“David Pogue, the New York Times technology columnist and CBS News correspondent, and his wife have been charged with disorderly conduct following a domestic dispute Monday at their Westport home that police said turned physical,” The Westport News reports.
“Pogue, 48, and his wife, Jenifer, 47, were issued the summonses following the incident at their home on Woody Lane about 10:30 p.m. Monday, police said. Few details of the incident were immediately available,” The Westport News reports. “They appeared on the charges Tuesday in Norwalk Superior Court.”
The Westport News reports, “Case files in court say that Pogue and his wife were issued partial protective orders prohibiting them from assaulting, harassing or stalking each other. They are scheduled to return to court June 22.”
Read more in the full article here.
UPDATE: 4:24pm EDT: The Associated Press reports, “Wayne Keeney, Jennifer Pogue’s attorney, said the couple apparently had a ‘boisterous argument’ and the police were called. He said no one was injured. Mark Sherman, David Pogue’s attorney, said the arrests arose from a brief confrontation between the couple, who are divorcing. He said he expects his client to be cleared of the charge.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Amani” for the heads up.]
Oh dear. I know them so well through the video podcasts.
Ain’t love grand?
Can’t wait to see the corny home video of this…
Was the other party named as Dominique Strauss Kahn?
Must have gotten her a PC a Windows Phone ’07 and a Xoom and she flipped out.
Or vice versa…
She should have known not to suggest he wait in upgrading immediately to the new Thunderbolt iMac.
Doesn’t she know her hubby is a ghey?
Takes one to know one, if you get my drift ;-p
erm, so are you one? And because you are one, you assert that Pogue is one, too?
Otherwise I don’t get it. I’m not one so I couldn’t know one if he gave me a wedgie.
If I were David’s wife, I could dealing him a couple of quick left jabs if he laid the same kind of sarcasm on me that he uses with his Android product reviews.
Just sayin’
This is not Mac news.
Nothing at all to do with Apple. Are we going to start seeing Celebrity gossip here on slow Apple news days?
Is there an App for this?
David doesn’t really seem like the violent type…
Most don’t. Most who are violent inside the family don’t do it anywhere else. And people usually comment, “But he seemed so nice” or “He’s such a pillar of the community”.
Not talking about Pogue now… We don’t know what went down here, and they BOTH have protective orders against the other. Just on the general topic — A rather sickening point — I’d always like to encourage men who are violent inside the family to take it down to the local biker bar or to a police officer. Oh, you don’t want to? Can you say, “I’m a slimy coward and a chickenshit bully”? I knew you could.
I used to work in the field. One woman said, “Sometimes he just loses control and then he’s SOOO sorry.” I said, “Would he lose control if I could stand there invisibly, with a baseball bat ready to smash him in the teeth if he so much as lifted his hand?” She said, “Of course he wouldn’t.” I said, “Well – he’s not losing control then, is he?” Her eyes widened, “No he’s not.” (She left him.)
Seamus,
Your message to the battered woman regarding “losing control” may be the most profound thing I’ve read in a comments page. I hope it speaks to someone who needs to hear it. Thank You.
I agree. Outstanding. And like most great thoughts – Simple.
Well stated.
Your comment could apply to many kinds of ‘ll behavior, from domestic violence to flat out hard core crime. Would a robber take me on with my Glock 9mm pointing at him?
I agree with your basic premise that too many people feel no disincentive for negative behavior or acts.
I think the message is a man can “control himself” hwne he knows he’s outmatched. Hitting woman is a coward’s act. THAT’s what a woman should take away from his message
Who says he was the aggressive assaulter?…
He seems more the type of guy who’d be bitch slapped by his wife then take a pound of flesh out on her, is all…
I’m very sad to read this. I know David Pogue and I find this situation to be beyond belief. I wish both both he and his wife well. I also hope this doesn’t become the obsessed gossip rant of the week.
I also know David, and this really doesn’t seem like him. They really must have been having a serious problem.
I’ve known him for many years. This is unexpected. I mean.. it’s David! WTF?
They live on “Woody Lane.”
It is to laugh.
@justified
Yea, that’s news. Anything running under Ed Bott’s byline is cageliner. Apple tech personnel never have dealt with trojans. It’s not news, it’s just Bott banging his ZOMG APPLE IS DOOMED JUST LIKE WINDOWS drum. Same as he’s been doing for years.
http://themacadvocate.com/2011/05/18/your-humpday-asshat-ed-bott/
Undoubtedly the dispute was based on the fact that David is a homosexual and she’s tired of his philandering on the side. A woman has needs.
the stress of reviewing hordes of Android, Windows devices must have got to him. Reading him, Mossberg etc I think they are struggling to find something positive to say about them, you know ” if you don’t use the internet much or apps or too fussy about screen clarity this android tablet is perfect for you… “. Worse to review major products they sometimes have to use them for days or weeks. Imagine dropping your iPad to use a Playbook for a week, that’ll drive you nuts…
reading some of the posts that remind us that this personal matter and probably a difficult time for Pogue, I reconsider posting the above. as I can’t erase it, I offer my apologies for making light of the matter.
Pogue has given me good reading for a long time.
“Pogue and his wife were issued partial protective orders prohibiting them from assaulting, harassing or stalking each other.”
A piece of paper… yeah that’ll stop an assault.
not news that belongs on MDN in my opinion.
Come on MDN show some class. You shouldn’t be running this story.
agreed!
also agreed.
i clicked here trying to figure out why its here… thought i missed something.
It’s a private matter. FGS leave them alone. Enough with the ambulance chasers already.
I have to agree with Gadfy. If i wanted gossip I would be reading other forums. This is not Apple news.
There goes his tech freebies from
Apple.
Microsoft will still provide free products to him.
I’m not saying he should hit her…
… but I understand…
(with apologies to Chris Rock)
[b]Sigh.[/b] Marriage seems to be a process in which a man and a woman learn NOT to love each other; of learning how to commit some infidelities in order to justify a fight and get divorced.
:red: Terribly sad, really is.
WHO CARES?