Chad Johnson and Annalise Mishler have given new details about the violent incident that led to his domestic violence arrest in a joint chat with Extra’s Billy Bush Monday.
The Bachelorette star, 32, and YouTube personality, 25, laid out in detail the events surrounding the February incident, which he was charged with six misdemeanors in, including corporal injury, battery, trespassing and witness intimidation, TMZ reported on Monday.
The Tulsa, Oklahoma native said he was ‘good now’ and ‘a lot better,’ while Mishler noted that they ‘want to go to … couples therapy’ in an effort to salvage the relationship.
The latest: Chad Johnson, 32, and Annalise Mishler, 25, have given new details about the violent incident that led to his domestic violence arrest in a joint chat with Extra’s Billy Bush Monday
‘We’re not back together, necessarily, right now,’ she said. ‘I think [his issue with] alcohol needs to be worked on and I want to see change.’
She added, ‘We want to go to therapy, couples therapy. We’re going to try, but who knows?”’
Johnson was taken into custody in Los Angeles in connection with felony domestic violence and robbery charges in the early hours of February 24 following a drunken encounter in which he punched a hole into Mishler’s wall the night before.
He told Bush that his problems came after he turned to the bottle after breaking up with Mishler earlier in the day.
The aftermath: The Tulsa, Oklahoma native said he was ‘good now’ and ‘a lot better,’ while Mishler noted that they ‘want to go to … couples therapy’ in an effort to salvage the relationship
‘Every bad thing that has happened in my life was while drinking,’ he said. ‘I hadn’t drank in 50, almost 60, days ‘I decided to drink and am not very good at it.’
He said they ‘got back together’ that day and while ‘initially, things were good,’ he then ‘drank more’ and doesn’t ‘remember what happened’ thereafter.
Johnson described his understanding of the chain of events that occurred amid the drunken blackout.
‘She found a dating app on my phone that literally I had downloaded right when we broke up,’ he said. When she found that, I got mad.
‘I guess I was yelling or something, and that’s when you see I punched a hole in the door … it’s super out of character for me – that’s why I don’t drink.’
Speaking out: The one-time couple spoke with Extra’s Billy Bush on Monday
Somber: Johnson described his understanding of the chain of events that occurred amid the drunken blackout
Details: Mishler said that while she tried to persuade police not to take Johnson into custody, authorities cited the prevalence of physical evidence as cause to arrest him
Mishler said that ‘the next morning, after all of that, he came back to my apartment’ and ‘was banging on the door … I wasn’t letting him in, yelling at me, “You have my phone.”
She recalled, ‘During that whole thing, a neighbor called the police. He ended up coming in my apartment, taking my phone, chucking it.’
Mishler said that ‘the police showed up’ and ‘had no choice but to arrest him’ and ‘served a protective order for the week.’
She said that while she tried to persuade police not to take Johnson into custody, authorities cited the prevalence of physical evidence as cause to arrest him.
‘They saw the hole and the neighbors were pretty clear that he was screaming and being loud,’ she said. ‘There were dents on the door, and blood.’
Introspective: Johnson said, ‘Every bad thing that has happened in my life was while drinking’
Shocking reveal: Johnson admitted that he had attempted to take his own life amid the emotional incident
Johnson then admitted that he had attempted to take his own life amid the emotional incident.
When Bush asked him, ‘Did you make an actual attempt to take your life?’ Johnson replied, ‘Yeah, I tried to asphyxiate myself, I guess … It’s not as easy as it reads.’
He said of a social media post he put up with a picture of a rope: ‘I’m not going to lie, I was totally there. I don’t know why I would post it to social media, but at the time I was still drinking … it’s really hard for me to explain the decisions I make when I’m drinking.’
Mishler told Bush that she ignored instructions to keep her distance from Johnson, adding, ‘I kept going there to check on him and bring him groceries so he wouldn’t drive … he was really mad at me.’
Johnson said he was upset that she shared details on social media: ‘I kept being like, “Why didn’t you just call the police?” I thought she was out to get me.’
