Possible Domestic Violence
In “Joe and Marilyn: Legends in Love,” a book published in 2014, C. David Heymann wrote about the violence Monroe’s husband may have inflicted on the actress. “When [Monroe] didn’t respond the way [DiMaggio] wanted her to, he became physical,” Heymann wrote. “On one occasion, he ripped an earring from her lobe and scratched her face.”
Possible Domestic Violence
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“Mental Cruelty”
The grounds of “mental cruelty” were reportedly used by Monroe when she filed for divorce from DiMaggio. However, the sporting legend is said to have stayed preoccupied with his ex-wife even after their split. In spite of everything that had supposedly happened throughout their tumultuous relationship’s course, the actress ended up going back to him, more or less.
“Mental Cruelty”
