Hill's wife testifies he attacked her while pregnant — SkimNews
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- Lakeeta Vaccaro testified Tuesday in the Florida civil assault and battery trial against Tyreek Hill, alleging he physically attacked her multiple times while pregnant, including trying to punch her in the stomach at ESPN's Bristol, Connecticut headquarters on July 12, 2024, a punch she said she deflected with her hands.
- Vaccaro described a Jan. 10, 2024 altercation in which Hill allegedly tried to remove her wedding ring, grabbed a necklace off her neck, put his hands around her neck, grabbed and twisted her breasts, and wrestled her to the bed after a dispute over a postnuptial agreement.
- Vaccaro alleged that on Nov. 24, 2024, while nine months pregnant, Hill spat in her face after she didn't have his pregame outfit ready; she testified she went into labor the next day.
- NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy told ESPN the allegations remain 'under review of the personal conduct policy' — testimony came one day after Hill's agent told ESPN's Adam Schefter the receiver could soon sign with a new team.
- Vaccaro's account was corroborated by entered exhibits including text messages she sent her mother, ESPN video of the couple's Bristol trip, a police report, and 'nanny cam' footage of an April 7, 2025 argument at their Miami condominium.
- Hill previously pleaded guilty to domestic violence in 2014 involving a different woman and completed court-ordered probation; Vaccaro, sister of ex-NFL safety Kenny Vaccaro, broke into tears twice during more than three hours of testimony and cross-examination.
- Vaccaro told the court she had called police during a January 2024 Orlando incident, but declined to press charges; Hill's attorney said sealed police records 'found no signs of abuse.'
Why it matters: Hill's free-agent market is moving while the NFL's personal conduct review is open and a civil jury is hearing alleged assaults against a pregnant woman — including video evidence from ESPN's own Bristol cameras. Any team signing him absorbs both the legal exposure from this trial and the league's pending review, with corroborating texts and nanny-cam footage already entered as evidence.
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