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It’s been over a year since Nicollette Sheridan was fired from Desperate Housewives, most people assumed it was fighting between the girls that caused her to be written of the show. This is not the case because she says creator of the show, Marc Cherry, hit her across the face.
Apparently on September 24, 2008, she questioned something in the script but this didn’t go down well at all with Cherry who then took her aside and slapped her across the head and face. When she went to her trailer he apparently ran after her to “beg forgiveness.”
Nicollete has now filed a lawsuit against Cherry asking for more than $20 million, she says that when she complained to ABC about his behavior he unfairly fired her from the show.
The lawsuit also says that he created a hostile work environment by “behaving in an extremely abusive and aggressive manner.” She also claims that he yelled at crew and other cast members including Teri Hatcher, who allegedly complained to ABC about him but Cherry’s response was simply “I hope Teri Hatcher gets hit by a car and dies.” ABC say they have yet to see Hatcher’s complaint but they found Nicollette’s complaint to be without merit.
So this is why Desperate Housewives became so shitty, all the good stuff was going on behind the cameras and not in front of the camera.
source: Sheridan: ‘Housewives’ Creator Attacked Me [TMZ]
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First his wife entered rehab, and now Charlie Sheen is in treatment, too.
Sheen’s representative issued the following statement:
“As a preventative measure, Charlie Sheen has entered a rehabilitation facility. He will take some time off his series Two and a Half Men.”
Sheen, 44, is also facing domestic violence charges stemming from a Christmas Day fight with wife Brooke Mueller, who herself went into rehab earlier this month, then switched centers amid complaints that her privacy was breached.
The statement did not elaborate on the reason for Sheen’s treatment. The actor has reportedly gone to rehab programs at least twice before for drug and alcohol abuse, but a source says that this time the problem relates to the emotional fallout from the domestic violence case and his desire to avoid temptation. A relapse would be a violation of his bail terms and could send him back to jail.
 “Charlie is stressed. He’s tired. The kids are on his mind. Brooke’s on his mind,” the source said. “A lot of things are on his mind. He didn’t want to get a place where he had the urge to get high. He’s not using and he doesn’t want to. He felt like he needed to get away from negative influences around him and clear his head, rest and take a short break.”
The source adds that Sheen’s twin boys would be staying with his parents, actor Martin Sheen and wife Janet, and with Mueller at her rehab facility. Mueller’s mother also planned to travel to California from Florida to help.
Production of Sheen’s show “will be temporarily suspended,” says a statement from CBS and the show’s producer, Warner Bros. Television. “We wish him nothing but the best as he deals with this personal matter.”
And… Three and a Half Men will still thrive in the ratings. I don’t know how this guy manages to maintain popularity, he’s a schmuck!
source: Charlie Sheen Enters Rehab as a ‘Preventative Measure’ [people]
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Eric Green, former corner-back for the Arizona Cardinals, is being sued by a New York City transgendered woman, Angelina Mavilia, because she accuses him of sexually assaulting her.
Mavilia filed a $10 million sexual assault lawsuit against Green in federal court in Florida, where the NFL player was born and currently lives.
According to the court papers she claims they met early 2009 in a casino in Scottsdale, Arizona, when he was still playing for the Cardinals after that they went back his condo which is when he apparently assaulted her.
The papers say, “he got extremely agitated and threatening, and warned: ‘this never happened. You’d better not tell.’”
On top of suing Green, she has also filed papers against New York City for a separate incident in which she says she was dehumanized after getting arrested for trespassing in a housing complex back in 2008.
In the papers filed in a Manhattan Federal Court, she is claiming that a female police officer told her to take off her bra and panties twice before examining her genitals then screaming “It’s a girl!”
Then when she was at the booking center an officer ordered once again had her strip down to her undies and then put her in a cell with a man before declaring “You’re not fooling me; I know you were not born a woman, I can see your plastic surgery.”
Eric Green currently doesn’t play for any football teams and wouldn’t comment on the case. This is very messed up, I feel so bad for this Angelina Mavilia woman.
source: NFL player Eric Green forcibly sodomized transgender New Yorker Angelina Mavilia, her lawsuit claims [NY Daily News]
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Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood has been arrested on suspicion of assault, Surrey police have confirmed.
