The transgender person involved in a viral incident at a Los Angeles gym bathroom had previously been convicted of assaulting their ex-wife while living in Ohio as a man, before adopting the victim’s first name.
Alexis Black, formerly known as Grant Freeman, pleaded guilty in 2022 to violently beating his wife, Alexis Freeman. The injuries included a compound fractured jaw requiring surgery.
“Kyle Grant Freeman caused serious physical harm to the victim. The victim suffered a compound fractured mandible, which resulted in her needing surgery,” said court documents from Hamilton County, Ohio.
Black was sentenced to one year in prison, accounting for time already served. Prior convictions include domestic violence and drug trafficking, along with multiple other charges such as resisting arrest.
Black became the center of a controversy at a Beverly Hills gym, where several women, including singer-songwriter Tish Hyman, accused them of exposing themselves and harassment in the women’s locker room.
Hyman, an openly lesbian artist, stated that she was expelled from a former Gold’s Gym location after confronting someone with male genitalia in the female locker room.
After these accusations surfaced, Alexis Black spoke publicly to address the claims.
“Kyle Grant Freeman caused serious physical harm to the victim.” — Hamilton County court documents
Author's summary: Alexis Black, convicted for violently assaulting his ex-wife as a man, now faces public controversy after allegations of misconduct in a Beverly Hills gym's women's locker room.