Patrick Dempsey first met Rochelle Parker when he was 18 and she was 44. The two starred together in Neil Simon's comedic play "Brighton Beach Memoirs" in 1984 (via Washington Post). Dempsey played the lead role of Eugene while Parker was cast as his aunt, and they grew close with one another on set. According to the Daily Mail, Dempsey asked his costar to become his manager, and romance bloomed from there. They were married in 1987, but things went downhill fast. Parker filed divorce papers in 1991, citing domestic violence. Shockingly, she accused Dempsey of assaulting her while on the set of his 1987 film "Can't Buy Me Love." In court documents obtained by The Sun, Parker claimed the attack was the manifestation of Dempsey's desire to "see what it was like" to hurt a woman. She also accused the actor of slamming a van door on her finger.
Dempsey diehards breathed a collective sigh of relief when Parker renounced her allegations of domestic violence in 2006. After the National Enquirer reached out to her for comment on the accusations, the Hollywood manager admitted she lied. "In the heat of a divorce, sometimes people say things they normally wouldn't," she said in a released statement. "But the statements of physical and mental abuse, as well as alcoholism and drug use, are false."
If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic abuse, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233. You can also find more information, resources, and support at their website.
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