World News – US – Blake Jenner confirms allegations of domestic violence by ex-wife Melissa Benoist

Actor Blake Jenner broke his silence regarding allegations of mental, emotional and physical abuse brought against him by Supergirl’s ex-wife Melissa Benoist In November last year, Benoist posted a 14-minute Instagram video detailing her experience with domestic violence at the hands of a younger ex-partner, describing instances where she was’ repeatedly stuck and slapped, punched so hard I felt the wind go out of me, dragged by my hair on the sidewalk, stubborn, pinched until my skin broke, pushed so hard against the wall the drywall shattered, suffocated, ”among others Although she did not name her attacker in the video, fans were able to deduce from the video that the actress was referring to Jenner, whom she divorced in 2016.

Now, eleven months after Benoit’s viral Instagram video, Jenner has broken her silence over the allegations in her lengthy post “Over the past eleven months, I’ve been thinking about how to deal with a personal situation made public at the end of 2019,” begins his 6-page Instagram post. He goes on to describe his version of events and admits he engaged in mental, emotional and physical abuse in his past relationship with Benoist. « I take full responsibility and responsibility for the hurt I inflicted during my relationship with my former partner – emotionally, mentally and yes, physically. » Rather than leave it at that, Jenner goes on to say that Benoist assaulted him emotionally, mentally and physically during their relationship “Without absolving me of any responsibility,” Jenner writes, “it’s important to understand that there has been psychological, emotional and physical abuse on both sides.Jenner is set to star in Richard Linklater’s film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along alongside Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein In September, Benoist gave birth to a baby boy with husband Chris Wood You can read the full statement by Jenner below

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