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Dec 2021
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An Abusive Husband's Desperate Plea For ...

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From April 19, 2006:  Oprah’s guest, Louie, admits he's been abusing his wife, Shannon, for 13 years. He was convicted of domestic violence twice: once in 1999 for punching Shannon and a second time for pushing her to the ground. He says he no longer physically abuses Shannon, but now he emotional abuses her. Together, with marriage counselor Harville Hendrix, they try to find out the cause of the abuse.

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