Bill Murray Sued For Divorce, Wife Claims Abuse And "Abandonment"
LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Bill Murray's wife of more than 10 years, Jennifer Butler Murray is accusing the Academy Award-nominated actor of drug addiction, abandonment, adultery and physical abuse according to the Charleston Post and Courrier.
Murray's wife cites the allegations as grounds for divorce, according to a complaint filed on May 12 in the Charleston County family court.
Murray's wife is also seeking a restraining order to keep the actor from her Sullivan's Island home and asking that the court determine if the couple's premarital agreement is valid. The Murrays signed the premarital agreement prior to their marriage on July 4, 1997 and it stipulates that if either spouse files for divorce, both parties shall retain all of their separate property, waive any right to alimony or support and maintain responsibilities for their children. The Murrays have four young sons together; Caleb, Jackson, Cooper and Lincoln.
According to the complaint, Jennifer Murray moved into the Sullivan's Island home in 2006 with the couple's sons due to her husband's "adultery, addiction to marijuana and alcohol, abusive behavior, physical abuse, sexual addictions and frequent abandonment." According to the complaint, this was the home in which Murray allegedly abused his wife in November of 2007. The documents claim that Murray "hit his wife in the face and then told her she was 'lucky he didn't kill her.' "
X17online contacted Murray's attorney, who had no comment on the matter.