Columbus Short has attempted to redeem himself — sort of. In an interview with Billy Bush of “Access Hollywood,” the former “Scandal” actor attempted to explain away his problems after making headlines for a 4th of July weekend arrest.
Short told Bush, “I think there’s a time when your personal life gets magnified by who we are as celebrities.” When Bush asked about his recent arrest, Short said, “There’s something visceral that happened inside of me, and yeah, I’ll say it, even as a Black man in handcuffs on the ground, for no justifiable reason at all. I wasn’t acting intoxicated. I had had a couple of drinks, but whatever, I was angry and I used my vocabulary to kind of fight that … I didn’t get into a fight.” Seems like someone is playing the “race card” a little too late after all his run-ins with the law.
Short even went as far as to claim he never abused estranged wife, Tanee McCall, saying, “Me and my wife, we’re going through problems. Serious, serious problems. However, the domestic [violence] part of it … I’m not a physically violent, man … I’ve never put my hands on a woman, physically, ever, and would not. I was raised by women.”
Well … It’s time to show and prove, Columbus Short.