Anchor Calvin Hughes delivers the news each weeknight on WPLG in Miami. 

Behind the scenes, he has been going through a nasty divorce. 

It has gotten so nasty, that for months, Hughes could only see his own children in supervised visits.

Bacardi Jackson, Hughes’ soon-to-be-ex-wife, claimed in motions the children are scared of Hughes because of his alleged “abusive behavior” and “lack of concern for their care.”

She alleged Hughes has “anger management issues” and he “violently spanked” at least one of the children.

She also filed a separate petition in which she alleged she was also the victim of Hughes’ temper, but that set of papers has been sealed.

A special hearing has given Hughes back shared custody of his kids in unsupervised visits. 

The Miami Herald writes that Hughes and Yale University-trained lawyer Jackson were married in Memphis in 2005, according to the paperwork. Calling the married “irretrievably broken,” she filed for divorce in August 2016 and asked for alimony and child support.

In his counter-petition, Hughes called Jackson’s petition “frivolous and spurious” and designed to “harass” him.

He did agree with her on the “irretrievably broken” part.

WPLG has made it clear it’s standing by its man despite the ugliness.

“This is a private family matter, but we will say we know the type of person Calvin is. He is a great father, a great journalist and he has our support,” News Director Bill Pohovey wrote in an email.

And Hughes issued this statement: “My kids are now and have always been my first priority. I love my children. Unfortunately, when couples get divorced, allegations are made that are not true.”

Hughes, records show, is currently paying Jackson $3,100 a month in temporary child support.

Said Jackson: “I’ve tried to do my best to keep all this private, but this is not about someone’s reputation or money. It’s about my children.”