former The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Star Anne-Marie Wiley has filed for divorce from her husband, former NFL player W.B SportsNation Co-host Marcellus Wiley alleged on Monday that she suffered years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse at his hands.
Anne-Marie who appeared in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills For one season, she said in her legal filing that Marcellus had threatened to kill her in the past. On Saturday, July 4, while the couple and their children were in Orlando for their son’s basketball tournament, she called local police to report an alleged battery incident in their hotel room.
The 42-year-old asked to have Marcellus removed from his room at the Orlando World Center Marriott hotel. In her domestic violence restraining order against him, Anne Marie alleged that her husband of 51 years “subjected me to a continuing and escalating pattern of physical violence, sexual assault, verbal and emotional abuse, financial control, and intimidation.”
According to the police statement I obtained Hollywood ReporterMarcellus told officers at the scene of his arrest that he and Anne-Marie “never experienced any physical violence between them.” [and] It is believed that his wife called the representatives to file a report because of her intention to divorce him. He told officers that he was “taking care of the children” and had not committed any violent acts.
An Orange County sheriff’s deputy who responded to the report said evidence indicated he placed his hands on Ann Marie against her will. Marcellus was arrested on a domestic violence charge, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed THR Via email. He was released on July 5 on $1,000 bail and, according to his wife’s file, attended their 10-year-old son Marcellus Jr.’s basketball game that night. The hearing is scheduled for August 4.
Anne-Marie stated in her divorce filing that Marcellus raped her four times, once in 2012 and three other times that occurred in January of this year. She also alleges that in 2014, the year they married, he “punched me in the face, resulting in a black eye and a split lip.”
Anne Marie also alleges in the lawsuit that Marcellus “exercised financial control over me… forcing me to empty our children’s savings accounts.”
She said: “Marcellus subjects me to constant criticism, harsh and sarcastic statements, and intimidation.” “His verbal and emotional abuse is constant, and the physical abuse happens about once a month, sometimes more often. I am afraid of Marcellus, and I fear for my safety and the safety of our children.”
Several women have come forward over the past three years to accuse the former defensive end — who spent 10 seasons in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars before moving to sports broadcasting — of sexual assault. Three charges that surfaced in 2023 stem from his time as a star player at Columbia University; In April, four more accusers, including a former ESPN production assistant, came forward to accuse him of sexual assault.
In 2023, Wiley reportedly called initial allegations from his time in Colombia “BS” on his YouTube show; In a 2024 lawsuit, the attorney representing him at the time said Wiley “denies the allegations that he sexually assaulted or raped any students at Columbia University.” In May, he responded to the new allegations publicly on his YouTube show, stating that a raft of text messages that led to meetings after the alleged assaults “directly contradicts the narrative they are trying to present publicly.”
THR She reached out to a representative for Marcellus Wiley but did not receive a response Tuesday. This story will be updated to add any comments received.
