Josie Harris Speaks Out on Domestic Abuse Incident with Floyd Mayweather

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    c5d1698e03ca1ae98231cedfa8921320Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s allegations of domestic abuse continue to rise in many different avenues of media. Throughout this ongoing talk, Mayweather has continued to claim these allegations are just that, allegations, and nothing has been proven. Mayweather has only been convicted of a couple of battery charges and misdemeanors. These crimes are considered petty in America, where no real physical violence is needed for a conviction. Despite this, Josie Harris, the mother of three of his four children, continues to share her side of the story that involves hardships, and violence in her relationship with Mayweather.

    In an exclusive interview she did with Martin Rogers in USA Today Sports, Harris stated, “I was a battered woman. I felt embarrassed about saying I was a battered woman. Now I know I was in a very dysfunctional, hostile relationship and a victim of domestic violence.”

    Harris told accounts of being punched, kicked, and abused by Mayweather during their relationship. Despite her horrific tales, she told USA Today Sports, “I hope his lessons aren’t too harsh as he does have a good heart.”

    Harris also decided to announce she would be publishing a book in 2015 to describe further details of her relationship with Mayweather.

    Harris filed a lawsuit against Mayweather a couple of years ago, which forced him to plead to misdemeanor. He reportedly gave up millions in lawyer fees, and served a 90-day sentence in jail, but was released early for good behavior. In the documentary 30 Days in May, Mayweather expressed that he was wrongfully convicted. He stated, “I can’t believe this you got people that stab people in New York City, we are talking about a misdemeanor here. We are talking about no marks, no bruises, show me some pictures first.”

    Mayweather also went on to say, “I say God you know what. It may be something else that I’ve done in my life. And I’m getting punished for something else right now. So I have to take this for what it is.”

    After Mayweather’s release from jail, his mentality on the case remained the same. He stated, “They thought I was going to come out and say yes sir, yes mam I was wrong, no f*** that, yall were wrong. F*** that, flat out. As I said before I don’t care about no backlash, you don’t treat me like that, right is right, and wrong is wrong.”

    Ironically in the documentary, Mayweather’s ex fiancé, Shantel Jackson, who recently filed a lawsuit against Mayweather for physical and mental abuse, agreed he was innocent regarding this case. She stated, “This judicial system is really messed up. How can someone who really didn’t do anything have to suffer a consequence of this magnitude? When does the system really know when to believe someone? It really does anger me because how can a lie get so far. Do they really not  like Floyd that much, or see he’s flashy, and that he is a black male and he’s successful, and lets teach him a lesson, lets take him down a notch. So I think, is that really what it is?”

    Whether people will be exposed to the entirety of the truth regarding Mayweather’s lawsuits, is highly unlikely. There are always two sides to a story in these types of matters, and people will be entitled to their own opinion. As of now Mayweather has been taking heavy criticism for his personal life, and maybe rightfully so. Perhaps through time, a clear picture of what really occurred regarding these lawsuits might reveal themselves sometime in the future. There are plenty of allegations and reports, but the truth of the matter is, the people who were involved in these domestic disputes are the only ones who know what truly happened, and to the degree they occurred.