CAMDEN — A Maine judge has granted Don McLean’s wife a temporary order of protection from the “American Pie” singer after she cited a pattern of abuse going back three decades.
Police arrested McLean on a misdemeanor domestic-violence charge on Monday. Court records say his wife filed a handwritten request for protection.
She wrote that in the early years of their marriage, McLean’s rage was “unfathomably deep and scary.” She says McLean’s abuse often left her bruised. She also says she feared for her life when she made the 911 call that lead to McLean’s arrest.
McLean issued a statement Thursday saying the marriage is experiencing a “very painful breakdown.” He also says he is “not a villain.” He’s due in court Feb. 22.
“American Pie” topped the Billboard chart 44 years ago.
This last year and especially now have been hard emotional times for my wife my children and me. #1/6
— Don McLean (@donmcleanonline) January 21, 2016
What is occurring is the very painful breakdown of an almost 30 year relationship… #2/6
— Don McLean (@donmcleanonline) January 21, 2016
Our hearts are broken and we must carry on. There are no winners or losers but I am not a villain… #3/6
— Don McLean (@donmcleanonline) January 21, 2016
I may never recover from this but I will try and hope to continue to entertain you all as I always have… #4/6
— Don McLean (@donmcleanonline) January 21, 2016
I ask God to give us the strength to find new happiness… #5/6
— Don McLean (@donmcleanonline) January 21, 2016
…and I hope people will realize that this will all be resolved but I hope I will not be judged in this frantic media environment. #6/6
— Don McLean (@donmcleanonline) January 21, 2016
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