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FEBRUARY 16, 2007--In a blistering legal counterattack on her estranged
husband, the wife of NBA star Jason Kidd has filed a lawsuit accusing the
athlete of "years of physical abuse" and serial adultery.
Joumana Kidd, who last month was branded an erratic spousal abuser by the
New Jersey Nets guard, made her allegations in a counterclaim filed late
yesterday in New Jersey Superior Court (a copy of the document can be found
here). According to Joumana, 34, Kidd has engaged in extramarital affairs
with "several different television reporters," as well as strippers in
Arizona, Sacramento, Miami, Dallas and Indiana, a Nets season ticket holder,
a Nets employee, and a cheerleader in New Orleans.
Joumana also contends that she recently discovered a prepaid cell phone of
his containing text messages and naked photos sent by various women. Joumana
portrays Kidd, 33, as a sadistic binge drinker and excessive gambler who
began beating her even before the pair's 1997 marriage. She claims that Kidd
assaulted her while she was pregnant with the couple's first child and has
struck her with everything from a large rock to a cookie.
Once, after Kidd kicked her in the stomach causing blood to appear in her
urine, Joumana alleges that he told her, "I don't give a f--k." She also
claims that Kidd resorted to purchasing her expensive jewelry (a $585,000
pink diamond ring and a $550,000 diamond pendant) as a way to apologize for
his marital infidelity.
Joumana's counterclaim was filed in response to Kidd's January 9 divorce
petition, which accused her of domestic violence and portrayed her as "
increasingly controlling and manipulative."
In January 2001, Kidd was arrested in Arizona for punching Joumana in the
mouth during an argument. He later took an assault plea and was ordered to
attend anger management classes. The couple has three children, whose names
have been redacted from Joumana's filing by court personnel.
Kidd, who was named this year to his eighth NBA All-Star team, will miss
Sunday's game in Las Vegas due to a strained lower back. He is in the fourth
year of a six-year, $99 million deal with the Nets. (27 pages) |
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