No, this post isn’t about Naomi Campbell failing to pay her cell phone bill. It’s about her hitting someone with her phone…again (allegedly).
[Bauer Griffin Online]
Naomi’s limo driver says she slapped and hit him with her cell phone from the back seat of a SUV limo while driving around NYC yesterday. He stopped the car to call 911, but the supermodel hit the road and was gone before authorities arrived.
Police have filed only a harassment report, which carries no penalty and does not require an arrest.
Translation: Naomi gets to walk, which is what supermodels do best anyway.
UPDATE: The driver has changed direction. He now says “this whole thing has been blown out of proportion and I apologize to Ms. Campbell for causing that to happen” and admits that he “got angry and overreacted.” OK, but what really happened?
A Leona Lewis “fan” almost made her bleed more than love.
[Bauer Griffin Online]
During a book signing in London on Wednesday, Leona was punched in the face by a fan after signing his book. She’s fine, but this might be the most random act of violence in pop culture history.
The singer posted this message to her fans on her official website today:
Thank you so much for your support it is truly overwhelming. Yesterday was a horrible shock and left me extremely hurt and upset. I’m very sorry to those I wasn’t able to meet at the signing. Thank you again for all of the lovely messages.
The attacker was charged with “common assault” and will be evaluated by doctors. Um, even a lawyer can tell you he’s nuts.
The San Diego DA decided not to pursue criminal charges against Shawne Merriman, but that isn’t stopping Tila Tequila’s quest for justice…and possibly a defamation lawsuit.
[Bauer Griffin Online]
In addition to announcing that she intends to pursue a civil lawsuit, Tila went on a Twitter rampage from late last night until early this morning against both Merriman and the DA. She accuses Merriman of being a “criminal,” alludes to a conspiracy, and encourages the release of her 911 call. Here are some highlights:
The corrupt SD DA let woman-beater Shawne get away so now he’s gonna go out and continue 2 party and do what he does 2 women in my picture
We should never wait before someone is KILLED to stop someone!!! Let’s learn from the Jasmine Fiore case! Someone could have saved her too!
First the SD DA released a statement saying they didn’t meet with me when the DID! Then few hours later the closed it. I call FOULPLAY!
So if the SD DA released a statment saying they never met with me, then how can they even decide the case if they don’t see me? FOULPLAY!
Some cases play out in the courtroom, but others (thankfully) play out in the media. Case in point: Tila Tequila vs. Shawne Merriman.
Following this weekend’s allegations that Merriman attacked Tila, the NFL star’s rep released a statement claiming that Merriman simply was trying to protect Tila from driving drunk and that she was “intoxicated.”
Tila shot back claiming that she couldn’t have been intoxicated because she is “allergic to alcohol,” even though we all saw her drinking what appeared to be alcohol on her MTV show, A Shot At Love. Now, Tila’s lawyer is firing back:
Shawne Merriman and his advisors have decided that the best defense is a good offense, attacking Tila Tequila in the press with a lot of calculated spin to cover up his illegal and indefensible actions.
Fortunately, we as a society will not tolerate a 6-foot-4-inch, 270-pound all-pro NFL linebacker physically assaulting a young lady who is 4 feet, 11 inches and 93 pounds. It is never justifiable to brutally assault, choke, strike and imprison a woman.
Once the truth is fully revealed, Mr. Merriman’s fantastic story of how he was trying to keep Ms. Tequila safe will be completely discredited. No one, especially a woman, should ever have to endure what Mr. Merriman did to Tila Tequila.
Like another Shakespearean play, two “noble” media houses are battling it out over Mel. Hollyscoop reports that Mel attacked the male clubgoer in the above photo “because he was fed up with everyone trying to snap a photo of him partying,” while TMZ claims it’s all made up.
A few facts appear undisputed: (1) Mel and pregnant girlfriend Oksana Gregorieva attended a launch party for Hollywood’s Playhouse on Wednesday night; (2) a reporter who had been denied photo access sent her male friend to take a picture of Mel; and (3) that man filed a police report for battery over a ripped shirt.
Like a good lawyer, Popsquire has questions: (1) was Mel drinking?; and (2) did the alleged victim suffer any harm other than a ripped shirt? If the answer to both questions is no, then the police likely will stay out of this.
Either way, this story really may be about how far reporters and/or paparazzi are willing to go in order to snap photos of celebs and how much celebs must endure.
Canadian police finally have arrested a woman accused of attacking Leonardo Di Caprio back in 2005.
[Bauer Griffin Online]
Aretha Wilson allegedly slashed Leo with a glass at a Hollywood party hosted by Rick Solomon and left him with 10 stitches on his ear and seven on the neck. Police issued an arrest warrant for Wilson, but she fled to her native Canada.
In 2006, Wilson was charged with the assault of her ex-boyfriend in Toronto and received a suspended sentence and two years of probation. Now that her probation is over, American officials were able to request her extradition and she was arrested on Monday.
Battery generally is defined as an offensive touching of another person without consent. Watch below and form your legal opinion about whether Hugh Grant is guilty.
Just like Popsquire predicted, Terri Seymour’s attacker will not go to jail.
Janice Thibodeau grabbed Seymour’s neck and tried to choke her after the American Idol finale a few weeks ago. Today, Thibodeaux pleaded guilty to battery. Her punishment: 36 months probation, 20 days of labor, and the option to attend anger management classes or be placed under 36 hours of psychological evaluation. She is expected back in court on July 16 to provide the court with a progress report.
So, what will happen to Chris Brown? Remember him and the infamous Rihanna photo? His preliminary hearing is schedule to start later this month. Keep Thibodeaux’s sentencing in mind, and let’s see which one gets a meatier punishment.
A jury recently found Snoop Dogg not liable for allegedly beating up a fan on stage, so maybe Pitbull hopes to rely on precedent. Either way, he better lawyer up ASAP!
On last night’s episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Kiefer Sutherlandsaid he regrets the now infamous headbutting incident and assured Jimmy that he definitely doesn’t think he’s actually Jack Bauer.
Too bad Tyra Banks didn’t conduct this interview — she could have given him the Levi treatment and gotten Kiefer to admit he thinks he’s Jack Bauer at least most of the time!
Kiefer Sutherland may be hitting his own head on jail bars soon.
[Bauer Griffin Online]
The 24 star is expected to surrender to police and face assault charges after allegedly headbutting a fashion designer in NYC on Tuesday. While this appears to be a minor incident, Kiefer is still serving probation for a 2007 DUI incident. If the LA City Attorney’s Office determines that this incident constitutes a violation of Kiefer’s probation, then he may face jail time.
That’s the glitch about probation. You get to avoid jail, but you have to behave on the outside!
This PSA, entitled The Cut, launched in British cinemas this month and has more than a million hits on YouTube, but British TV is banning it unless scenes showing Keira Knightley being thrown to the floor and beaten are removed.
Marlee Matin says she had “fresh bruises everyday” while dating William Hurt in the 80s. In her new book, I’ll Scream Later, Marlee discusses details about that relationship as well as her illegal drug abuse.
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