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Mel Gibson Investigated for Spousal Abuse

Actor and director Mel Gibson may be in serious trouble following allegations made by his former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva that he’d been physically aggressive to her on at least a couple of occasions. Furthermore, after claims have been made that Grigorieva even has photographic evidence of the assault, aut...

9 July 2010
10:27 GMT

Mel Gibson Admits to Hitting Girlfriend: You Deserved It

Not only did Mel Gibson lash out at his now-ex-girlfriend on January 6 and knocked out two of her front teeth and left her bruised, but he also admits he did so on a tape that has recently surfaced. Radar Online has heard the taped conversation and it vouches that the actor and director admits to Oksana Grigorieva th...

8 July 2010
11:05 GMT

Mel Gibson Smashed Oksana Grigorieva’s Teeth in Altercation

Though they went all out of their way to make sure their romance and subsequent breakup slip by under the radar in terms of coverage in the tabloid media, it would seem that the Mel Gibson – Oksana Grigorieva situation is getting really nasty and complicated. New allegations have emerged and they seem to confir...

29 June 2010
03:47 GMT

Bam Margera Beaten Senseless by Woman with Bat

A few hours ago, MTV reality star Bam Margera had to be rushed to the hospital after getting into an altercation at a bar. The assailant was a 59-year-old woman who has not yet been identified for the press and she’s been already charged with aggravated assault. It is not yet known what started the dispute that...

14 June 2010
03:17 GMT

Jodie Foster Accused of Attacking Teenage Boy

Jodie Foster, regardless of how famous and accomplished an actress she is, has always dreaded being in the spotlight unless she’s fulfilling some contractual obligation or another. One thing that she positively abhors and has made no secret of is being stalked by paparazzi – and this is precisely what hap...

12 June 2010
06:51 GMT

Charlie Sheen Goes to Jail in Assault Case

At the end of last year, Charlie Sheen was arrested after a family vacation in Aspen went terribly bad and he got intoxicated and then assaulted and, as per her claims, threatened to kill his wife. The actor is now on trial and, according to E! News, will try to cop a plea and plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge, wh...

2 June 2010
03:38 GMT

Tito Ortiz Arrested for Domestic Violence Against Jenna Jameson

Until not long ago, they seemed to be a match made in (Las Vegas) heaven: Tito Ortiz was in love with Jenna Jameson, he was also the father of her two children, and he had vouched, though not in front of a priest, to protect her for the rest of his life. Yesterday morning, Ortiz was arrested after he allegedly lashed...

27 April 2010
03:16 GMT

Kim Kardashian’s Full Account of How First Husband Beat Her

A few days ago, Star magazine announced it had gotten a hold of the court documents Kim Kardashian filed when asking for divorce from her first husband Damon Thomas, whom she married in 2000, when she was just 19. As PopEater can confirm, the documents have already made their way online, and they paint a picture of p...

24 April 2010
07:23 GMT

Kim Kardashian’s First Husband Was Violent, a Brute

Even if it’s not something she often talks about, Kim Kardashian was married once already. Back in 2000, she and music producer Damon Thomas, eloped – and were divorced 4 years later. The latest issue of Star magazine has just now gotten a hold on the divorce court papers, and they paint a truly horrible ...

22 April 2010
10:55 GMT

‘Desperate Housewives’ Stars Take a Stand Against Nicollette Sheridan

Earlier this month, former “Desperate Housewives” star Nicollette Sheridan filed a lawsuit against series creator Marc Cherry. In it, she alleged he hit her and was constantly abusive to her, for which she was asking for $20 million in damages. The problem is, the other “Housewives” stars say ...

14 April 2010
11:03 GMT

Nicollette Sheridan Sues for Assault on ‘Desperate Housewives’ Set

Last year, Nicollette Sheridan’s character on the highly popular ABC series “Desperate Housewives,” Edie Britt, was killed off. Though the network and people on the show insisted the departure was due to creative reasons, Sheridan always maintained series creator Marc Cherry weighed something like a...

6 April 2010
04:00 GMT

Naomi Campbell Slaps, Punches Driver, Is Wanted by Police

Iconic model Naomi Campbell is known to have a bad temper and issues of self-control, if one were to believe her many alleged victims, former employees whom she assaulted at one point or another for various reasons. This time too it’s an employee who steps forward to claim he’s been slapped and punched by...

