LOS ANGELES Billy Bob Thornton's wife says he punched, choked andbit her and threatened to kill her during their four-year marriage.
Thornton, who won an Academy Award for his "Sling Blade"screenplay, denies the allegations his fourth wife makes in courtdocuments.
Pietra Dawn Thornton obtained a temporary restraining orderagainst the actor and director."I am terrified that my filing this (divorce) proceeding hasjeopardized my life, and that he will now follow through on histhreats to kill me," she said in papers filed Monday. She filed fordivorce a week ago."I'm sorry that Pietra's advisers have convinced her to takethis malicious and untruthful course of action and by making thesefalse accusations of physical and mental abuse," Thornton said in astatement Tuesday. "Our marriage was not perfect, but I neverexhibited the behavior she's accusing me of."A hearing was set for May 5.
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