Cris Carter has been one of the best wide receivers in the history of the NFL. And he had played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, and Miami Dolphins. The NFL Hall of Famer was married to Melanie Carter but then they got divorced. And at the time they were married, an incident happened with Melanie in 2014.
According to reports, Melanie Carter claimed that a woman umpire head-butted her. And it was reportedly because of an argument that happened over a line call during a tennis match. The Boca Raton police at that time had revealed that Melanie along with three other women were playing doubles.
At that time one of Melanie’s opponents had asked the umpire Kimberly Ann Fox to review a line call. And according to Melanie Carter, the umpire said something to her like “Hit me”. And after that she head-butted Melanie. But Kimberly, on the other hand, denied doing so. In fact, she claimed that it was Melanie who punched her first.
And as per reports, a big fight happened between the two in which both of them got injured. Melanie Carter reportedly had a cut on her knee and face. While the umpire claimed to be injured at the back of her head. And Kimberly also claimed that the star player’s wife had punched her many times in the ribs.
But one good thing was that none of the two needed to go to the hospital. And that’s because both of them received minor cuts only. There were no cameras at the tennis court. And the witnesses also gave confusing statements. So because of that neither Melanie Carter nor Kimberly was arrested.
Why did Cris Carter and Melanie Carter get divorced?
Cris Carter and Melanie Carter were together for a long time. The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver tied the knot with Melanie Morgan in 1990. And she was his first wife and together they had two kids. They have one son, During, who’s also a wide receiver like his father. And then they have a daughter, Montreal.
The ex-couple was together for around 20 years before getting divorced. And according to reports, the news of Cris and Melanie Carter broke much later. But anyway, there had been rumors of things being good between the two. And according to the former couple, their marriage was “irretrievably broken.”
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But it’s worth noting that the exact reason behind their separation is not known. But reports suggested that Cris Carter was having an extra-marital affair with Susanna Bauman. She was a make-up artist at ESPN and used to work together with Carter. But in 2015, their affair came to light and the company fired her.
And after Carter was officially divorced from Melanie Carter, he married Susanna in 2018. Also, it’s worth noting that Susanna was also married when she was dating the NFL star. But anyway, the two got married and have a son and a daughter together.