Attorneys for Tyreek Hill questioned his wife, Lakeeta Vaccaro, during cross-examination in a civil assault and battery trial. They used police photos from a January 2024 Orlando hotel incident to challenge her claims of abuse, noting the images showed no visible marks. Vaccaro acknowledged the lack of bruising but said she felt 'beat down.' She testified she did not document injuries because she 'wasn't trying to collect evidence.' Hill's attorney, Michael Gottlieb, read a loving text she sent him before their daughter's birth to highlight contradictions in her narrative.
Vaccaro said she stayed silent due to Hill's fame, claiming medical staff were 'starstruck' and she feared embarrassing him. She cited an April 6, 2024, nanny cam recording from their Miami-area condo as a turning point, where Hill allegedly took their daughter during an argument. Vaccaro's mother called police, but she said she did not want Hill jailed and sought only to leave the situation.
She filed for divorce two days later. Her twin sister, Ashley Vaccaro, also testified. Hill appeared calm, occasionally eating snacks during the nearly three-hour cross-examination, which the judge repeatedly interrupted Gottlieb for interrupting Vaccaro.
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