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Domestic Violence

  1. power
    What I Learned Inside a Batterer Intervention ProgramJonathan Majors is the latest high-profile man to be sentenced to group therapy for domestic violence. But do these programs actually work?
    By Melissa Jeltsen
  2. celebrity
    Jonathan Majors Sentenced to a Year of CounselingThe actor avoided jail time for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
    By Angelina Chapin
  3. celebrity
    Celebrity Sightings In Los Angeles - March 24, 2022
    Christine Quinn Accuses Her Husband of Repeated Domestic AbuseA judge granted the ex Selling Sunset star a temporary restraining order against her husband, who was arrested in March on domestic-violence charges.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  4. power
    2023 Vanity Fair Oscar After Party Arrivals
    Jonathan Majors’s Ex-Girlfriend Sues the Actor for DefamationGrace Jabbari alleges a pattern of physical abuse and a campaign to discredit her.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  5. power
    Jonathan Majors Faces Abuse Allegations From Two More WomenThe actor denied physically abusing a former girlfriend who gave a statement to prosecutors and spoke to the New York Times.
    By Angelina Chapin
  6. power
    New York’s Most Ruthless Defense LawyerPriya Chaudhry’s grilling of Jonathan Majors’s accuser shocked some watching his assault trial. She doesn’t care.
    By Angelina Chapin
  7. power
    What Jonathan Majors Really MeansHe keeps comparing his romantic partners to Coretta Scott King.
    By Camonghne Felix
  8. power
    Jonathan Majors Tells GMA He ‘Never Hit a Woman’The actor, who was convicted of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, broke his silence in a new interview.
    By Angelina Chapin
  9. power
    Nobody Won the Jonathan Majors TrialThe actor’s ex-girlfriend said he wanted to change for the better. This case ensured we won’t see that transformation.
    By Angelina Chapin
  10. power
    Jonathan Majors Convicted on Two Domestic-Violence ChargesIn a mixed verdict, jurors found the actor guilty of misdemeanor assault and harassment but acquitted him of two other charges.
    By Angelina Chapin
  11. power
    Jonathan Majors Warned His Accuser Against Going to the HospitalTexts revealed in the actor’s domestic-violence trial show he discouraged his ex from seeking medical treatment in an earlier incident.
    By Angelina Chapin
  12. power
    SCOTUS Will Decide Whether Domestic Abusers Can Own GunsWomen in the U.S. are five times more likely to be killed by intimate partners who have access to firearms.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  13. why?
    Johnny Depp Got a Seven-Minute Standing Ovation at CannesHis film Jeanne du Barry opened this year’s festival.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  14. life after roe
    Texas Man Fatally Shoots His Ex After She Got an AbortionThe 26-year-old woman had earlier reported her ex to police over a pattern of alleged domestic violence.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  15. power
    A Domestic-Violence Helpline for AbusersIf a perpetrator reaches out, it shows they want to do better. But what happens after they hang up?
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  16. survivors
    Survivors on the Indignity of the Depp-Heard Verdict“The law is not our friend.”
    By Lux Alptraum
  17. action item
    Where to Donate to Support Domestic-Violence SurvivorsThe aftermath of the Depp v. Heard trial is as good a time as any to volunteer time or resources.
    By Danielle Cohen
  18. depp v. heard
    The Verdict Proved Her PointIf Amber Heard didn’t feel “the full force of our culture’s wrath” before, she sure suffers it now.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  19. lawsuits
    Johnny Depp and Amber Heard React to the Defamation Verdict“The jury gave me my life back,” Depp wrote on Instagram.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  20. power
    Amber Heard Says She Gets ‘Thousands’ of Death Threats a Day“I am harassed, humiliated, threatened every single day, even just walking into this courtroom,” she testified as Heard v. Depp wraps up.
    By Danielle Cohen
  21. power
    Fans Are Spending Thousands to See the Depp v. Heard TrialSome traveled cross-country, camping outside the Virginia courthouse for the chance to be among the trial spectators.
    By Mia Mercado
  22. power
    Which Women Do We Choose to Believe?Amber Heard claims an extremely famous man abused her for years. Why do so many people hate her for it?
    By Claire Lampen
  23. not cool
    Johnny Depp Stans Are Now Attacking a Court PsychologistHell hath no fury like the fandom of a man accused of domestic violence.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  24. crime
    Domestic Violence Survivors Don’t Just ‘Snap’Mindy Dodd was convicted of murdering her abuser. Then came the TV cameras.
    By Melissa Jeltsen
  25. power
    Maybe Cops Shouldn’t Handle Domestic Violence CallsGabby Petito needed help. Instead, police dismissed her.
