A Miami-Dade County jury found former NFL player Tyreek Hill liable for two counts of battery against Lakeeta Vaccaro and ordered him to pay $500,000 in compensatory damages.
A Miami-Dade County jury has found former NFL player Tyreek Hill liable for two separate incidents of battery against his wife, Lakeeta Vaccaro. The jury awarded Vaccaro $500,000 in compensatory damages at the conclusion of the trial on Tuesday.
The jury found Hill liable on two counts of battery but not liable on five other counts of battery against Vaccaro. Additionally, the jury found Hill not liable on one count of assault, one count of committing intentional emotional distress, and one count of continuing domestic violence. Vaccaro's lawyers had previously agreed to the dismissal of another count of battery.
According to Yahoo Sports, the jury found that Hill committed battery on Vaccaro on only one occasion, Jan. 11, 2024, clearing him of allegations on seven other dates. The panel also determined there was no clear and convincing evidence that punitive damages were warranted.
The two incidents for which Hill was found liable occurred on Jan. 11, 2024, and April 7, 2025.
Regarding the January 2024 incident, Vaccaro stated that Hill demanded she sign a postnuptial agreement. The charge states that Hill "intentionally and without plaintiff's consent, violently pushed and shoved plaintiff, knocking her to the floor, standing over her and cornered her ..." Vaccaro also accused Hill of knowingly strangling her "by applying pressure to plaintiff's throat or neck and/by blocking plaintiff's nose or mouth ..."
The second incident occurred on April 7, 2025, at the couple's Sunny Isle, Florida condominium. Vaccaro claimed Hill put his hands on her, shoved her, forcibly restrained her, and threw her computer. The suit maintained that Vaccaro sustained physical injuries as a direct result of Hill's conduct, a finding the jury agreed with.
During the trial, Hill maintained that none of their arguments turned physical. Under cross-examination, Hill admitted that a fight led him to put a hole in the wall, stating, "She's like trying to fondle whatever she's trying to fondle and I'm trying to get out of there," according to Yahoo Sports.
Hill acknowledged poor behavior in surveillance videos shown to the jury. "I'm not proud of that; I'm ashamed," Hill said. "The language was terrible. It was terrible. … But, you know, I'm not perfect. The only thing I can do is just learn from it and move forward, you know, and never talk to my co-parent like that ever again, which I won't."
Vaccaro testified that the relationship turned violent within months of their 2023 marriage, particularly when Hill demanded she sign a postnuptial agreement. She claimed she balked at a clause stating she would receive only $1 in the event of claims of emotional damage or harm.
Hill, who has been tied to rumors of re-joining the Kansas City Chiefs, remains a free agent. He is the subject of an ongoing NFL review under the Personal Conduct Policy. This review is expected to examine the accounts on which Hill was judged to have battered Vaccaro.
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