Patrick Swayze’s widow Lisa Niemi has spoken out against shock claims she was abusive to Patrick during their marriage.
The wife of the Dirty Dancing star, who was with Patrick until his untimely death in 2009, found herself in unwanted spotlight following an explosive report claiming she beat her husband all through their marriage, even when he became ill with cancer.
RadarOnline made the extraordinary claims this week, citing a longtime unnamed friend of the couple as a source.
The source reportedly claimed the actor was a victim of domestic violence for much of his 34-year marriage to Lisa.
Lisa, who was married to the late actor from 1975-2009, has denied the explosive claims.
“She would beat on him and he would beat on the walls and furniture. They fought and I covered up a lot of that,” the pal alleged to the website.
“They destroyed hotel rooms, cars, their house… It was abusive,” the insider continued.
Insiders claimed Lisa had an advantage on Patrick when he got sick because of his extreme weight loss.
Lisa’s rep has slammed the reports.
The friend also alleged that even in the final weeks of his battle with cancer, the Ghost star was physically hit and often neglected by his wife, and that he would be left to stew in his dirty clothes alone.
“Oh yeah, it didn’t matter [if he was sick or not]. She would hit him with stuff. She would claw at his arms and neck. She would punch and slap him.”
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But Lisa has fought back against the sensational claims, with her spokesperson speaking to MailOnline saying, “It is categorically untrue. It is that simple.”
Patrick and Lisa were married in 1975, before he landed his breakout role as Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing.
