Domestic Violence: News

02 Dec 2024

Clint Eastwood

Domestic violence case dropped against Clint Eastwood's daughter Francesca

Francesca Eastwood, the 31-year-old daughter of Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood and actor Frances Fisher, will not be prosecuted after her felony domestic violence arrest in Beverly Hills last month.

14 Oct 2024

Social Media

Malayalam actor Bala arrested over ex-wife's defamation, stalking charges

Malayalam actor Bala has been arrested after his ex-wife, singer Amritha Suressh, filed a complaint against him.

29 Aug 2024

Malayalam

When Mukesh's ex-wife claimed he kicked her while pregnant 

As actor and CPI(M) MLA Mukesh faces serious allegations of sexual misconduct, his ex-wife Saritha's old statements have resurfaced.

31 May 2024

Mexico

Actor Nick Pasqual accused of stabbing ex-girlfriend 20+ times, arrested

Nick Pasqual, a 34-year-old actor recognized for his roles on Rebel Moon and How I Met Your Mother, has been arrested on charges of attempted murder.

19 May 2024

Therapy

Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth reveals personal experience with domestic abuse

Broadway actor Kristin Chenoweth, 55, has publicly shared her personal experience with domestic abuse.

09 Apr 2024

Hollywood

Jonathan Majors avoids imprisonment, ordered year-long counseling in assault case

Former Marvel star Jonathan Majors was spared jail time by a court order on Monday, instead being mandated to undergo a year of domestic violence counseling.

06 Apr 2024

Hollywood

Cole Brings Plenty (27) found dead after being reported missing

Cole Brings Plenty—the actor known for his role in the Paramount+ series 1923—was tragically found dead following earlier reports of his disappearance. He was 27.

20 Mar 2024

Marvel

Ahead of assault sentencing, Jonathan Majors's ex-girlfriend files defamation lawsuit 

Jonathan Majors, known for his role in Marvel films, is now facing a defamation lawsuit filed by his ex-partner, Grace Jabbari.

DMK legislator's son, daughter-in-law arrested for abusing domestic help 

Anto Mathivanan and his wife Maarlina, both relatives of a prominent Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) legislator in Tamil Nadu, were arrested on Friday.

23 Jan 2024

Hollywood

Domestic violence trial postponed upon Devin Ratray's hospitalization

Devin Ratray, the Hollywood actor known for his role in Home Alone, was recently hospitalized in critical condition, causing a delay in his domestic violence trial.

10 Jan 2024

Celebrity

'Love & Marriage: Huntsville's Martell Holt nabbed for domestic violence

Martell Holt, star of the hit reality show Love & Marriage: Huntsville, was arrested on Wednesday in Alabama on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.

23 Dec 2023

Noida

Motivational speaker Vivek Bindra booked for assaulting wife hours post-wedding

Popular motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and social media influencer Vivek Bindra has been booked for alleged domestic violence against his wife, Yanika Bindra.

15 Dec 2023

TV News

Viral: 'CID' actor Vaishnavi Dhanraj accuses family of physical violence

Actor Vaishnavi Dhanraj, recognized for her work in TV shows such as Bepannah, CID, and Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal, has come forward with allegations of physical abuse by her family.

10 Nov 2023

Hollywood

Keke Palmer files a restraining order against ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson

Hollywood actor-singer Keke Palmer has filed a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, fitness instructor Darius Jackson and asked for full custody of their son through papers filed in the California Superior Court on Thursday.

Emily Hampshire apologizes over Depp-Heard Halloween costume; netizens aren't convinced

Schitt's Creek actor Emily Hampshire may have thought dressing up as Johnny Depp for Halloween was funny, but the internet strongly disagreed.

31 Jul 2023

Hollywood

Who is Zachery Ty Bryan, actor arrested for domestic violence

Hollywood actor Zachery Ty Bryan, best known for his work on the American sitcom Home Improvement, was arrested in Oregon on Friday for alleged domestic assault, entertainment portal TMZ reported on Sunday.

21 Jun 2023

Hollywood

All about Jonathan Majors's domestic violence case trial

Actor Jonathan Majors, last seen in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Qauntumania and Creed III, has been accused of domestic violence by his former girlfriend.

18 Apr 2023

Hollywood

Jonathan Majors dropped by management firm amid domestic violence case

Hollywood actor Jonathan Majors lost a large chunk of his representatives in the wake of his ongoing domestic violence case in New York.

23 Aug 2022

Pune

Woman forced to bathe publicly to 'conceive son', case filed

In a horrific incident, a woman from Pune, Maharashtra, was compelled by her husband and in-laws to bathe naked in public as part of a "ritual" recommended by a local occultist in order to conceive a son.

22 Jul 2022

Delhi Police

Trouble over tea: Delhi man attacks family, daughter dies

A jarring incident in Delhi led to the death of an 18-year-old girl after she was allegedly attacked by her father during a domestic fight.

05 Jul 2022

Instagram

Judith Chemla details domestic violence experience, shares pictures of injuries

French actor Judith Chemla opened up about suffering at the hands of her daughter's father on Sunday.

02 Jul 2022

Women Safety

Actor Surbhi Tiwari alleges domestic violence; to divorce husband soon

A major trouble is brewing in Hindi TV actor Surbhi Tiwari's paradise.

27 Nov 2021

NFHS

Are husbands justified in beating their wives? What Indians think

The fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) reveals there is a long way to go as far as attitudes toward domestic violence are concerned.