    By Melissa Jeltsen
  26. restorative justice
    Can ‘Bad Men’ Ever Change?Would face-to-face meetings between a victim and an abuser — a form of restorative justice — help a society overwhelmed with toxic behavior?
    By Amelia Schonbek
  27. crime
    No End in Sight for Puerto Rico’s Gender Violence EpidemicMonths after the governor declared a state of emergency, nothing has changed.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  28. politics
    172 Republicans Voted to Oppose the Violence Against Women ActTheir priorities could not be any clearer.
    By Bridget Read
  29. power
    Rose McGowan Is ‘Disgusted’ by the Marilyn Manson AllegationsMcGowan, who was engaged to Manson for two years, says she “stands with” Evan Rachel Wood and the other women who have come forward.
    By Amanda Arnold
  30. power
    Do ‘Coercive Control’ Laws Really Help Abuse Victims?Legislation that expands the definition of domestic abuse is becoming more widespread, but advocates say this could do more harm than good.
    By Marie Solis
  31. domestic violence
    An NFL Player Allegedly Strangled His Girlfriend Until She Lost ConsciousnessSeahawks lineman Chad Wheeler has been charged with first-degree domestic violence assault, which is a felony.
    By Amanda Arnold
  32. domestic violence
    ‘Oh My God, What If He Finds Me?’Living through the pandemic in domestic violence shelters.
    As told to Irin Carmon
  33. #womensupportingwomen
    Another Empowering Day for IvankaThe president’s daughter joins the #WomenSupportingWomen challenge.
    By Katie Heaney
  34. power
    “He Was the Last Person I Wanted to be Stuck With”Social-distancing is meant to protect the public, but it also supports one of the most obvious tactics for abusers — to isolate partners from support.
    As told to Anna Silman
  35. coronavirus
    France Moves Domestic Abuse Victims Into Hotels Amid Coronavirus LockdownThe government says it will subsidize 20,000 nights of hotel accommodations.
    By Claire Lampen
  36. culture
    Dancing on My OwnWhen teens bring trauma to TikTok.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  37. art and soul
    This Symbolic Ritual Visualizes the Pain of Domestic Violence“Divine Breath” acknowledges survivors’ trauma, preserving it through art.
    By Savannah Smith
  38. celebrity
    Stacey Dash Was Arrested for Domestic ViolenceThe Clueless actress was taken into custody for 24 hours.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  39. true crime
    A Woman’s Boyfriend Shot Her in the Head, and She Didn’t Realize It for a MonthNicole Gordon thought she’d been in a car crash. A month later, after going to the doctor, she learned the truth.
    By Claire Lampen
  40. misogyny
    Dayton Shooter Took a ‘Rape List’ to School and Made Threats to Women“This isn’t a mystery to me,” said one woman who previously reported him. “I’m furious.”
    By Bridget Read
  41. self
    ‘Did the Physical Violence Ever Lead to Sex?’What Big Little Lies gets right about the complicated dynamics in abusive relationships.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  42. politics
    There’s a Reason Men Accused of Abuse Keep Working for TrumpPatrick Shanahan would have fit right in at the White House.
    By Sarah Jones
  43. crime
    Hayden Panettiere’s Boyfriend Now Has a Restraining Order Against HimA judge issued a protective order in the wake of an alleged domestic assault.
    By Amanda Arnold
  44. domestic violence
    Pets of Domestic-Violence Victims Will Now Be Protected Under LawOne-third of victims say they had delayed leaving abusive situations because they were worried about their pets’ safety.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  45. amber heard
    Amber Heard on Death Threats: ‘I Had to Change My Phone Number Weekly’In an op-ed for the Washington Post, the actor describes the death threats she received after speaking about domestic abuse.
    By Ella Cerón
  46. the cut on tuesdays
    How It Feels to Survive Being ShotThis week’s episode of The Cut on Tuesdays podcast.
    By the Cut
  47. ethics
    What Really Caused ‘America’s Best Burger Place’ to Shut Down?What the viral Thrillist article about Bar Stanich left out.
    By Amanda Arnold
  48. shootings
    Gunman Killed His Ex-Fiancée and Two Others in Chicago Hospital ShootingHere’s what we know so far.
    By Amanda Arnold
  49. crime
    What We Know About Michael Avenatti’s Arrest for Domestic ViolenceMareli Miniutti was granted a restraining order against the lawyer.
    By Amanda Arnold and Opheli Garcia Lawler
  50. domestic violence
    Ex-Judge Accused of Killing Wife 4 Years After Brutally Assaulting HerLance Mason served nine months for domestic violence. After his release from prison, he was hired by the mayor of Cleveland’s office.
    By Amanda Arnold
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