Scandal Star Columbus Short's Wife Files For Divorce After He Asaulted Her

Columbus Short and Tuere Tanee McCall photo source: ny daily

Scandal Star Columbus Short is faced with a bit of a scandal himself.  His scandal comes immediately after an alleged assault on his wife- causing her to file for divorce immediately, citing irreconciliable differences.

Essence reports,

Scandal Star Columbus Short's wife Tuere Tanee McCall filed for divorce Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences.Tanee asked the court to award her both physical and legal custody of their 2-year-old-daughter Ayala, reports E! News.

Tanee also requested a restraining order from Short, claiming that during an incident on April 7, he approached her, appearing intoxicated, yelling, and grabbed her phone. She says he then proceeded to pour wine on her and "acted as if he was about to hit me with the bottle. Tanee claims Short got a knife from the kitchen, pinned her to a couch and choked her, threatening to kill her and himself.

In a statement issued to Essence today, Short said, "As much as I would like to provide my side of events, my counsel has instructed me that a Court of law is the only and proper venue to deal with such matters."



This is extremely sad, especially  because there is a kid involved.  One would think, that with a career going as well as his, he would be happy.  If you've missed  last nights episode of scandal you can check it out right here.