Johnny_Blaze_47
01-09-2007, 01:02 AM
Nets' Kidd accuses wife of abusing their children
MCT
Published on: 01/08/07
Hackensack, N.J. _ Jason Kidd, who for years has blown kisses to his wife before each free throw, filed a domestic-violence complaint Monday accusing her of mistreating their children.
"It has been painful for Jason Kidd to watch the effect of his wife's behavior on their children," said Madeline Marzano-Lesnevich, a Hackensack lawyer representing the New Jersey Nets point guard.
Lesnevich would not comment further or discuss the details of the complaint, filed Monday in the domestic violence division of state Superior Court in Hackensack.
Police in Saddle River — where Kidd lives with his wife, Joumana, and their three children in the Burning Hollow section — said they haven't received any recent complaints or written any reports on any domestic-related matters from the home.
This is the second time Kidd, 33, and his wife have become entangled in a domestic violence dispute.
While playing in Phoenix for the NBA's Suns, the 6-foot-4 Kidd was arrested in January 2001 after his wife called police and reported that he had hit her during an argument over their son, Trey Jason (T.J.), who was 2 years old at the time.
Kidd later pleaded guilty to spousal abuse and was fined $200. He was also ordered to take anger management counseling. His record later was expunged.
He returned to the court after missing several games and apologized to fans, who booed him every time he touched the ball and chanted "wife-beater" at him as his team lost to the Celtics in Boston.
After Kidd joined the Nets and moved with his family to Saddle River, the Kidds told reporters that Jason was a transformed man and their relationship was thriving.
Jason and Joumana Kidd have been married for 10 years and have three children — T.J. and twins Miah and Jazelle.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/stories/2007/01/08/0109kiddwife.html
MCT
Published on: 01/08/07
Hackensack, N.J. _ Jason Kidd, who for years has blown kisses to his wife before each free throw, filed a domestic-violence complaint Monday accusing her of mistreating their children.
"It has been painful for Jason Kidd to watch the effect of his wife's behavior on their children," said Madeline Marzano-Lesnevich, a Hackensack lawyer representing the New Jersey Nets point guard.
Lesnevich would not comment further or discuss the details of the complaint, filed Monday in the domestic violence division of state Superior Court in Hackensack.
Police in Saddle River — where Kidd lives with his wife, Joumana, and their three children in the Burning Hollow section — said they haven't received any recent complaints or written any reports on any domestic-related matters from the home.
This is the second time Kidd, 33, and his wife have become entangled in a domestic violence dispute.
While playing in Phoenix for the NBA's Suns, the 6-foot-4 Kidd was arrested in January 2001 after his wife called police and reported that he had hit her during an argument over their son, Trey Jason (T.J.), who was 2 years old at the time.
Kidd later pleaded guilty to spousal abuse and was fined $200. He was also ordered to take anger management counseling. His record later was expunged.
He returned to the court after missing several games and apologized to fans, who booed him every time he touched the ball and chanted "wife-beater" at him as his team lost to the Celtics in Boston.
After Kidd joined the Nets and moved with his family to Saddle River, the Kidds told reporters that Jason was a transformed man and their relationship was thriving.
Jason and Joumana Kidd have been married for 10 years and have three children — T.J. and twins Miah and Jazelle.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/stories/2007/01/08/0109kiddwife.html