T.J. Miller's Strange Marriage

Publish date: 2024-05-09

In December 2017, the Daily Beast reported on allegations of sexual assault against T.J. Miller brought by a former college girlfriend. Using the alias "Sarah," T.J.'s ex claimed that he abused her on multiple occasions, including choking, shaking, and punching her during sex. "Sarah" also alleged that T.J. engaged in several non-consensual acts during one of their encounters.

About a year after the alleged incidents, "Sarah" reported T.J. to campus police, after which he was tried by a "student court." The results of the trial are protected by federal privacy laws. However, rumors circulated that T.J. was "expelled after he graduated," which the Daily Beast surmised was "an attempt by the university to satisfy both parties."

After the story broke, T.J. and Kate issued a joint statement, along with the above photo, regarding the allegations. They characterized "Sarah" as a jilted ex-lover who lied in order to "wreak havoc on two happily married people in the public eye." The statement went a step further than a simple denial by suggesting that "Sarah" also manipulated the traction of the #MeToo movement "to muddy the water with an unrelated personal agenda."

Since the start of #MeToo, there have been a variety of ways in which famous men accused of sexual misconduct have responded in public. Rarely, if ever, have their wives joined them in their response, making this arguably aggressive defense tactic, co-signed by Kate, a particularly unique example of a united front.

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