Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is at the center of a serious legal battle, as new court filings from his estranged wife, Keeta Vaccaro, accuse him of repeated abuse during their marriage.
According to TMZ, Vaccaro alleges the violence started in January 2024, just weeks after their wedding in Austin, Texas. She claims an argument over a postnuptial agreement at the couple’s guest house in Southwest Ranches, Florida, turned physical when Hill shoved her to the ground, stood over her, and ripped off her necklace — leaving her bruised and cut.
Later that same month, she says the couple fought again at an Orlando hotel. According to her filing, Hill “violently attacked her, throwing her to the floor, twisting her intimate body parts, ripping her hair out and grabbing anything on her person he could get a hold of.”
In February 2024, Vaccaro claims another confrontation unfolded as they prepared to leave for the Pro Bowl. She says Hill shoved a marijuana cigarette in her face, ordered her to pack up, then threw her suitcase — and her — out of the house.
In total, Vaccaro says there were eight separate incidents, including one while she was pregnant, and another where Hill allegedly spat on her. In the documents, she describes his conduct as “extreme, outrageous, beyond all bounds of decency.”
Hill’s attorney, Julius B. Collins, has dismissed the claims as fabricated. In a lengthy statement, he argued the accusations are part of a “smear campaign” meant to pressure Hill into a financial settlement.
“These new allegations are further proof that Ms. Vaccaro and/or her counsel are set on partaking in a smear campaign in hopes that Mr. Hill will settle and give she and her counsel an unreasonable and unwarranted amount of money,” Collins said.
Collins added that Hill has already provided Vaccaro significant financial support, including $500,000 and funds for a vehicle, but claimed her legal team is “excessively billing her hoping that Mr. Hill will be ordered by the Court to pay her legal fees.” He also pointed to court records reducing Vaccaro’s attorney’s fees as evidence the financial demands were unreasonable.
“The accusations that Mr. Hill has been physically violent, threatening to, or abusive in any manner are false,” Collins continued, noting that Vaccaro “continues to try to be alone with Mr. Hill” despite the claims.
Vaccaro’s lawyer, Evan R. Marks, declined further comment. Divorce proceedings remain ongoing.