3 March 2010
05:46 GMT

Attack Won’t Change Me, Leona Lewis Says

In October last year, as she was at a signing of her own book in London, Leona Lewis was punched by a man who ran past security and got close enough to her to actually touch her. Despite the blow she was dealt on that particular occasion, in a recent interview cited by The Sun, the singer says she’s not about t...

8 February 2010
10:35 GMT

Rihanna Talks Abuse, Therapeutic Album with W Magazine

The latest issue of W Magazine brings one of the hottest photospreads from Rihanna to date. Dressed in complicated designs from Michael Kors or in only a black tutu, the singer sizzles for the camera, while also putting on display her impressive collection of tattoos. The same issue also brings an honest and open int...

14 January 2010
09:22 GMT

British Woman Assaulted, Then Jailed in Dubai

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world’s tallest building, the very pinnacle of modern architecture. It was just recently unveiled and, given the considerable investments poured into it and its exquisite style, it is already becoming the hot spot for tourists from all over the world. A couple of British citizen...

8 January 2010
06:06 GMT

911 Call in Charlie Sheen Domestic Abuse Arrest Is Out

Actor Charlie Sheen, star of the popular sitcom “Two and a Half Men,” was arrested on Christmas morning after his wife called 911 on allegations of domestic abuse. The star was taken into custody, charged and then released on bail, with the next court hearing scheduled for February. The 911 call that Muel...

29 December 2009
10:00 GMT

Charlie Sheen Threatened Wife with Weapon

Charlie Sheen got in trouble with authorities again, as he and his wife Brooke Mueller were involved in a violent domestic dispute on Christmas morning that saw the actor thrown in jail and charged with several counts. E! Online has now learned that not only was alcohol a factor in the dispute, on both sides, but tha...

28 December 2009
03:45 GMT

Ronnie Wood Is a Drunken Evil Monster, Former Girlfriend Says

About two weeks ago, Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood, was arrested after allegedly attacking his much younger girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova after a drunken row. She did not press charges at the time, refusing to even discuss the incident with the media. Back with a vengeance, the former waitress is now talking to He...

14 December 2009
05:33 GMT

Silvio Berlusconi Attacked at Political Rally

Italian Prime Minister, businessman and “larger than life personality” Silvio Berlusconi was left bloodied and dazed in an unexpected attack which occurred last night, as he was signing autographs after giving a speech at a political rally in Milan. The incident left Berlusconi obviously confused, while a...

14 December 2009
03:55 GMT

Ronnie Wood Arrested for ‘Vicious’ Assault on Girlfriend

Aging Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood was arrested the other night on suspicion of assaulting his 21-year-old girlfriend, former cocktail waitress Ekaterina Ivanova, whom he has been dating for about a year. Police have arrested Wood at his place in Surrey, took him to the station and he was then released on bail. ...

4 December 2009
04:43 GMT

Police Looking into Domestic Abuse with Tiger Woods Crash

Golfer Tiger Woods was involved in a serious one-vehicle crash over the weekend, when he drove his SUV onto a neighbor’s lawn, smashed into a fire hydrant and then into a tree. He was taken to hospital with multiple lacerations on his face, lacerations that he supposedly sustained in the crash – but the p...

30 November 2009
03:23 GMT

Mike Tyson Arrested for Battery at LAX

Mike Tyson and a celebrity photographer got into a fight at LAX the other day, which shortly turned into a physical altercation. The former champ reportedly lost his temper and struck the pap once across the face, enough to instantly send him to the ground. The two made citizen’s arrest on each other afterwards...

12 November 2009
04:17 GMT

Chris Brown’s Friends Call Rihanna a Liar

In light of Rihanna’s decision to finally talk about the night that completely turned life as she knew it until then upside down, February 9, 2009, when Chris Brown assaulted her, Brown said he would have liked it if she had kept the details private. Now, his friends are taking to their respective Twitter pages...

9 November 2009
09:46 GMT

Chris Brown Says Rihanna Shouldn’t Talk About Assault

Following the February 8, 2009 incident, when Chris Brown lashed out at girlfriend Rihanna and beat her to a senseless pulp, the “Umbrella” hitmaker is finally publicly speaking about the assault and what it was like to move past it. In a two-part interview with Diane Sawyer, Rihanna has even detailed how...

