Verb:
the action of lashing out and or hitting someone.

a male Hitting a female in an abusive mannor. Causing brusing and or bleeding.

v. 1. To beat a girlfriend, spouse, or significant other. 2. A celebrity who beats their significant other regardless of media coverage.

Verb- to deal a blow or stroke to; to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly; to strike repeatedly so as to cause painful injury; to inflict repeated blows as punishment, to show superior strength; to give heavy and repeated blows, often with the fist.

To go from being the "Prince of Pop" and being adored by millions to beating up your ex-girlfriend and being hated by equally as many to failing in several interviews and making things worse to recording a fake-ass apology on YouTube to complaining about incompetent radio stations and begging for fans' support to crying while performing a BET Michael Jackson tribute sixteen months after the whole process began....