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Ronnie Ortiz-Magroand his girlfriendSaffire Matosare engaged, PEOPLE confirms.
On Saturday, theJersey Shorestar proposed to his girlfriend on a beach in Los Angeles.
“Ronnie has been taken this time to work on himself and his daughter,” the source says. “For him, he felt like this right time. They’re both really happy for this next chapter. His health and happiness are what is most important.”
Ortiz-Magro has beendating Matos, who runs a Staten Island lash bar, since last fall.
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Ortiz-Magrowas arrestedon April 22 in Los Angeles on suspicion of intimate partner violence with injuries and with priors, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department previously told PEOPLE. He was taken to jail before being released later that day on $100,000 bail.
“Ronnie and I are fine,” she began. “There is a lot of misleading information floating around out there. With anybody who reached out with concern I appreciate it with all my heart, but everything that’s being portrayed out there are not facts.”
“I don’t think it’s fair that people are using false accusations to gain attention,” she continued. “Please leave Ron and I alone. You don’t know what someone is going through at the end of the day.”
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Ortiz-Magroavoided a felony chargelast month when the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office handed the case down to the City Attorney’s Office. A spokesperson for the L.A. City Attorney told PEOPLE that Ortiz-Magro has aprobation violation hearingset for June 25.
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His attorneys also disclosed that Ortiz-Magro is “currently seeking medical treatment for psychological issues that he has ignored for a long time,” noting, “His only present goal is to address these issues professionally and make himself a better person and the best father he can be to his loving daughter.”
source: people.com