8 November 2009
03:25 GMT

Rihanna Reveals Painful Details of Night of the Attack

Rihanna continues to talk about the abusive relationship she had with ex Chris Brown and that culminated with the February assault that left her bloodied, bruised and fearing for her life, in a bid to serve as an example and a warning for other women in the same situation. In the second part of the interview, the sin...

7 November 2009
07:07 GMT

I Went Back to Chris Brown After He Beat Me Up, Rihanna Confesses

Singer Rihanna is finally breaking her silence on the February incident that left her badly bruised and bloodied, after then-boyfriend Chris Brown lashed out at her on the drive home because she wanted to read one phone message that he had received from another woman. Talking with Diane Sawyer on ABC’s Good Mor...

6 November 2009
03:18 GMT

Assault Left Me Humiliated, Lonely, Afraid, Rihanna Says

It’s been precisely nine months since Chris Brown, Rihanna’s boyfriend of earlier this year, lashed out at her on a side alley and brutally pounded her with his fists until she was rendered unconscious. The assault case must have been one of the most mediated of our times, but Rihanna is just now opening ...

4 November 2009
02:59 GMT

Rihanna Opens Up for the First Time About Chris Brown Attack

It’s been nine months since news broke that Rihanna was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown after a fight that reportedly broke over some text message he had received from an unknown woman. Brown, on his part, talked to the media about the incident, but Rihanna didn't say a thing until just recently, w...

3 November 2009
04:36 GMT

Leona Lewis Opens Up About Recent Fan Attack

Although she’s generally considered the sweetest pop artist to emerge on the scene in recent years, while also an extremely talented one, a male fan with a history of mental issues clearly did not feel the same about Leona Lewis. So, he just reached forward and punched her in the head at a recent book signing &...

30 October 2009
08:03 GMT

Leona Lewis Attacker Has History of Mental Problems

Singer Leona Lewis was left “terribly shaken” the other day at a London book signing, when a male “fan” asked her to sign a copy of her autobiography, and then reached out and punched her in the face. The man was arrested on the spot and, as People magazine informs, the police have made his id...

16 October 2009
03:13 GMT

Paparazzo Accuses Sean Penn of Battery

Few are the celebrities in Hollywood who handle themselves with the utmost grace when confronted with dozens of paparazzi, especially when on their own spare time, like going out to lunch or shopping. Sean Penn, it seems, is not one of them, as he has just been slapped with battery charges by a pap who was repeatedly...

5 October 2009
09:53 GMT

Chris Brown Begins Community Service

Singer Chris Brown has started community work, as part of the sentence for beating up then-girlfriend Rihanna in February this year. Dressed up in an orange vest, the star was spotted picking up garbage and clearing weeds at the police horse stables in Richmond, Virginia, all the while smiling to fans who had come to...

17 September 2009
07:23 GMT

Chris Brown Misses Rihanna, Tweets About It

Chris Brown was issued a five-year restraining order against Rihanna, his former girlfriend, whom he is not to approach or speak to under any circumstances because of the incident back in February this year. As such, the only way in which Brown can tell Rihanna that he misses her is via his Twitter or the media, whic...

16 September 2009
07:02 GMT

Chris Brown Is Ready for Counseling

Singer Chris Brown has gone into full damage-control mode following last week’s interview with Larry King, which failed to get the kind of response he anticipated, and having been publicly reprimanded by Oprah Winfrey. As regards that last part, Brown tells People magazine he is now ready to face the music for ...

7 September 2009
09:30 GMT

Get Help, Oprah Tells Chris Brown

Chris Brown is, as everyone must already know by now, finally speaking out about the February incident, when he brutally attacked then-girlfriend Rihanna and left her almost unconscious as the police were on their way. He started off with a Larry King interview, where he described the whole occurrence as still unbeli...

4 September 2009
06:17 GMT

Chris Brown Denies Not Remembering Beating Rihanna

Accuse Chris Brown of what you will, but there is one thing that he won’t stand the media says of him, and that’s him saying he doesn’t remember beating his former girlfriend Rihanna, back in February this year. The singer issued a statement to TMZ, clarifying a snippet of an interview with Larry Ki...

