All posts containing the tag: "battery"
Posted Mar 17th 2010 6:30AM by TMZ Staff
Gary Dourdan of "CSI" fame was the alleged victim of domestic violence Tuesday afternoon, and his much smaller girlfriend was cuffed and taken into custody ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
Cops were called to a Venice, CA home in the early afternoon. We're told when they arrived they found Dourdan scratched up. They arrested Maria Asis del Alamo where she was taken to the station and booked on misdemeanor domestic battery.
Maria is 5'8", 110 lbs. Gary is 6'2" and his fighting weight is 190.
Maria is now free on bail.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: assault, bail, battery, crime, crime victim, CrimeVictim, csi, gary dourdan, GaryDourdan, maria asis del Alamo, MariaAsisDelAlamo, police
Posted Mar 8th 2010 8:12PM by TMZ Staff
Two paparazzi who were thrown out of "The Bachelor" wedding last month are suing the people behind it claiming battery, false imprisonment and negligence.
Eric Brogmus and Maximiliano Lopes claim Disney/ABC Television Group, Next Entertainment -- "The Bachelor" production company -- as well as the security company "breached their duty of reasonable conduct by attacking and detaining or authorizing the attack and detention" of both plaintiffs.
The two photogs were shooting the wedding of Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney when they were told by security to leave -- and then things got ugly.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: attack, bachelor, battery, jason mesnick, JasonMesnick, lawsuit, molly malaney, MollyMalaney, paparazzi, wedding
Posted Feb 22nd 2010 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
The photographer Sean Penn kicked back in October needed surgery on his knee, his lawyer tells TMZ.
Penn was charged with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor vandalism after he kicked a photog (see video above) and allegedly broke his camera (that part wasn't caught on video) during a fracas back in October.
The photog's lawyer tells TMZ the lensman needed knee surgery as a result of the incident. The lawyer said he wanted to avoid pressing charges against Penn, but was "stonewalled" by his attorneys.
If convicted on both counts, Penn could go to jail for 1 1/2 years.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: battery, kick, knee, paparazzi, sean penn, SeanPenn, surgery, video
Posted Feb 19th 2010 6:30PM by TMZ Staff
Sean Penn was charged with criminal battery and vandalism today, in connection with a run-in with the paparazzi ... TMZ has learned.
The incident occurred last October in Brentwood, CA. TMZ captured the confrontation as an angry Penn approached and kicked a paparazzo, allegedly breaking his camera.
We've learned the Los Angeles City Attorney filed two misdemeanor counts -- battery and vandalism.
If convicted on both counts, Penn could go to jail for 1 1/2 years.
Penn's rep could not immediately be reached for comment.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: battery, brentwood, crime, paparazzi, paparazzo, police report, PoliceReport, sean penn, SeanPenn
Posted Feb 8th 2010 3:55AM by TMZ Staff
Kid Rock's got a bad reputation and he knows it -- which is why he wants to put the kibosh on any mention of his previous bad behavior during his current court case.
Rock filed documents in L.A. County Superior Court on Friday in connection to a lawsuit filed against him by three guys who claim Rock and six members of the Boo-Yaa Tribe beat the hell out of them at the Roosevelt Hotel back in 2006.
In the documents, Rock -- real name Robert Ritchie -- asks that his "reputation as a 'tough guy' or 'thug' by means of his professional persona as 'Kid Rock'" not be used against him during the case.
Rock also wants no mention of his "prior criminal arrest or misdemeanor convictions" during the case as well ... calling them irrelevant and prejudicial.
We'll see how that goes.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: assault, battery, boo-yaa tribe, Boo-yaaTribe, kid rock, KidRock, lawsuit, roosevelt hotel, RooseveltHotel
Posted Jan 29th 2010 1:34PM by TMZ Staff
Kanye West's criminal case involving an LAX run-in with photographers was dismissed a few minutes ago ... after his lawyer presented proof Kanye performed community service with the Red Cross.
Kanye and his manager, Don Crowley, had been charged with vandalism, battery and grand theft after they smashed the camera equipment of two photogs at LAX on September 11, 2008.
The judge agreed in October to dismiss the case if Kanye and Crowley showed proof they had each performed 50 hours of community service. Both men also agreed to take an anger management class.
Today, Kanye's lawyer, Blair Berk, and Crowley's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, went to court and showed proof that both men had worked for 50 hours at the Red Cross.
