Mary J. Blige’s Father Stabbed In Neck, After Domestic Dispute With Ex-Girlfriend

It’s a hard knock life in Michigan. Thursday morning, the father of Mary J. Blige was critically injured after being stabbed in the neck. According to the Associated Press, Thomas Blige (63) was involved in a domestic dispute with his former girlfriend. Police arrested his former girlfriend on a charge of assault with intent to murder. Police said they were called to the Arbors of Battle Creek, an apartment complex, at 6:58 a.m. Thursday. They found Blige in his apartment with three stab wounds, including one to his neck. He was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich., where he underwent surgery. Reportedly, officers went to the scene and found blood in the snow near the entrance drive to the apartment complex and more blood in Blige’s apartment. Police also found a knife in the apartment that they believe was used in the attack. Officers then went to the former girlfriend’s nearby apartment at the Arbors and found the woman in blood-spattered clothing.

She was taken into custody without incident and treated at a Battle Creek hospital for a cut. The woman was taken to the Calhoun County jail and was expected to be arraigned Friday in Calhoun County District Court. According to USA Today, police believe that Blige saw the woman deflating the tires on his Ford SUV in the parking lot outside the apartment and went out to confront her. And argument ensued and Blige was stabbed. Reportedly, police have handled seven domestic violence complaints between Blige and his 50-year-old former girlfriend since last summer.

Mary J. Blige With Husband/Manager Kendu Isaacs

The woman was charged in October with aggravated domestic violence after she hit Blige in the head with a glass candlestick. She entered a no-contest plea to the charge and on Jan. 10 was placed on six months probation. She was ordered to have “non-assaultive” contact with Blige. Mary J. Blige was taught to sing by her father, who later abandoned Blige and sister LaTonya following his divorce from their mother, Cora Blige in 1980. To date, Mary J. Blige has not released a statement or commented on social media.

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