Johnson said he’s been sober in the weeks since his arrest and is planning ‘to go to some sort of program’ to deal with the issue.
Controversy: Chad was arrested on Monday, February 24 following a drunken encounter where he punched a hole into Annalise’s wall the night before
The couple also opened up to US Weekly on Monday, confirming they are, ‘not officially together but we are working on things,’ adding, ‘She has given me a list of things to fix and change.’
He told US Weekly that he was, ‘completely out of character,’ when he punched a hole in the wall.
‘I was just spiraling from stress and having lost my relationship with Annalise that morning. I made a promise to myself and to Annalise to no longer drink,’ he added.
He added, ‘I’ve apologized to Annalise for my behavior. I’m looking into some outpatient processes that can help me. Annalise and I are not back together but we are going looking into couples therapy now.’
Out of character: He told US Weekly that he was, ‘completely out of character,’ when he punched a hole in the wall
Speaking out: Mishler also spoke with US Weekly, revealing, ‘he was in a bad state mentally so I was trying to make sure he was OK
Help: They both also have OnlyFans accounts, but they recently created a joint account in hopes it will help their relationship
Mishler also spoke with US Weekly, revealing, ‘he was in a bad state mentally so I was trying to make sure he was OK.’
She added that after the arrest he ‘made a video accusing me of things that are not true,’ which Johnson addressed as well.
‘I accused her of escorting but I was wrong. I also accused her of other things because I was mad,’ he added.
They both also have OnlyFans accounts, but they recently created a joint account in hopes it will help their relationship.
‘In order to spend more time together, we have created a joint account showing our intimate personal relationship,’ Johnson said. ‘We hope that this OnlyFans experience bonds us even more and gives more time to grow as a couple.’
Johnson acknowledged that the next step is to address his alcohol issues in hopes he can move forward in his relationship with Mishler.
‘The next steps are simply getting help with my alcohol issues, couples therapy with Annalise, and growing as people,’ Johnson said.
‘We have a lot to work on, and I am not ready to jump into a relationship until many things change — things from before this incident and during,’ Mishler added.
Happier times: Johnson acknowledged that the next step is to address his alcohol issues in hopes he can move forward in his relationship with Mishler
The couple definitely looked like they were back on during a date night at the Cheesecake Factory in Sherman Oaks on Sunday night.
Annalise insisted during their first joint interview together with E! Daily Pop that they were not back together but were ‘working through things.
‘I’m not at a point to just jump back into things,’ she said. ‘I have to see change and feel better about things.’
Talking to the camera in another video, Annalise explained how Chad ‘went crazy’ after she confronted him about seeing alerts on his phone from the dating app Hinge.
On Monday, the couple had their first joint interview together where they addressed all the drama.
Annalise told E! she posted everything online because she was ‘scared.’
Will you accept this rose? Johnson rose to fame after appearing on JoJo Fletcher’s season of The Bachelorette in 2016
Chad also said he was planning on seeking treatment for his troubles with alcohol.
‘I’m going to do one of those outpatient things,’ he said. ‘But it’s just hard to deal with because it’s not like I wake up every day and have a drink. It’s one of those things where people are like, “We gotta lock you away so you won’t drink.” I’m like, “I’m not drinking. I go to the gym two hours a day.” It’s just the dealing with that one time, every couple of months or something happens and then I have an issue.”
Chad was also asked about being put on ‘suicide watch.’ At one point, the reality star was sent to the hospital after authorities deemed he may pose a danger to himself, TMZ reported.
‘People had thought I had hit her and all this stuff,’ he responded. ‘I mean, I hit the wall… but everybody threw me to the side. All my sponsors, everything I had, everything I was working for. I just kind of lost it, you know? And to top it all off, I was still wasted after that entire scenario.’
Annalise said they wanted to seek both couple and individual therapy.
‘We have a lot to work on, honestly,’ she said.
Johnson first appeared on the Bachelorette during JoJo Fletcher’s season in 2016 and went on to appear in Famously Single and Celebrity Big Brother UK.