So the case is officially history.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Kanye West, Exclusives
Tags: anger management, AngerManagement, attack, battery, community service, CommunityService, criminal case, CriminalCase, don crowley, DonCrowley, Kanye West, KanyeWest, lax, paparazzi, red cross, RedCross, vandalism
Posted Jan 18th 2010 6:00PM by TMZ Staff
One of the young mothers from the MTV reality show "Teen Mom" was allegedly choked and then hit by her 54-year-old mom this weekend -- and mom is now facing domestic violence charges.
The Council Bluffs Police Department in Iowa tells TMZ Debra Danielson -- the mother of 18-year-old "Teen Mom" Farrah Abraham -- was arrested at around 1 PM on Saturday for suspicion of domestic abuse/serious assault.
According to cops, Farrah and Debra started arguing over childcare issues when Debra allegedly threw an MTV shirt at her daughter ... which landed "on or near" Farrah's baby, who started crying.
That's when Farrah claims she went off on her mother -- who then grabbed Farrah by the throat. Farrah told cops she pushed her mother's hand away from her throat, causing her mother to strike her on the right side of her head and mouth.
In the report, officers say they observed multiple cuts on the right side of Farrah's lips.
The story was first reported by the The Daily Nonpareil.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: arrest, assault, battery, debra danielson, DebraDanielson, domestic abuse, domestic violence, DomesticAbuse, DomesticViolence, farrah abraham, FarrahAbraham, mtv, mug shot, MugShot, teen mom, TeenMom
Posted Jan 14th 2010 12:40PM by TMZ Staff
Charlie Sheen's lawyer wants a private meeting with the judge -- with only one reporter present.
TMZ has just obtained a letter filed this morning from Richard Cummins, Charlie Sheen's lawyer, in which the attorney asks the judge to handle the whole protective order modification in chambers, not in the courtroom.
Cummins writes, in his letter to the clerk which was filed with the court, "Obviously, both Ms. Sheen and Mr. Estevez do not wish this to become a media circus and would, as much as possible, like to have their privacy respected understanding that they are celebrity figures so there is a public interest and the necessity of media coverage."
Cummins says it's ok by him if there is one pool reporter in chambers who would then pass the info along to the other reporters waiting outside. There is no mention of whether the pool reporter would have access to a TV camera, but it's unlikely the judge would ever go for that.
As we first reported, Charlie and Brooke Mueller want the order of protection modified so they can have contact with each other in an attempt to save their marriage.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Charlie Sheen, Exclusives, Brooke Mueller
Tags: battery, brooke mueller, BrookeMueller, cameras, chambers, charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, court, criminal case, CriminalCase, domestic violence, DomesticViolence
Posted Jan 7th 2010 2:05AM by TMZ Staff
Hayden Christensen's film producer brother Tove will be cleaning up the streets of Hollywood in the near future -- but not out of the kindness of his heart ... because he allegedly dragged his GF through the street.
Tove was sentenced this week to a 20-day "Hollywood Beautification" community service program after he pled "no contest" to a charge of misdemeanor battery.
It's all over an incident last September: witnesses claim Tove shoved his GF to the ground during an argument, hopped in his car, and drove off right when she was reaching inside for her purse ... dragging her about 30 feet.
In addition to the community service, Tove was also sentenced to three years probation and a year of domestic violence counseling. The case was filed by the L.A. City Attorney.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: battery, community service, CommunityService, hayden christensen, HaydenChristensen, misdemeanor, probation, protective order, ProtectiveOrder, tove christensen, ToveChristensen
Posted Dec 31st 2009 1:55PM by TMZ Staff
Mike Tyson will not be prosecuted for allegedly punching a photog at LAX, TMZ has learned.
The L.A. City Attorney officially rejected the case today, citing "insufficient evidence."
Tyson's lawyer, the ever-effervescent Shawn Chapman Holley, tells TMZ, "The City Attorney's office made the right decision given the harassing conduct of the paparazzo."
Tyson was arrested last month for battery after a bloody confrontation with a paparazzo outside the United terminal at LAX. Tyson claimed the photog was harassing him, his wife and child.
The photog was taken to the hospital and stitched up.
The City Attorney also declined to file charges against the photog.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Mike Tyson
Tags: airport, battery, l.a. city attorney, L.a.CityAttorney, lax, los angeles city attorney, los angeles international airport, LosAngelesCityAttorney, LosAngelesInternationalAirport, mike tyson, MikeTyson, paparazzi, paparazzo, prosecutor
Posted Dec 2nd 2009 7:08PM by TMZ Staff
Manny Pacquiao's trainer is being sued for something that's only legal in the ring -- assault, battery and infliction of emotional distress.
