The father of R&B star Mary J. Blige, 63-year-old Thomas Blige, is receiving justice now that the woman who attacked him with a knife earlier this year is being sentenced to jail.
Cheryl White, 50, of Battle Creek, Michigan was on trial for attempted murder in August for brutally stabbing her boyfriend, Blige, and faced a possible life sentence. But after a trial in which she plead no contest, she was sentenced to serve the remainder of a one-year stay in jail (she had already served 270 days), as well as five years probation. White must also pay $17,000 of Blige’s nursing fees.
White attacked Blige on Jan. 23 after he discovered her slashing his tires. While testifying during the trial, Blige revealed that he and White regularly engaged in domestic disputes.
“Me and Cheryl have serious domestic problems,” Blige said. “The day before [the stabbing incident] we were fighting and the police were called. We have verbal fights multiple times. An enormous number of times.”
Blige also insisted that he did not attempt to hurt his significant other after she assaulted him. “I didn’t chase her, I approached her,” he said. “I was trying to embrace her out of love. I have never harmed her; I love her and I don’t like the situation she is in.”
Law enforcement reported that the couple had been investigated for domestic violence cases at least seven times within a five-month period before the Jan. 23 incident occurred.