Editing Al Green (section)

=== Assault charges ===
Green's former secretary, Linda Wills, filed a $25,000 civil suit against him in 1974. Wills alleged that Green beat her and shoved her through a glass door in his Memphis office after a dispute about how much back pay she was entitled to for her duties.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=August 15, 1974|title=Singer Al Green Charged In $25,000 Civil Suit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1coDAAAAMBAJ&q=al+green+grits+jet&pg=PA54|magazine=Jet|pages=54}}</ref> The civil suit was dropped because of "conflicting testimony", but in 1975, they settled a $100,000 lawsuit for [[assault]] and [[Battery (crime)|battery]] charges.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=August 7, 1975|title=Al Green, Ex-Secretary Settle $100,00 Suit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gLEDAAAAMBAJ&q=al+green+linda++jet&pg=PA44|magazine=Jet|volume=48|issue=20|pages=44}}</ref>

In 1977, Green and his former organ player Larry Robinson were arrested for assault on [[Memorial Day]] in [[Irving, Texas]]. According to Robinson, Green and his bodyguards jumped him when he confronted Green about owed money from previous gigs. They both posted bond on a [[misdemeanor]] charge.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=June 23, 1977|title=Al Green Arrested For Assault In Irving, Tex.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z78DAAAAMBAJ&q=al+green+assault&pg=PA61|magazine=Jet|volume=57|issue=14|pages=61}}</ref>

In 1978, Green was charged with assault and battery for allegedly beating a woman unconscious with a tree limb. The charges were dismissed after the woman, who had moved, did not receive a [[subpoena]] and therefore missed the court date.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=September 6, 1979|title=Al Green Cleared of Memphis Battery Charges|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vkIDAAAAMBAJ&q=al+green+lovie+smith&pg=PA64|magazine=Jet|volume= 56| issue =  25|pages=64}}</ref>