Why Are We Ignoring That Michael Fassbender Was Accused Of Abuse?
By Becca Rose
The acclaimed actor has gotten a free pass. Could race be a factor?
I n March 2010, Sunawin “Leasi” Andrews filed charges against her boyfriend. Her claims included two incidents of violent domestic abuse, during which she said her boyfriend “threw her in a drunken fury” and “dragged her alongside their car.” Her alleged injuries included a swollen ankle, a burst ovarian cyst, a broken nose, and a blown out kneecap. Later, she chose to drop the charges, and was seen reuniting with the boyfriend she said had abused her.
This is, sadly, almost an unremarkable story, one that occurs all too frequently across America. A woman in a relationship is abused, finds the courage to report, and later withdraws her claims in order to stay with her abuser. Domestic violence has a pattern, and many people sucked into the cycle attempt to leave multiple times before it sticks. Victims of domestic violence may withdraw their charges for many reasons, including being intimidated into it by their abuser, or even out of a sense of needing to protect the man that they love. Sources close to the situation implied that Andrews dropped the charges because she did not want them to negatively impact her boyfriend’s career. Leasi Andrews is not alone…
