Is Bill Murray’s Estranged Wife A Boozer And Child-Abuser?
Not that I am *happy* to report this, but it does put things into perspective. It seems actor Bill Murray, whom we reported a couple weeks back, was in the midst of a divorce from second wife Jennifer, isn’t the only issue in the breakup of his 10-year marriage.
Jennifer Butler-Murray filed for divorce from the very anti-Hollywood Murray citing physical and substance abuse issues, as well as infidelity, as her reason for divorcing the 57-year old actor. Butler, who just turned 42, worked as a costume-designer in Hollywood when she met Murray and the couple were married in 1997.
According to our earlier report, Butler claimed Murray abused her on several occasions, but specifically cited an incident last November when he hit her in the face and told her she was “lucky he didn’t kill her.” Pretty damning stuff for a guy known for playing generally sweet, but odd-ball characters. As I stated in the original post, Bill Murray is one of my favorite actors of all time and I was really disturbed to hear this stark account of his private behavior.
Well, as with all things out-of-the-blue, there are two sides to EVERY story. According to the New York Post, Jennifer Butler-Murray is NO saint herself. Here are the details from that story:
Bill Murray’s wife claims that he is the violent and booze-addicted one in the family - but police documents show that she has allegedly tied one on and kicked up some trouble herself.
Jennifer Butler-Murray has gotten a reputation in her suburban Charleston, SC, neighborhood as an avid drinker who gets “physical” with her children and gets into bizarre police incidents.
On March 17 of this year, Butler-Murray allegedly got drunk and two of her kids ran over to a neighbor’s house for help, according to a report filed with the Sullivan’s Island Police Department.
The trouble started after a witness saw her shouting loudly at one of her kids, the report said. Cops went to her home to investigate.
“I spoke with [her] and advised her of the complaint,” the responding officer wrote. “The w/f [white female] seemed to be very impaired and didn’t want me on her property anymore, she slammed the door and I left the residence.”
Later, a neighbor called cops saying Butler-Murray’s kids had come to his home seeking help.
“I then had the complainant meet me at the police station to talk with the juveniles . . . They informed me that their mother had been drinking heavily and had [become] physical with them,” the report said.
Butler-Murray’s lawyer, Richard Rosen, declined to comment.
The report said Bill Murray was in California at the time. The kids were sent over to a family friend until he got back.
Well isn’t that SPECIAL. I refrained from passing any judgment on this case or his wife, despite my misgivings about the one-sidedness of her story, but apparently my first instincts were correct, it seems Jennifer isn’t an angel who has been cruelly abused by an uncaring and callous husband. It looks like she too has some “issues” as it were and takes them out on the innocent kids.
For all we know, and I am merely speculating, she may be the catalyst in the breakdown of this marriage and Bill may have been lashing out at her abuse of the kids. I will be keeping you posted on this story and I hope in the end, my beloved Bill will be vindicated. Not for being perfect, but at least not as the vicious monster his estranged wife portrayed him as. It takes two to tango folks.
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