Taylor Armstrong Details Alleged Abuse From Husband Russell In ET Interview

Posted on Sep 20, 2011 @ 07:00PM

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Taylor Armstrong sat down with Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell to give her first interview following her husband Russell’s suicide.

In a clip of the explosive tell-all, exclusively obtained by RadarOnline.com, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star details the shocking abuse she claims she suffered at Russell’s hands.

"The first time he ever really harmed me physically, I was pregnant with Kennedy and he grabbed me by the throat and held me against a wall. ... I saw his ability to go from zero to 60 that quickly," Taylor says.

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"You live your life constantly on egg shells waiting for the other shoe to drop. You don't know if you're gonna talk to your girlfriend too long at dinner and that's going to cause someone to fly into a rage.

"I don't think he saw himself as an abuser until the last time that he hurt me when I finally ended our relationship."

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Taylor also talks about the night Russell allegedly punched her in the eye, resulting in the widely released photos that were broadcast around the world.

"When I finally showed him the MRI he just put it down and started to cry,” she says. “And I think it was him having to come to terms with the fact that this had gone on for too long and that this could've hurt me beyond what could've been repaired."

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Veteran reporter O’Dell shares her viewpoint on Taylor, following the interview. "When I sat down with Taylor, I found she is much more than her reality TV Alter Ego,” she says. “She is smart and she is getting stronger. And despite the abuse, Taylor did, in fact, love Russell."

Tune into Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday for the full explosive interview.

Watch a sneak peek of Taylor's interview below:

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This is about the time when you wish that Russell left a key to someone other her that contains evidence that goes everything her mouth has been spewing against him! But only on Lifetime would that happen! Damn!

by randomone
Posted Wed, 09/21/2011 - 4:29am

Please STOP whining! Taylor DESPERATELY needs to get help SOON!! Russell had a hx of abusive behavs but she wanted the $lifestyle$. He's gone & she can say WHATEVER she wants, hummm...no one would be the wiser.

by Kahu09
Posted Wed, 09/21/2011 - 3:48am

LIES LIES LIES! THIS IS BULLSH!T. SHE IS A LIAR AND RUSSELL ISN'T HERE TO DEFEND HIMSELF.

by Zeppelin
Posted Wed, 09/21/2011 - 2:53am

I CAN'T stand her whiney, manipulating bullsh!t!! If she wanted PRIVACY, why keep blah, blah, blah!! Playing victim & martyr is so disgusting!! IF she truly cared about her daughter, get some help, become a stronger woman & MOVE ON!!

by Kahu09
Posted Wed, 09/21/2011 - 2:51am

Disgusting. She's PAID for these interviews and it's pretty easy to accuse a dead man who can't defend himself. Perhaps he did beat her, but where is the concern for child in having this splashed in the media? Biotch.

by LoriC
Posted Wed, 09/21/2011 - 2:49am

I'm not gonna knock the woman but I don't understand her real motivation for doing these interviews it seems like she's doing damage control and is obviously being paid. This type of thing will be out there forever for his kids to see.

by vermonster
Posted Tue, 09/20/2011 - 11:44pm