Columbus was arrested for domestic violence

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Actor and Choreographer Columbus Short was arrested on domestic violence charges after an argument with his wife who allegedly became a body.

Follow to TMZ, the incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, when police were called to the couple’s home in the San Fernando Valley, where Short testified that his wife punched him in the face – however, the scenes The survey did not find any traces. After speaking to his wife, who apparently suffered minor injuries that did not require medical attention, they arrested Short. The 39-year-old man spent about 12 hours in jail before posting a $50,000 fine.

This is not the first time Short has dealt with the authorities. He was previously arrested for domestic violence in 2018 and spent 34 days in jail after failing to plead to run for office. At the time of that incident, he was on probation for a bar fight in 2014 that caused his opponent to leave. broken eye socket.

Short is perhaps best known for his role as Harrison Wright for three seasons on the ABC political drama Scandal. He left the series in 2014 amid a struggle with alcohol and drugs due to stress with personal issues.

“I will be frank. I struggled with drugs,” he admitted arrive Access Hollywood in 2014. “I had a lot on my plate, and you know, I used unhealthy ways to self-medicate and deal with a lot of the heavy lifting in my life. ”