Marcellus Wiley, a former NFL Pro Bowler and sports broadcaster, was arrested Saturday on a charge of domestic battery, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Court records show Wiley, 51, is currently being held without bond. No additional details about the arrest have been released by law enforcement.
The arrest comes weeks after a Rolling Stone article published allegations of sexual assault against Wiley from four women. The article, which appeared in April 2026, includes accounts from women who say they were assaulted by Wiley between 1995 and 2009. One woman alleges that Wiley groomed her from the age of 13 while he was playing for the Buffalo Bills and later raped her on her 18th birthday in Dallas, when he was with the Dallas Cowboys. Another woman, a former production assistant at ESPN, claims Wiley sexually assaulted her in a hotel room in 2009 after deceiving her into believing they were meeting for a work-related discussion.
Wiley has denied the allegations. On his podcast, «More To It with Marcellus Wiley,» he said he has evidence to prove what he called «alleged misrepresentations» and dismissed the claims as «B.S.» He was previously sued by three women who alleged he raped them while he was a student at Columbia University, where he played college football. Wiley has also denied those allegations.
Wiley's wife is Annemarie Wiley, a former star of «Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.» The Rolling Stone article notes that two of the women who accuse Wiley of sexual assault say the incidents occurred between 1995 and 1999. The woman who alleges grooming and rape wrote in a court filing, «Marcellus Wiley raped me on my 18th birthday, after grooming me from the age of 13,» adding that he referred to her as «little momma.» She also stated, «If Columbia had properly pursued the complaints… I would never have been groomed and raped.»
The fourth woman, the former ESPN production assistant, wrote in a court filing that «the assault was devastating to me, and I will live with the effects to this day.» Wiley has not publicly commented on the domestic battery charge or the Rolling Stone article since his arrest.
Wiley was selected 52nd overall in the 1997 NFL Draft out of Columbia University by the Buffalo Bills. He played four seasons with the Bills before earning his first and only Pro Bowl selection in 2001 as a member of the San Diego Chargers. He also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars before retiring after the 2006 season. Following his playing career, Wiley worked as a sports broadcaster for ESPN and Fox Sports.