20 Sep 2021

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Woman brutally thrashed by husband in Bulandshahr, dies

A woman died after being brutally assaulted by her husband for at least two straight days in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.

28 Aug 2021

Madhya Pradesh

'Don't arrest him,' woman tells cops after husband stitches genitals

A man in Madhya Pradesh stitched up his wife's private parts as he suspected she was cheating on him.

04 Aug 2021

Bollywood

Honey Singh's wife accuses him of domestic violence, emotional abuse

Hirdesh Singh—known by his stage name Yo Yo Honey Singh—has been accused of physical, mental, and emotional abuse by his wife.

31 Jul 2021

Sexual Assault

Pakistan's women lawmakers demand public hanging of all rapists

Women lawmakers of Pakistan have unanimously demanded the public hanging of all rapists to curb rising cases of harassment and abuse of women and children in the country.

27 Jun 2021

Karan Mehra

Domestic violence: Mumbai Police registers case against actor Karan Mehra

In the latest development to the alleged domestic abuse case against actor Karan Mehra, the Mumbai Police have registered a case against him.

26 Jun 2021

Himachal Pradesh

Dharamshala BJP MLA accused of mental, physical torture by wife

Dharamshala BJP MLA Vishal Nehriya has been accused by his HPAS officer wife of physical and mental torture.

28 Sep 2020

Madhya Pradesh

MP: DG rank officer brutally beats wife; captured on video

A disturbing video of Madhya Pradesh's Additional Director General (ADG) of Police, Purushottam Sharma, where the officer is seen brutally assaulting his wife, has been doing the rounds on social media since Monday morning.

06 Sep 2020

Odisha

Odisha: BJD MP's wife accuses him of torture; moves court

Actor-turned-politician and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Anubhav Mohanty has been accused of domestic violence and torture by his wife, Odia film actor Varsha Priyadarshini.

01 Aug 2020

X

Google Cloud employee fired over domestic violence allegations

Alphabet Inc. has reportedly fired a Google Cloud employee after allegations of domestic violence surfaced against him.

Smriti Irani claims domestic violence didn't increase during lockdown

Locked down India became disastrous for some women, who had to share the same roof with their abusers round the clock. Several reports suggested that domestic violence saw a spike after March when restrictions were enforced to contain coronavirus' spread.

24 May 2020

Mumbai

Mumbai: Man booked for thrashing wife over cooking 'tasteless' khichdi

In a shocking incident, a 39-year-old man allegedly assaulted his wife over her cooking in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

24 Apr 2020

Bollywood

Sona accuses Kartik of planting negative stories about her

Singer Sona Mohapatra has accused Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan of having his publicists to push negative stories about her in the media.

27 Sep 2019

Narendra Modi

He urinated on me: BJP minister's wife alleges domestic violence

A minister of Yogi Adityanath's government has been accused of domestic violence by his wife, who claimed she apprised the Chief Minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi about it too.

Arrest warrant issued against Mohammed Shami: Details here

Indian pacer Mohammed Shami is once again at the center of controversy after an arrest warrant was issued against him.

12 Aug 2019

Shweta Tiwari

Shweta Tiwari faces domestic violence again, files complaint against husband

Shweta Tiwari, popularly known as Prerna from Kasautii Zindagii Kay, has filed a police complaint against her second husband Abhinav Kohli.

10 Aug 2019

Delhi Police

Delhi: Former BJP MLA booked for allegedly raping daughter-in-law

A former MLA of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was booked for allegedly raping his daughter-in-law on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1, this year, Delhi police said on Saturday.

11 Jun 2019

Tamil Nadu

Woman pushed out of moving SUV, allegedly by her in-laws

In a shocking incident, a woman from Tamil Nadu was thrown out of a moving car, allegedly by her in-laws. The incident, which was captured on CCTV footage, took place in Coimbatore last month.

Even brother-in-law can be asked to pay alimony: SC

Under the domestic violence law, the brother-in-law of the aggrieved complainant can be ordered to pay alimony, the Supreme Court underlined.

30 Apr 2019

Gurugram

Woman dies after husband drags her from second-floor to ground-floor

A woman died after her husband dragged her from their second-floor residence to the ground-floor following a heated argument, a police official said yesterday.

TV actress Somya Seth hints at husband's criminal background

Last week Navya actress Somya Seth shocked everybody by revealing that her marriage to Arun Kapoor was abusive.

Abused woman can file case from place of shelter: SC

The Supreme Court today held that a woman driven out of her matrimonial home can file a criminal case against her estranged spouse and in-laws at a place where she has taken shelter.

06 Apr 2019

Instagram

Did 'Navya' actress Somya Seth hint at facing domestic violence?

It's been eight years since actress Somya Seth became an overnight star with Star Plus' Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal.

07 Mar 2019

Entertainment

'Baghban' actress Arzoo Govitrikar files domestic abuse case against husband

Actress Arzoo Govitrikar, who is known for her role in Baghban, has filed domestic violence case against her husband Siddharth Sabharwal.

03 Feb 2019

X

Modi-bhakts married each other; woman now accuses husband of torture

A few days back, a tweet from a youngster in Gujarat went viral which had a picture of him with a girl, both wearing 'NaMo Again' T-shirts.

17 Dec 2018

Gujarat

Gujarat: Man beat ex-wife over WhatsApp display picture

People who are short-tempered are often known to be aggressive and can easily get enraged over petty issues.

11 Dec 2018

India

Woman wakes up from coma, accuses husband, in-laws of murder

Domestic violence is a concerning issue in India and cases of violence against women keep emerging almost regularly.

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