Keir Johnston.Photo:TheEllenShow/YouTube, swiked/tumblrEight years ago, a wedding dress with a contested color pattern kicked off one of the most memorable debates in internet history.But now the husband connected to the Tumblr post featuring the “dress that broke the internet” has been accused of attempting to murder his wife.Keir Johnston, 38, was indicted in the High Court in Glasgow on a charge for attempted murder of his wife Grace, according to records from the Scottish Courts.Johnston is accused of a spree of domestic violence and coercive behavior against his wife over an 11-year span, authorities say, according to the United Kingdom news outletThe Times,The National DeskandMetro UK.The news outlet, citing authorities, reports Johnston attempted to strangle his wife Grace, pushed her against a wall, engaged in verbally abusive behavior, threatened to kill her and threatened her with a knife. The charges are from multiple alleged incidents that occurred between April 2019 and March 2022, authorities say, according toThe Times.The couple, who live on the Isle of Colonsay in Scotland, married in 2015. Johnston has denied the allegations,The Timesreports.Grace’s mother Cecilia had sent the bride a photo of the dress while she was debating which dress to wear to her daughter’s wedding. The bride said she and her mother then got into a debate about what color the dress was, which then quickly led to a broader debate at the wedding — and soon the entire internet.Caitlin McNeill, a guest at the wedding, had posted a photo of the dress on Tumblr, which then sparked a viral debate about whether its striped pattern was black and blue or white and gold.Keir and Grace Johnston.TheEllenShow/YouTubeThe post quickly went viral and gained input from the world’s biggest celebrities, includingKim Kardashian,Taylor Swiftand others.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Keir, his wife Grace, and McNeill even appeared onThe Ellen Degeneres Show, where they talked about how the debate within their family over the dress’ color spurred a global phenomenon.“We had been arguing about this for weeks,” Caitlin told Degeneres about the dress. “It had been tearing the community apart. We were losing our minds.”At its peak, Tumblr’s director of data and systems Tom ChristtoldBuzzfeed that Caitlin’s post about the dress received more than 14,000 views per second.If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
Keir Johnston.Photo:TheEllenShow/YouTube, swiked/tumblr
TheEllenShow/YouTube, swiked/tumblr
Eight years ago, a wedding dress with a contested color pattern kicked off one of the most memorable debates in internet history.But now the husband connected to the Tumblr post featuring the “dress that broke the internet” has been accused of attempting to murder his wife.Keir Johnston, 38, was indicted in the High Court in Glasgow on a charge for attempted murder of his wife Grace, according to records from the Scottish Courts.Johnston is accused of a spree of domestic violence and coercive behavior against his wife over an 11-year span, authorities say, according to the United Kingdom news outletThe Times,The National DeskandMetro UK.The news outlet, citing authorities, reports Johnston attempted to strangle his wife Grace, pushed her against a wall, engaged in verbally abusive behavior, threatened to kill her and threatened her with a knife. The charges are from multiple alleged incidents that occurred between April 2019 and March 2022, authorities say, according toThe Times.The couple, who live on the Isle of Colonsay in Scotland, married in 2015. Johnston has denied the allegations,The Timesreports.Grace’s mother Cecilia had sent the bride a photo of the dress while she was debating which dress to wear to her daughter’s wedding. The bride said she and her mother then got into a debate about what color the dress was, which then quickly led to a broader debate at the wedding — and soon the entire internet.Caitlin McNeill, a guest at the wedding, had posted a photo of the dress on Tumblr, which then sparked a viral debate about whether its striped pattern was black and blue or white and gold.Keir and Grace Johnston.TheEllenShow/YouTubeThe post quickly went viral and gained input from the world’s biggest celebrities, includingKim Kardashian,Taylor Swiftand others.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Keir, his wife Grace, and McNeill even appeared onThe Ellen Degeneres Show, where they talked about how the debate within their family over the dress’ color spurred a global phenomenon.“We had been arguing about this for weeks,” Caitlin told Degeneres about the dress. “It had been tearing the community apart. We were losing our minds.”At its peak, Tumblr’s director of data and systems Tom ChristtoldBuzzfeed that Caitlin’s post about the dress received more than 14,000 views per second.If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
Eight years ago, a wedding dress with a contested color pattern kicked off one of the most memorable debates in internet history.But now the husband connected to the Tumblr post featuring the “dress that broke the internet” has been accused of attempting to murder his wife.
Keir Johnston, 38, was indicted in the High Court in Glasgow on a charge for attempted murder of his wife Grace, according to records from the Scottish Courts.
Johnston is accused of a spree of domestic violence and coercive behavior against his wife over an 11-year span, authorities say, according to the United Kingdom news outletThe Times,The National DeskandMetro UK.
The news outlet, citing authorities, reports Johnston attempted to strangle his wife Grace, pushed her against a wall, engaged in verbally abusive behavior, threatened to kill her and threatened her with a knife. The charges are from multiple alleged incidents that occurred between April 2019 and March 2022, authorities say, according toThe Times.
The couple, who live on the Isle of Colonsay in Scotland, married in 2015. Johnston has denied the allegations,The Timesreports.
Grace’s mother Cecilia had sent the bride a photo of the dress while she was debating which dress to wear to her daughter’s wedding. The bride said she and her mother then got into a debate about what color the dress was, which then quickly led to a broader debate at the wedding — and soon the entire internet.
Caitlin McNeill, a guest at the wedding, had posted a photo of the dress on Tumblr, which then sparked a viral debate about whether its striped pattern was black and blue or white and gold.
Keir and Grace Johnston.TheEllenShow/YouTube
TheEllenShow/YouTube
The post quickly went viral and gained input from the world’s biggest celebrities, includingKim Kardashian,Taylor Swiftand others.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
Keir, his wife Grace, and McNeill even appeared onThe Ellen Degeneres Show, where they talked about how the debate within their family over the dress’ color spurred a global phenomenon.
“We had been arguing about this for weeks,” Caitlin told Degeneres about the dress. “It had been tearing the community apart. We were losing our minds.”At its peak, Tumblr’s director of data and systems Tom ChristtoldBuzzfeed that Caitlin’s post about the dress received more than 14,000 views per second.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
