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In Cases of Domestic Violence, Men Are Also Victims

By Philip Cook – The Daily Beast 7/22/2013

“In the wake of Emma Roberts’s arrest for allegedly battering her boyfriend, Philip W. Cook writes on the shockingly high number of women who beat their partners—and why it’s harder for the men to find help.”

Read the entire article: http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/07/22/reverse-domestic-violence-when-men-are-the-victims.html

The recent news that Emma Roberts was arrested for domestic violence July 7 in Montreal
Canada after a fight with her boyfriend, American Horror Story co-star Evan Peters is merely the
latest celebrity case where the man is the victim.

Police were called to their hotel and Evan had a bloody nose, and one source reported a bite
mark. Emma was arrested, but Evan did not press charges so she was released. Emma is the
daughter of actor Eric Roberts and the niece of Julia Roberts and was a child star on the
Nickelodeon series Unfabulous.