Wood’s spokesman told BBC News that he was arrested after an “incident”, but declined to comment further.
A police spokesman said: “We can confirm that a 62-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault in connection with a domestic incident.”
The musician has been released on bail until a later date in January, pending “further enquiries”.
Last month the rock star was divorced by his wife Jo on the grounds of his admitted adultery, after 24 years of marriage.
The couple split in 2008 after the musician began a relationship with another woman.
In the divorce documents, which have been made public, the person with whom the star committed adultery was not named. However, Wood’s relationship with Ekaterina Ivanova, 20, was widely covered in the tabloid press.
In July 2008, the guitarist was admitted to a rehabilitation centre for help with his long-established alcohol addiction.
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Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was reportedly punched in the face by an irate fan late Saturday night while leaving a restaurant with his parents.
The team captain was at CJ’s Bar in South Bend, IN after Notre Dame’s double overtime loss to Connecticut when the assault occurred. A witness stated that Clausen was “sucker punched”.
A South Bend police spokesman says that no charges have been filed over the incident, and a team spokesman states that Clausen’s black eye from the unruly fan will not keep him out of the Fighting Irish’s upcoming game with Stanford.
source: Clausen punched by irate fan [ESPN]
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A woman has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Dr. Phil McGraw, two producers and another doctor in what she alleges is a case of false imprisonment, practicing without a license, indecent exposure, battery, fraud and more.
Shirley Rae Dieu, 56, of Irvine, Calif., claims she was seeking therapy from Dr. Phil in his Hollywood office in 2007 when she allegedly was held captive and “forced to be in the same room with a completely live naked man while he exposed his entire naked body, genitals and all,” according to her filing.
Dieu further alleges she was deprived of sleep and food, “brainwashed” and “subjected to edited tapings depicting her as a different personality other than her own.” On Oct. 9, 2007, she claims Dr. Phil touched her left breast during a therapy session.
Representatives for McGraw did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“[Dr. Phil] is nothing like what he’s like on TV,” Dieu told PEOPLE by phone, adding that another woman will be joining her suit. “You have no idea what I and this other woman went through.”
It’s unclear how much she is seeking in damages but Dieu – who filed a malpractice suit against an Orange County hospital in 2002 and sued a car dealership in 2007 – is acting as her own attorney, and her filing is filled with misspellings and grammatical errors. Records also show she filed for bankruptcy in May 2008.
Looking at a naked man is torture and abuse? I think not, unless he was ugly =)
This is not the first time someone has tried to haul Dr. Phil, 59, into court. In 2006, he was sued by two men who claimed he implied they were suspects in the Natalee Holloway case. In 2005, he was sued by three consumers of a diet pill he endorsed.
source: Dr. Phil Slapped with Bizarre Brainwashing Lawsuit [people]
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Mel Gibson has attacked a fan during a night out partying at a club in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 28.
Hollyscoop claims the actor was seen arriving at Playhouse to celebrate the venue’s grand opening party with the companion of pregnant girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva and a group of people.
Inside the hot spot, Mel and his companion sat on the VIP booth. It was during the time that a reporter of Life and Style magazine posing as a fan tried to snap a picture of him and Oksana. His security quickly took the camera from the unidentified female reporter and deleted the pictures.
However, she didn’t give up that easily and sent her male friend to take another picture of Mel and his entourage. His action pissed Mel off, so he immediately “stepped in and attacked the clubgoer because he was fed up with everyone trying to snap a photo of him partying.” Hollyscoop quoted its source as stating,
“Mel approached the guy who tried to take his picture and ripped his shirt.”
While the attacked-clubgoer is said attempting to pursue legal action against Mel, neither the movie star nor his camp has issued a statement regarding the matter.
source: Mel Gibson Attacks Fan [hollyscoop]
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Andrea McNulty, the woman who is accusing Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault claims she tried to tell the head of security about the attack but he threatened her job.
McNulty claims the day after the alleged assault she went down to Guy Hyder, the head of security at Harrah‘s hotel in Lake Tahoe, but he completely blew her off and told her she “was over reacting” and “most girls would feel lucky to have sex with someone like Ben Roethlisberger.”