According to a lawsuit just filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Freddie Roach became enraged at Wildcard Gym Boxing Club in L.A., after coming face-to-face with Alex Vidal -- a boxing writer who penned a story titled, "Sick Roach Misses Conception's Last Workout."
Roach -- who suffers from Parkinson's disease -- allegedly challenged Vidal, claiming "he was not sick and that he only went to a clinic." Vidal says he apologized and said he was merely quoting a statement from boxer Bernabe Conception's manager.
Roach was unmoved, allegedly went on a tirade, pushing him "roughly" in the left shoulder, and yelled, "The next time you write about it, I will kill you."
Seems pretty tame in the boxing world, but Vidal is suing for all sorts of unspecified damages.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Exclusives
Tags: alex vidal, AlexVidal, assault, assault and battery, AssaultAndBattery, battery, bernabe conception, BernabeConception, boxing, boxing champ, BoxingChamp, champ, freddie roach, FreddieRoach, manny pacquiao, MannyPacquiao, wildcard gym, WildcardGym
Posted Nov 24th 2009 3:54PM by TMZ Staff
The photographer who says he was attacked by angry Michael Jackson fans is finally telling his side of the story -- claiming his attackers were "laying in wait."
The photog, Ed Frommer, claims he was "jabbed" with a baseball bat several times by three MJ fans over a defamation lawsuit he filed against Debbie Rowe. The lawsuit stems from an encounter between Frommer and Rowe that went down in front of a Chinese food restaurant back in July.
As we first reported, Frommer claims three men pulled him out of his car in Lancaster, Ca and began screaming "leave Debbie alone" -- while shoving a bat in his chest.
Frommer doesn't think Debbie put the men up to it -- but he warns he's taken "precautions" to ensure it doesn't happen again.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: attack, battery, debbie rowe, DebbieRowe, defamation, ed frommer, EdFrommer, lawsuit, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, paparazzi, photographer
Posted Nov 24th 2009 9:55AM by TMZ Staff
A photographer who is suing Debbie Rowe claims he was attacked with a bat by three men who were yelling, "Leave Debbie alone."
Photog Ed Frommer is suing Rowe, claiming she defamed him by "lying" to police by saying he intentionally scratched her face and struck her. Frommer has sued Rowe for $7,500 in small claims court.
Frommer told cops on Sunday at 11:15 PM in Lancaster, CA, three males began following him in two different cars and ran him off the road. Frommer told police they got out of their cars -- one of them wielding a bat and poking him in the chest. They were yelling, "Leave Debbie alone."
Frommer doesn't think Debbie Rowe is behind it, but believes there are rabid Michael Jackson fans out to get him.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: attack, battery, debbie rowe, DebbieRowe, ed frommer, EdFrommer, lawsuit, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, paparazzi, paparazzo, photogrpaher
Posted Nov 17th 2009 3:55PM by TMZ Staff
Mike Tyson's explosive run-in with a paparazzo at LAX last week is now in the hands of L.A. prosecutors ... sources tell TMZ.
We've learned the LAPD sent the case to the Los Angeles City Attorney this morning. We're told the City Attorney has conducted a preliminary investigation but has not decided whether to charge Tyson and/or the papper, Tony Echevarria, with criminal battery.
We're told the City Attorney wants to see the video the photog shot when the fight broke out.
Both Tyson and Echevarria were arrested. Tyson says the photog made contact with the stroller carrying his baby and he struck the dude in self defense.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Fights, Exclusives
Tags: airport, arrest, battery, iron mike, IronMike, l.a. city attorney, L.a.CityAttorney, mike tyson, MikeTyson, paparazzi, paparazzo, photog
Posted Nov 12th 2009 9:40AM by TMZ Staff
The photographer who ended up on the wrong end of Mike Tyson's fist says Mike got in 4 good punches and blood was gushing "like a water fountain."
Pap Tony Echevarria claims:
- He wasn't disrespectful or aggressive
- Mike was initially in a good mood but turned sour when the pap asked about his wife
- Tyson became more agitated when he couldn't find a bathroom and saw the photog shooting him
As we previously reported, Tyson and the photographer were both busted for battery.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi Video, TMZ Sports, Fights, Exclusives
Tags: airport, arrest, arrested, battery, fight, lax, mike tyson, MikeTyson, photographer, tony echevarria, TonyEchevarria
