Saturday 1 October 2022 04:39 PM Scandal star Columbus Short is off the hook after prosecutors drop domestic ... trends now
The Scandal actor Columbus Short is apparently in the clear after misdemeanor charges against him were dropped
After prosecutors reviewed domestic violence and child endangerment charges filed against Short in February, they opted not to charge the 40-year-old, the Los Angeles City Attorney's office told TMZ.
'They dismissed the case from what I was told because the prosecutor felt there was no wrongdoing,' Short said when reached by the outlet.
Out of trouble: LA prosecutors dropped domestic violence and child endangerment misdemeanor charges against Scandal actor Columbus Short, 40, the LA City Attorney's office told TMZ; seen in 2019
'I knew when I was charged it was stupid but based on past allegations. They jump to the worst conclusion, as does the media,' he said.
Short reportedly praised prosecutors as 'fair' and 'rational,' and he claimed that he had never 'abused a woman.'
The actor has a history with domestic abuse, and in 2018 he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail time for striking his current wife Aida Abramyan-Short, whom he married in 2016.
In 2014, he was arrested twice for alleged domestic violence incidents against his former wife Tanee McCall.
Approves: Short reportedly praised prosecutors as 'fair' and 'rational,' and he claimed that he had never 'abused a woman'; seen in November 2020 in Atlanta
That year he was also arrested for allegedly getting into a bar fight.
The recently dropped charges reportedly followed an argument with his wife Aida that allegedly became physical earlier in February
The Scandal star was accused of trying to grab his spouse's phone, which resulted in him scratching her hand.
Short reportedly did not have any marks or bruises from the incident, which is said to have occurred in front of a child.
Yikes: Short was previously charged with misdemeanor counts of domestic violence and one for child endangerment in February, according to TMZ
On February 6, he spoke about his arrest in a tweet, which read: 'Marriages are challenging but getting through it is the blessing! I AM not a abusive man nor am I on drugs but drinking alcohol makes my words unholy sometimes. My wife and I are working on our
