According to a TMZ report, Steve Harvey desperately attempted to have his ex-wife making a "mea clupa" that she "lied when she claimed he brutally beat their son" or so she claims. TMZ obtained a letter that Steve Harvey's lawyer wrote to Mary Harvey, in which she says she made up the the allegation that Steve beat their 11-year-old son with a belt and paddle.

Part of the letter reads: "I have to deal with that [the lie] and answer to God for my behavior." The letter continues, "I know that you love our son and would do anything legal to protect him. You are a loving father."

The letter also makes note of Steve Harvey's alleged attempts to keep the news hidden, writing "I realize that you sought the sealing of the record as a measure to protect our son from a lot of unnecessary anxiety from his peers and others and to protect us as a unit from a media frenzy."

As far as the child abuse charges are concerned, Harvey has been cleared of any wrongdoing. 

Source: tmz.com