According to court papers obtained by the National Enquirer, the first wife of Patrick Dempsey, Rochelle “Rocky” Parker, alleged that Dempsey had beaten her during their marriage, once breaking her finger in a car door and stated in the document that “while we were on the set of his [1987] movie ‘Cant Buy Me Love’ he beat me up because he wanted to see what it was like to beat a woman.” From MSNBC.com:

Now, Parker is distancing herself from those accusations. After the Enquirer contacted Dempsey’s rep for comment, Parker released a statement saying that during the messy divorce she had been advised to make those accusations and others — which she now says are false. Only days earlier, however, Parker reportedly discussed the alleged beating with the Enquirer, which quotes her as saying, “After [the alleged violence on the set of 'Can't Buy Me Love'] he never beat me up again” and also added that she had forgiven Dempsey because forgiveness is “the only thing that really heals us.”

After reading this, I can’t help but start to wonder if I’ll ever get to know what it feels like to beat up a woman. Let me check…oh wait, yup. I’m still immature enough to go for a fight. I’ve got a few good years left in me.

Written by Lisa Timmons