Former New York Giants lineman Luke Petitgout, who allegedly slapped his wife, Jennifer, and slugged a man who was chatting with her at a Midtown lounge, has until Thursday to sign up for court-ordered anger-management and substance-abuse therapy.
The 6-foot-6, 310-pound ex-tackle burst into 48 Lounge on June 5 spewing obscenities and looking for his wife. He allegedly charged her table, sucker-punched a man in the eye and hit Jennifer with an open hand.
Following the incident, Jennifer obtained a temporary restraining order and hired a divorce lawyer.
But sources tell us that despite the order banning the hulking ex-athlete from contacting Jennifer except by e-mail to make arrangements to see their children, he recently showed up at her gym and her Woodcliff Lake, NJ, home.
A source said, “Luke has been sending Jennifer harassing e-mails. Last Tuesday he turned up at her gym making derogatory statements, and on Friday he appeared at her front door.
She is giving him one more chance to abide by the order and leave her alone. Otherwise, she is going back to court.”
Nicole Noonan, Jennifer’s divorce co-counsel and the president of National Divorce Capital, said of the restraining order, “We had hoped Mr. Petitgout would abide by the order.”
Luke’s attorneys, John E. Finnerty and Paul J. Concannon, didn’t return an e-mail request for comment.
Relatives of Petitgout have previously denied he used performance-enhancing drugs, even though the NFL suspended him in 2008 for violating its steroid policy.
But he has until Thursday to comply with a court-ordered, NFL-approved program for anger management and substance-abuse therapy. He will also undergo drug testing.
Petitgout also faces an upcoming court date in the assault on John Constantinides, the Queens man he allegedly slugged in the right eye because the guy was talking to Jennifer at 48 Lounge.