John Wayne Bobbitt Whose Penis Was Chopped Off Blames Toxic Water For Messy Relationship With Ex-Wife
John Wayne Bobbitt has shared how the toxic water at Campa Lejeune affected his mental and physical health.
Bobbitt, a former marine, previously made headlines after his ex-wife, Lorena Bobbitt, chopped off his penis. In a recent interview with The Sun, he recounted the infamous 1993 incident and how the toxic water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina allegedly altered his mental state and affected his relationship with Lorena.
"I wasn't behaving the way I should have," Bobbitt told the outlet. "Maybe I would have made better decisions if my cognitive functioning wasn't distorted by the chemicals."
The military base's storm drains were reportedly filled with oil, industrial effluent and hazardous chemicals used as solvents and degreasers between 1952 and 1987. The mixture contaminated the water supply for 35 years.
On June 23, 1993, Lorena severed Bobbit's manhood because he was allegedly violent and abusive to her. She used a kitchen knife and threw the mangled member out of the car before the cops retrieved it. Surgeons were able to reattach it.
Following the incident, Bobbitt had a penis reduction and starred in a porn film. He also got married twice. Meanwhile, he has maintained his innocence from the abuse allegations through the years and blamed Lorena's former boss, Janna Bisutti, for his ex-wife's claims against him, which he said was a "false narrative."
"Janna was a cerebral narcissist, saying that I raped (Lorena), but there was no proof that I ever abused her at all," Bobbitt said.
He alleged that he endured "silent treatment" from Lorena for two months before the tension rose.
"She was the abusive one, attacking me. A lot of times guys don't stand up for themselves, they just shrug it off," Bobbitt added.
The Sun contacted Bisutti via email following Bobbitt's allegations but did not immediately receive a response from her.
Lorena claimed that Bobbitt raped her and violently abused her. She was acquitted due to temporary insanity brought on by the trauma of being abused, per The New York Times. However, she underwent a psychiatric evaluation and spent 45 days in a mental hospital and was released after that.
She now goes by her maiden name Gallo. She founded the Lorena Gallo Foundation in 2007 to help those who are victims of domestic abuse, according to Women's Health.
Bobbitt was also acquitted of the sexual assault allegations against him.
In his recent interview, Bobbitt also shared how the contaminated water from Camp Lejeune affected his physical health.
According to him, he suffered from Toxic Peripheral Polyneuropathy, which causes nerve damage and contributes to osteomyelitis, a bone infection that gave him ulcers and requires painful skin grafts. The nerves in his feet, legs, hands and arms are now at risk of irreparable damage.
He was limping when The Sun visited him at his new home in Sarasota, Florida. He told the outlet that he had all of his toes amputated in his last operation in 2023. He showed his feet to them, and they reportedly looked agonizing. However, due to chronic nerve damage, he didn't feel any pain.
Bobbitt's condition left him unable to work. So, he is now seeking a slice of the $1 billion compensation claim signed off by President Joe Biden at the White House two years ago. He also alleged that the government was fully aware of what happened to the camp's water.
"The government covered it up for 40 years," Bobbitt claimed. "They knew."
"They were testing the water, and it was like up to 3,500 times above normal safety standards."
According to him, the water tasted sweet due to vinyl chloride -- a colorless, flammable, toxic gas used principally in making polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a widely used plastic.
