Steve Harvey has been cleared of child abuse allegations brought forth by his ex-wife and then 11-year-old son in 2008 of viciously beating the boy, TMZ reports. Since Harvey and his ex-wife, Mary Vaughn Woolridge, divorced in 2005 after 16 years of marriage, the two have been in a bitter child custody battle that includes allegations of child abuse against their son, who is now 16. The divorce case is sealed and under a gag order, but Mary was arrested Thursday and held in contempt of court for allegedly leaking sealed information from that order to the media. As for the child abuse allegations, Vaughn said in a police report that Harvey had gotten a call from their son’s school claiming that the boy had lied about a homework assignment. Harvey allegedly hit him with a belt and paddle, the kind used by fraternities, according to the police report obtained by TMZ. The cops took photos of the boy’s injuries, which showed bruises on his buttocks and legs. The boy claims that he had trouble urinating for days as a result of the beating. The matter was referred to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Story provided by: NewsOne
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