Joumana Marie Kidd () is an actress and journalist and former wife of retired

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Early life and career

Born and raised in

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, she attended school obtaining a BS Degree in Communications from

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until marrying Jason Kidd shortly after graduation and moving initially to

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then to

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. She initially was a stay-at-home mother to their newborn son T.J. (Trey Jason) but after a break into hosting for NBA television, decided to pursue a career in TV hosting, working briefly for the entertainment television show ''

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'', and went on to cover the Grammys and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies. In 2010, she was cast in the VH1 Reality Series

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. She also appeared multiple times on

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as a guest commentator, and had her own show on NET TV (Catholic Cable TV Network) called Women on Women (WOW).

Personal life

Jason and Joumana were married in 1997 and have three children Trey Jason (T.J.), and twins Miah and Jazelle. In January 2001, Jason Kidd was arrested and pleaded guilty to a

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charge for assaulting his wife Joumana in anger. As part of his plea, Kidd was ordered to attend

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classes for six months. Kidd completed the mandatory counseling and continued to attend on his own and it was reported that Kidd has since given up

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. He and his wife were both active in their church and were thought to have completely reconciled. On January 9, 2007, Jason Kidd filed for divorce against his wife, citing "extreme cruelty" during their relationship. Kidd contended intense jealousy, paranoia, and the threat of "false domestic abuse claims" to the police as reasons for the divorce. On February 15, 2007 Joumana Kidd filed a counterclaim for divorce, claiming that the NBA star—among countless instances of abuse—"broke her rib and damaged her hearing by smashing her head into the console of a car".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kidd, Joumana Living people American people of Lebanese descent People from Foster City, California Actresses from Phoenix, Arizona People from Saddle River, New Jersey American film actresses American women journalists San Francisco State University alumni Journalists from California 21st-century American journalists 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people)