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On September 30, 2010, Mariotti pleaded
no contest to a misdemeanor battery count connected to an August 21 arrest in Los Angeles for alleged domestic violence involving his girlfriend. In August 2010, Mariotti was suspended from AOL's FanHouse
[16] and stopped appearing on
Around the Horn or any other ESPN properties.
[17] Mariotti has since maintained his innocence, stating that he pleaded no contest only to avoid the costs of a trial.
[18] Some charges against him were expunged in 2013.