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UPDATE: Prosecutors Drop Gervonta Davis’ Domestic Battery Charge

<p><strong>Gervonta Davis <&sol;strong>is no longer facing any <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;photo-gervonta-davis-denies-hitting-vanessa-posso-accuses-her-of-dipping-his-toothbrushes-in-baby-poop-and-more&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">domestic violence charges<&sol;a> after prosecutors dropped a count of misdemeanor battery this week&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>TMZ Sports<&sol;em> confirmed that <strong>Vanessa Posso<&sol;strong>&comma; one of the mothers of Davis&&num;8217&semi; children&comma; ultimately <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2023&sol;05&sol;22&sol;gervonta-davis-domestic-violence-case-dropped&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">declined to press charges<&sol;a> in the case&period; It was formally dismissed on Monday &lpar;May 22&rpar;&comma; according to the outlet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;While the emotions were high&comma; I made an unnecessary call to law enforcement in an intense moment while I was frantic&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Posso wrote on social media following the drama&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Vanessa and Gervonta previously &&num;8220&semi;agreed that the defendant had to complete an anger management course and parenting class&comma;&&num;8221&semi; prosecutors reportedly said&period; Davis has since completed the courses&comma; per <em>TMZ&period; <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;vanessa-posso-admits-gervonta-davis-did-not-harm-her-or-their-daughter-after-accusations-of-smearing-poop-on-items&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1musc52&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;NzM4NjgyODIyLjE2ODQ4MjQ5OTg&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NDg0Nzk3My4yLjAuMTY4NDg0Nzk3My4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Vanessa Posso Admits Gervonta Davis&&num;8217&semi; Did Not Harm&&num;8217&semi; Her Or Their Daughter After Accusations Of Smearing Poop On Items<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CskNa71p&lowbar;uQ" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">The Background&colon; Frantic 911 Call&comma; Accusations Of Smearing Baby Poop On Toothbrush<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Posso initially told authorities that the 28-year-old boxer had struck her with a &&num;8220&semi;closed hand type slap&&num;8221&semi; on December 27&period; The alleged slap caused her an abrasion on the inside of her lip&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a 911 call&comma; Posso repeatedly screamed for help and said Davis was trying to kill her&comma; although she didn&&num;8217&semi;t name him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After being released&comma; Gervonta flooded his social profiles&comma; saying that there was more to his arrest&comma; <strong><em>The Shade Room<&sol;em><&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;vanessa-posso-admits-gervonta-davis-did-not-harm-her-or-their-daughter-after-accusations-of-smearing-poop-on-items&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1musc52&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;NzM4NjgyODIyLjE2ODQ4MjQ5OTg&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NDg0Nzk3My4yLjAuMTY4NDg0Nzk3My4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">previously reported<&sol;a>&period; He accused Posso of smearing baby poop from their toddler&&num;8217&semi;s diaper on toothbrushes&period; He showed photos of the brushes and the words &&num;8220&semi;liar&&num;8221&semi; and &&num;8220&semi;cheater&&num;8221&semi; scrawled across the bathroom mirror&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Davis also shared a small clip of Posso walking away from him&comma; toddler in arms and broken glass every near children&&num;8217&semi;s toys&period; Meanwhile&comma; the boxer stood on the other side of a glass door with a torn shirt&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Posso has since claimed&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Gervonta did not harm me or our daughter&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CmzWsXJu-1r" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Davis Maintains Innocence&comma; A Look At Past Domestic Violence Accusation<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Davis has maintained his innocence from the beginning&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-5b9992af57abf355b167a7f6f73b96ff" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I NEVER PUT MY HANDS ON MY CHILD MOTHER NOR MY F&ast;&ast;&ast;ING DAUGHTER ARE YOU F&ast;&ast;&ast;ING CRAZY&excl;&excl;&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he wrote just hours after the alleged incident&period; &&num;8220&semi;IM NOT A MONSTER&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-1ec69f2612f6b8d2421c9ef491bfe13e" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">However&comma; he has faced other domestic violence accusations and charges&period; On FebruaryFebruary 1Davis <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cnn&period;com&sol;2020&sol;02&sol;06&sol;us&sol;gervonta-davis-charged-trnd&sol;index&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">was arrested<&sol;a> on charges of simple battery&sol;domestic violence&comma; allegedly against his former girlfriend&comma; Dretta Smothers&comma; <em>CNN<&sol;em> reported at the time&period;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<section data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;"><&sol;section>&NewLine;<section class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">The altercation happened during Super Bowl festivities at a charity basketball game&comma; where Gervonta ran into Dretta&period; The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;gervonta-davis-arrested-on-battery-charge-for-incident-caught-on-video-involving-his-baby-mama&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1d29abn&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MjI1NDA5NzA4LjE2ODQ4NTIyOTA&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NDg1MjI4OS4xLjAuMTY4NDg1MjI4OS4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">video showed<&sol;a> Gervonta grabbing Dretta by the neck and pulling her out of her seat before walking her out of the event&period;&&num;8221&semi;Tank&&num;8221&semi; 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