Nicolas Cage, Son Weston Cage Share Domestic Troubles
Weston announced he's divorcing wife after domestic violence arrest.
July 6, 2011— -- In the case of Nicolas Cage and his son Weston Cage, it seems the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
The son was arrested on Monday for domestic violence, less than three months after his father faced similar charges.
Now Weston, 20, has dropped two bombshells. Not only is his wife, Nikki Williams, a 22-year-old singer, pregnant, but he's getting a divorce, he announced on his Facebook page Wednesday morning.
His announcement follows a turbulent weekend, in which the newlyweds -- they were married in April during a quickie ceremony in New Orleans -- were both arrested for domestic violence on July 4.
According to TMZ, Williams allegedly cut Cage on the arm with a broken bottle, punched him wildly and threatened to jump off the balcony. The website reported that there were visible injuries on both.
Initially after he was released on $50,000 bail Tuesday, Weston Cage professed his love for his wife on Facebook, chalking up the whole mess to "a huge misunderstanding" that occurred "because of alcohol."
"I WOULD NEVER ATTACK MY WIFE. SHE WAS ABOUT TO HURT HER SELF AND HAD TO RESTRAIN HER HANDS. BROKEN BEER BOTTLES, A GASH ON MY ARM, BITE MARKS, NAIL MARK TRAILS, BRUISES AND A CONTUSION ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD? FINE I STILL LOVE YOU NIKKI GOING TO PAY 50,000 FOR YOU," the black metal rocker declared. "MAKE ME THE BAD GUY IF YOU WANT. THE VIDEO RECORDING I HAVE WITH DISAGREE WITH YOUR ACCUSATIONS."
By Wednesday, it was unclear if Williams had been released from jail. But it seemed Cage had gone through a change of heart.
He posted the aforementioned video of his injuries on Facebook followed by the cryptic message: "have fun killing my child BREYAN PRESCOTT."
He appeared to be weighing life without Williams, whom he reportedly met in rehab.
"MY HEART IS BROKEN. MY SPRINGBOKKIE. WHY CANT WE STOP FIGHTING. U PROMISED ME IT WOULD STOP, I NEVER SHOULD HAVE LET YOU DRINK. WE WERE DOING SO WELL AND HAD SO MUCH ESTABLISHED. NOW WHAT? DON'T LOSE ME. I WILL NEVER COME BACK TO YOU," he wrote.
He asked his Facebook friends to vote on whether or not he should get a divorce before posting, "made my choice/getting divorced."
Weston updated his status from "married" to "it's complicated."
READ ALL OF WESTON CAGE'S FACEBOOK MESSAGES HERE.
His father has also been dealing with his share of marital troubles.
On April 16, Nicolas Cage was arrested in New Orleans for domestic abuse, disturbing the peace and public drunkenness after an allegedly aggressive outburst.
According to police, the actor was heavily intoxicated and violent as he argued with his wife, Alice Kim, in a tattoo parlor and on the street. He pushed her, and later, punched a few cars. According to People Magazine, Cage's son, 5-year-old Kal-El, fell and scraped his knee in the midst of the chaos and a child-abuse detective was called to the scene.
At the time, a longtime friend of Nicolas told the Chicago Sun-Times, "Many of us are worried that his drinking again is a big problem for him and those around him."
The friend said, "Nic has been under so much pressure lately, due to a variety of issues -- including his major financial problems."
His marriage to Kim also appears to be troubled. "Alice is terrific, but I get the sense she's coming to the end of her rope," another friend told the paper, "and if Nic doesn't quickly straighten himself out, she's going to bail."
The local district attorney ultimately declined to press any charges.
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