation took place between him and Annemarie, 42, during a Florida vacation. Two days later, Annemarie filed for divorce from Marcellus. She cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split, according to court documents obtained by Us. (The pair, who wed in 2014, share three children together.)
Annemarie also requested a domestic violence restraining order against Marcellus, accusing him in docs obtained by Us of “continuing and escalating pattern of physical violence, sexual abuse, verbal and emotional abuse, financial control and intimidation, much of which our children have witnessed.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum was granted a temporary restraining order against Marcellus by a judge, with the former NFL player being ordered to stay away from Annemarie and their kids until a later hearing.
Later that month, Marcellus spoke out on Annemarie’s claims that he had been abusive during their marriage.
“We did not have a perfect marriage. We experienced disagreements, frustrations and periods of marital strain,” Marcellus stated in court documents obtained by Us at the time. “However, I have never physically abused, sexually assaulted or intentionally harmed my wife at any point during our relationship, either before we were married or during the more than 12 years that we have been husband and wife.”
Marcellus also denied Annemarie’s allegation that he had raped her on more than one occasion, writing that the claim is “completely false.”
“I have never forced, coerced or sexually assaulted my wife,” Marcellus wrote via court docs. “Those allegations are profoundly painful to read because they bear no resemblance to the relationship I believed we shared. Until these proceedings were filed, Annemarie and I remained husband and wife living together in the same home with our three children. We had not separated.”
He continued, “The first time I learned that she was claiming I had abused her throughout our relationship was after these dissolution proceedings were initiated. That was shocking and devastating to me.”
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.
