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EXCLUSIVE: Fred Rogers' youngest son John was accused of THROTTLING his ex-wife during their stormy marriage

posted 5 years ago by TMC-4 (20304)
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7965769/Fred-Rogers-youngest-son-accused-throttling-ex-wife-jarring-contrast-gentle-TV-icon.html

Fred Rogers' youngest son John was booked for aggravated battery and domestic violence after a fight with his ex-wife Mary, DailyMail.com can reveal

Such family drama is a world away from Fred Rogers' story and a jarring contrast to the idyllic world of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Mary told police John was 'drunk' and said she was two months pregnant, which John was 'aware of'

Police reports and court documents show their marriage collapsed soon after Mary made the allegations to police in Winter Park, Florida, in 2002

There was another incident in May 2004, when Mary claimed she got a call from John who 'asked if he could come over to the house to have sex with her'

John later took out a protective order against Mary to stop her from harassing him and their son, records show

In 2018, John had to call the police because his own son was tripping on LSD and stripped himself naked while being transported to a mental health facility

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Yikes

[–] Jinx (3813) 4 years ago

I would hate people posting my families drama and dirty secrets to the world. Being famous would be awful.

[–] Callahan7 (1194) 2 years ago

Way to go. An American icon's son has problems and you feel the need to post this miserable thread.

I remember you trying (and failing) to insult Sean Connery immediately after his death.

You like to dig up dirt on famous people. This is evident from a cursory look at your posting history.

What a sad little man you are. Unaccomplished. Unimportant.

[–] TMC-4 (20304) 2 years ago

What the hell does Sean Connery have to do with Fred Rogers why is one relevant to the other? And if I'm not going to post it here, then somebody is going to find it elsewhere, like on Daily Mail's site. So it isn't like this news is going to be completely secret if it's already online.

[–] Callahan7 (1194) 2 years ago

It has everything to do with Sean Connery. You have a history of digging up dirt on famous people and posting bile on their personal moviechat boards. Fred Rogers was not perfect (nor is anyone) and you found one troubled son and attempted to smear a good man's reputation. Once again you failed.

Here is the Sean Connery thread shitbird-

https://moviechat.org/nm0000125/Sean-Connery/5facd87f2b786c0254f1f806/I-saw-the-bruises-Sean-left-on-his-wifes-face-Close-friend-of-Connerys-first-wife-reveals-a-violent-streak

"So it isn't like this news is going to be completely secret if it's already online."

It is not "news" at all. It is you trying to tarnish the memory of a famous person.

All anyone has to do is look at your posting history.

[–] TMC-4 (20304) 2 years ago

I'll repost what I said in that other thread in case you missed it:

Sean Connery didn't deny or backtrack what he said in a Playboy magazine interview from 1965 when Barbara Walters confronted him about it in 1987. So he all but tattle-tailed on himself that he may have hit the women in his life in the past. Granted, he didn't out right admit that he actually did that, but he on the same token, said that there wasn't anything wrong with a man hitting his wife/girlfriend/significant other if the circumstances called for it.

https://youtu.be/oi6i2ACRN7A

Also this isn't about Fred Rogers per se, it's about his son. In other words, the article isn't accusing Fred Rogers himself of throttling his ex-wife. So if anything, John Rogers assuming all of this is true, brought it on to himself.

[–] Popcorngal (4883) 2 years ago

If this is true very sad that he let his life go down this dark place.