In the lawsuit filed last week in Washoe County, Nevada, she claims that Roethlisberger asked her to come to his hotel room and then forced her into having sex with him back in July, 2009.
In the lawsuit she also claims that Hyder told her that the president of the hotel, John Koster, will “personally fire you for starting rumors about Roethlisberger’s personal life.”
She also says that Hyder then told her that Koster would be impressed by the sexual attack by saying “Koster would love you even more if he knew about this … Koster would suck his d*ck if Roethlisberger let him.”
Also in the lawsuit she is claiming employees from the hotel broke into her home and took files from her computer because they were defending themselves against legal action.
McNulty said she got psychological treatment several months after the alleged assault, she then says she had a conversation with Hyter telling him she was hospitalized after the incident. He replied by saying “I figured that was what was wrong, but I thought it was just like a date rape thing.”
A lawyer for the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback says “the timing of the lawsuit and the absence of a criminal complaint and a criminal investigation are the most compelling evidence of the absence of any criminal conduct.”
It must be noted that Ben Roethlisberger was in Nevada at the time of the alleged incident for a celebrity golf tournament.
Andrew McNulty is suing for sexual assault and battery, false imprisonment and infliction of emotional distress. She is seeking $380,000 in medical fees plus an unspecified amount of punitive damages.
If any of this is true then all of the hotel staff are disgusting.
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Rihanna had a big date with Chris Brown today … along with a judge, a few lawyers and a courtroom full of onlookers.
Chris Brown has copped a plea in his assault case. He won’t do jail time. He’s also been ordered to completely stay clear from Rihanna.
He’ll spend 180 days probation in Virginia which is where Brown lives – it’s equivalent to Caltrans or graffiti cleanup.
He gets 5 years probation for FELONY assault. He’ll get supervised probation. He’ll have to come back to court every three months.
He must also enroll in a domestic violence counseling program.
He got off entirely too lightly… this kid will not learn a thing! Didn’t Chris say the truth will come out in court? Pfft!!
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Terri Seymour, Simon Cowell‘s ex, was assaulted after attending the “American Idol” finale last night.
It happened at L.A. Live — a complex that includes the Nokia Theatre where “A.I.” was taped. A 33-year-old woman walked up to Terri, asked if she was Simon’s girlfriend. The suspect allegedly attacked her and attempted to choke her.
The suspect, Janice Thibodeaux, was booked on felony battery. She’s being held on $52,700 bail.
We’re told Terri refused medical treatment. She was escorted out of the complex by three cops. Thibodeaux is twice Terri’s size, weighing in at 200 lbs.
Thibodeaux’s brother and sister who told us Janice is “not crazy” and this is “way out of character” for her.
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Victoria Principal apparently has taken her role on “Dallas” a little too seriously — she’s been sued for allegedly pulling a gun on a maid.
The woman who played Pamela Ewing is being sued by Maribel Banegas, the former maid at Victoria’s Malibu home. Banegas claims she had taken the dog for a walk — when she returned home to an enraged Victoria who couldn’t understand why it took so long.
Banegas explained the dog wouldn’t poop, but Victoria wasn’t pickin’ up what the maid was puttin’ down. According to the suit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Victoria fired Maribel on the spot. Maribel asked for her final check and Victoria went upstairs, allegedly only to come down with a gun, “which she then pointed and aimed” at the maid.
The suit claims Victoria “verbally threatened to kill plaintiff”… and asked another housekeeper who was present “to stand aside in order that she could kill the plaintiff.”
The maid claims assault, false imprisonment and emotional distress. She wants unspecified damages.
Oh, by the way, the dog’s name is Mei-Ling, and we’re told it looks like a Shih Tzu … seriously.
UPDATE — Victoria filed her own lawsuit against the maid. Click here to read it.
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If you were just thinking that we ran this exact story a few months ago, you were right!
Romain Chavent, Shauna Sand’s almost ex husband – has just been arrested for allegedly assaulting her again!
According to TMZ, Romain was busted Monday morning after an argument with Shauna Sand allegedly got physical. When L.A. law enforcement officials arrived, Sand had bite marks on her body and claimed Romain had pushed her around.
