Former White House staff secretary Rob Porter told reporters that his ex-wife Colbie Holderness received a black eye from a fall, following the release of a photo featuring Holderness with a black eye and reports that he was abusive in both his previous marriages, according to a report Tuesday.

Porter met with a handful of journalists shortly after reports emerged detailing the alleged abuse and informed them that Holderness bruised her eye from a fall during an altercation regarding a Venetian vase, Politico reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the meeting.