UFC President Dana White Apologizes for Slapping Wife Anne Stella White on New Year’s Eve: ‘Never, Ever an Excuse’
04.01.2023 - 03:05
/ usmagazine.com
Owning up. UFC president Dana White admitted to slapping his wife, Anne Stella White, during an altercation on New Year’s Eve.
“You’ve heard me say over the years, ‘There is never, ever an excuse for a guy to put his hands on a woman,’ and now here I am on TMZ talking about it,” Dana, 53, told TMZ on Monday, January 2, after the outlet obtained footage of the Saturday, December 31, incident. In the clip, Anne, 53, slapped her husband across the face at a Cabo San Lucas nightclub. The businessman responded by hitting her back before onlookers pulled them apart.
“My wife and I have been married for almost 30 years. We’ve known each other since we were 12 years old,” explained the Connecticut native, who shares sons Dana Jr. and Aidan and daughter Savannah with Anne. “We’ve obviously been through some s—t together. We’ve got three kids.”
Anne, for her part, also expressed regret for the physical fight, telling TMZ Sports: “Dana and I have been married for almost 30 years. To say this is out of character for him is an understatement; nothing like this has ever happened before. Unfortunately, we were both drinking too much on New Year’s Eve and things got out of control, on both sides. We’ve talked this through as a family and apologized to each other. I just hope people will respect our privacy for the sake of our kids.”
The former bouncer echoed his wife’s sentiments, saying that his children are his priority in the incident’s aftermath.
“This is one of those situations that’s horrible, I’m embarrassed. But it’s also one of those situations that right now, we’re more concerned about our kids. We have three kids and obviously since the video popped up, we’ve shown the kids the video, and we’re more focused on our family right