I read his wife was taunting him while playing on the court and waved his cell phone. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2003517538_nbanotes10.html NBA Notebook | Kidd accuses wife of "cruelty" By Seattle Times news services TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Nets star Jason Kidd filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years Tuesday, accusing her of "extreme cruelty" throughout their marriage. In the dissolution papers, filed in state Superior Court in Bergen County, Kidd accuses Joumana Kidd of physically and mentally abusing him, threatening to make false domestic-violence complaints against him to police, and of interfering with his relationship with his children. "The defendant's extreme and unwarranted jealousy and rage has left the plaintiff concerned about her emotional stability," the papers say. The divorce filing came less than a day after the 33-year-old NBA player filed a domestic-violence complaint seeking a temporary restraining order against his wife. Kidd scored 10 points Tuesday night as the Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 101-86. "I can't talk about my personal stuff," he said afterward. "I hope you guys will respect this tough situation my family is going through and that we can resolve this as quickly as possible. "There is really no distraction. This is my job." The complaint attempts to paint a detailed portrait of Joumana Kidd as a vitriolic, jealous and paranoid wife prone to public outbursts and threats, including during a recent Nets game. According to the complaint, Joumana Kidd on Dec. 27 used the couple's 8-year-old son to sneak into the Nets' locker room and rummage through Jason Kidd's locker to find his cellphone. After looking up the names and numbers on it, the complaint said she left her son behind as she went to take a front-row seat, where she shouted insults at Kidd during the game. The papers accuse Joumana Kidd of kicking, hitting, punching and throwing household objects at her husband as she became "increasingly controlling and manipulative" in the last few years of their union. According to Kidd, his wife had tracking devices installed on his cars and computers and has harassed his trainer, friends and family. The Kidds were involved in a domestic-violence matter six years ago when he was playing for the Phoenix Suns. In that incident, Jason Kidd was arrested in January 2001 after his wife told police he hit her during an argument over their son, Trey Jason, who was 2 at the time. Kidd pleaded guilty to spousal abuse, was fined $200 and ordered to take anger-management training. The Kidds also have 4-year-old twin daughters, Miah and Jazelle. Kidd did not ask for sole custody of the children.
Click links to read entire articles. http://www.nypost.com/seven/0218200...ionalnews_marc_berman_and_bob_shemiligian.htm Meanwhile, his friends in New York rushed to defend him against claims by his wife that he was a violent alcoholic who slept with women across the country and bashed her black and blue. A longtime pal of Kidd's said Joumana was the one who did the tormenting. Kris Stone, 34, recalled a weekend last year when Philly guard Allen Iverson creamed the Nets with a game-high 40 points. The next day, Stone said, Joumana rushed out and bought Kidd's three children Iverson jerseys. "She was always taking shots at him and putting the kids in the middle of it," he said. http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/498676p-420302c.html Moms say Kidd not a bad dad He is rebuilding his relationships with his oldest son and daughter. The moms, Alexandria Brown, 34, and Tgia Jones, 39, told the Daily News yesterday that Kidd has had more contact with the children since separating from Joumana Kidd. The basketball player blindsided his spouse with a divorce petition last month that claimed he was a battered husband. Joumana Kidd fired back Friday, blasting him in court papers as a cheating abuser. Brown and Jones said they felt they had to come forward to defend their former lover. "I know Jason has a good heart and I know that he means well," Jones said. "This is devastating for the whole family, so I think we need to stick together as a team." Brown and Jones, who both live near Los Angeles, said Joumana Kidd, 34, was so controlling she wouldn't allow them to talk to Jason Kidd. "Jason was very involved with our child when we first had him," said Brown, who was a United Airlines clerk when she met him and conceived her son, Jason Alexander Kidd, 13, in a one-night stand. "He became very disinvolved when he got married."