The one-time stepmom of Shayne Lamas is reportedly doing okay. Chavent was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge and held on $50,000 bail.
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A fired up Lily Allen risked putting her grand US tour plans in jeopardy after she was pictured kicking an irritating paparazzo who allegedly slammed into the back of her car whilst chasing her.
The raging singer certainly lost her Smile as she was pictured swinging a punch, throwing a bottle and kicking the photographer before her own bodyguards were seen pulling her away.
Allen, whose new album It’s Not Me, It’s You, stormed the American charts is due to play State-side in April following her current UK dates.
But should the photographer file a complaint and police find reason to arrest the 23-year-old, she could have her US working visa revoked once again, similar to her ban after a similar scrap back in 2007.
Amy Winehouse suffered the same fate this week after she was charged with for allegedly hitting a fan at a summer party last year.
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New York’s newest “Real Housewife” is denying blockbuster charges that she beat up her boyfriend, but the bruised beau said it happened – and it wasn’t the first time.
 Kelly Killoren Bensimon, 40, was arrested last week for misdemeanor assault after 30-year-old Nicholas Stefanov called cops, saying she punched him.
Bensimon, who appears on Bravo’s hit reality show “The Real Housewives of New York City,” hit him “with a closed fist, thereby causing informant to suffer a laceration below informant’s left eye and substantial pain,” the criminal complaint he filed with police charges.
The model/editor/reality TV star – who is actually divorced – turned herself in Thursday, two days after the incident. She was released on her own recognizance.
“The allegations are by a jilted lover saying she struck him during the course of an argument,” said her lawyer Stephen Turano. “We deny the charges, and we are hopeful this will be resolved.”
In an exclusive interview, Stefanov said he still loves Bensimon, but blamed stress from their recent engagement and the pressure of being on the show for causing her to snap.
“She is a great girl,” he said. “I do want to work it out. But what are you supposed to do when a girl is hitting you, just sit there like a punching bag?
“If I had hit her, I’d be sitting in a jail cell right now,” he said, adding that it was not the first time he’s been socked by Bensimon.
Stefanov said he called cops because he wanted the incident on the record, but that he doesn’t want to press charges. It’s out of his hands now, however, as cops are obligated to charge Bensimon and even filed a restraining order against her on his behalf.
Stefanov said the couple was fighting over the “usual stuff that couples fight about.” Stefanov said Bensimon “sucker-punched” him during the fight, but noted that at least she “had the courtesy to take her [engagement] ring off first.” She also returned it to him that night, he said.
Turano took issue with Stefanov’s account.
“They are most certainly not engaged and his allegations of past abuse are false,” the lawyer said.
Fellow “Housewives” co-star Bethenny Frankel stood by Bensimon: “I cannot imagine this being true, but all I can say is love shouldn’t hurt.”
Outside her posh SoHo home, Bensimon refused to comment Monday night as two doormen shielded her with an umbrella and tried to shoo a reporter away.
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Chris Brown would cop a plea, but only to a misdemeanor and with no jail time.
Brown’s people have consulted with outside legal eagles — including law school professors — who have said Rihanna‘s own aggressiveness takes it out of the felony category. Sources say Rihanna was the first one to strike — slapping and striking Brown “numerous times” while he was driving, after seeing the text message from another woman. And Rihanna was fighting Brown as he punched and hurt her. We’re told much of this is reflected in the official police report based on what Rihanna told cops. As a result, they say, this is not a case that demands a felony plea.
On the other side, there are plenty of cases in which the woman engages the man in a fight but the jury convicts the male because it was an unfair fight and the man could have walked away. The photographs of Rihanna — the most graphic of which have not been seen by the public — demonstrate Brown’s superior strength. Add to that the fact that Brown had no significant injuries and it presents problems for him.
Perhaps worse for Brown, sources told cops he had beaten her before and the violence had been escalating.
And there’s this. According to the detective’s note filed with the search warrant papers, Brown sent a text message to Rihanna’s assistant in which he apologized for what he had done to Rihanna and said he was getting help. That would be admissible in court and extremely damaging — as a legal admission.
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