Marcellus Wiley is denying abuse allegations made by his estranged wife, Annemarie Wiley, and says he plans to bring the receipts to court.
“I love my children with everything I am,” the former NFL player wrote in a statement shared on X on Tuesday. “My highest priority has always been protecting them and preserving the relationship they have with both of their parents.”
Marcellus said Annemarie’s public claims left him “forced to respond with evidence rather than emotion.” He claimed to have gathered “videos, photographs, text messages, emails, and other evidence” that he believes contradict her account.
“I was willing to endure anything, even hell itself, if it meant being with my children every single day,” he wrote. “I am their hero, and now I am fighting to make sure the positive and real image they know of me is the one that endures.”
Marcellus also accused Annemarie of “repeated infidelity” and of placing a “voodoo spell” on his family, including his daughter Morocca from a previous relationship.
His statement came one day after Annemarie, a former cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, filed for divorce following 12 years of marriage.
In court documents, she alleged a long-running pattern of physical violence, sexual abuse, financial control and intimidation. She also requested a domestic violence restraining order and sole custody of their three children.
“I am afraid of Marcellus, and I fear for my own safety and for the safety of our children,” she alleged.
Marcellus said he is “prepared to address these allegations and related matters through the legal process and with evidence. […] My focus remains on my children, my integrity, and the truth,” he concluded.
