Tyreek Hill changes account of pushing wife during divorce trial

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 10 Oct, 20:24 · Archive

NFL player Tyreek Hill changed his testimony about whether he pushed his wife during their Miami divorce trial.

Tyreek Hill, 32, testified over two days in his divorce and battery civil case in Miami. On Thursday, Hill admitted to pushing Vaccaro against a wall of their Sunny Isle condominium, which created a hole in the structure. He also admitted to threatening her, saying he knew people who could hurt her, and to cursing out both Vaccaro and her mother on a recorded rant.

On Friday, under cross-examination, Hill changed his testimony about the wall damage. He claimed a door caused the hole as he was trying to evade Vaccaro, not that he pushed her. His attorneys ensured he explicitly denied allegations that he hurt his wife's breasts, which Vaccaro had claimed on the stand earlier.

Hill denied multiple other abuse allegations, including that he punched Vaccaro's stomach while she was pregnant, twisted her breasts, pulled out her hair, or shoved a lit blunt into her face. He admitted only to verbal abuse. Hill attributed marital tensions to disputes over a post-nuptial agreement and claimed Vaccaro took between sixty and one hundred thousand dollars monthly from a family account.

How it is being reported

• Tyreek Hill slammed after using wild football analogy during bitter court battle with estranged wifeTyreek Hill has testified in a civil court trial in Miami after allegations of assault and battery made by his estranged wife, Keeta Vaccaro.Daily Mail Sport · 10 Oct, 20:10
• Tyreek Hill changes divorce battery trial testimony, claiming he didn't push wife but was verbally abusiveTyreek Hill admitted to verbally abusing wife Lakeeta Vaccaro during intense cross-examination in their Miami-Dade County divorce battery trial.Fox News · 9 Oct, 23:15
• Tyreek Hill denies most abuse claims but admits to shoving wife into wall in explosive testimonyTyreek Hill admitted to pushing Lakeeta Vaccaro Hill into a wall and threatening her but denied multiple other battery allegations on the witness stand.Fox News · 9 Oct, 00:35

In this story: Tyreek Hill · Lakeeta Vaccaro Hill · Miami · Sunny Isle · Broward County

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