1 September 2009
10:03 GMT

Chris Brown’s Mother Says God Is the Answer

Chris Brown pled guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna back in February this year, and has been sentenced to five years on probation, 180 days of community work, to complete a 52-week mandatory, domestic-violence program and pay legal fees. His mother, Joyce Hawkins, is now breaking her silence on the much-med...

29 August 2009
07:02 GMT

Chris Brown Sentenced, Police Docs Reveal History of Abuse

A judge has sentenced 19-year-old singer Chris Brown to five years on probation on the charge of assault in the domestic violence case of assault on former girlfriend Rihanna. He must also stay away from her for the entire duration of the probation, obey all laws and not own any weapons, including guns and knives. Br...

26 August 2009
03:09 GMT

Method Man Sued for Shooting Female Fan

Method Man, real name Clifford Smith, has the strangest way of saying “no” to an autograph request, a woman from Fort Bend County, Texas, says. In court documents filed a few days ago, the female fan claims Method Man shot her six times with an air gun in the chest and torso area when she asked for his au...

5 August 2009
05:20 GMT

Jude Law Hits Female Photographer in the Face

A female photographer, Harsha Gopal, is considering pressing charges against British actor Jude Law after he hit her in the face the other night, as he was exiting a London eatery. Gopal claims he did it on purpose and did not even apologize, for which reason she might actually go to the police to file charges, but L...

23 July 2009
11:14 GMT

Chris Brown Releases Video Apologizing for Rihanna Beating

It’s been many months that news broke that young R&B star Chris Brown allegedly beat then-girlfriend Rihanna to a pulp over a text message. As the scandal reached almost never-before-seen proportions even with celebrities, given the popularity of both stars, Brown kept mum on the topic – as per the instru...

21 July 2009
02:40 GMT

Danielle Lloyd Not an Innocent Victim in Bloody Attack

Disgraced Miss Great Britain 2006, now relatively successful glamour model and WAG, Danielle Lloyd was involved in a very violent altercation at a London club at the beginning of the week. Although the star’s publicist has maintained ever since the attack was completely unprovoked, sources are now telling HolyM...

28 May 2009
10:07 GMT

Danielle Lloyd Nearly Loses Leg in Violent Club Fight

Following the violent club brawl of the other night, where two yet unidentified women took glamour model Danielle Lloyd and hurled her body onto a table of drinks, the star was warned by doctors she could have lost her leg because of the massive blood loss she sustained, The Sun informs. Since being rushed to the hos...

27 May 2009
03:12 GMT

Model Danielle Lloyd Beaten Violently in Club Brawl

Danielle Lloyd, who shot to fame after being stripped of her Miss Great Britain title in 2006, has since enjoyed a successful career as a glamour model and media personality. Last night, Lloyd was rushed to the emergency room after being left in a bloody mess outside a London club, following what her publicist descri...

26 May 2009
02:47 GMT

Gerard Butler Charged with Criminal Battery

Gerard Butler is, admittedly, the nicest guy around Hollywood at this point in time. However, even he has a limit that must not be crossed because bad things can happen, as the misdemeanor criminal charge just brought against him shows. According to TMZ, the “300” star has been charged and is now waiting ...

15 May 2009
05:20 GMT

Boy George Released from Jail After Just 4 Months

In April 2007, a “drug-crazed” Boy George picked up a male escort on the street, took him to his apartment, chained him to a wall and then started to beat him. The singer, real name George O’Dowd, was subsequently arrested, charged and sentenced in January to 15 months imprisonment, of which he serv...

12 May 2009
08:32 GMT

Chris Brown Assault Case Will Be Dismissed, Attorney Says

Mark Geragos, Chris Brown’s high-power attorney, is certain he can have the assault and making terrorist threats case against his client dismissed at the first hearing, as TMZ confirms. Apparently, the attorney is trying to pull the names of all the LAPD officers who had contact with the media and leaked detail...

8 May 2009
10:02 GMT

Kiefer Sutherland to Be Charged with Crime for Designer Attack

Yesterday, it emerged that Kiefer Sutherland’s explosive temperament had made another victim in the person of designer Jack McCollough, who was bunted at a Met Gala after-party. Initial reports had it that Sutherland’s violent reaction was prompted by the designer intentionally knocking over Brooke Shield...

7 May 2009
05:01 GMT

Victoria Principal Claims She Was Attacked by Violent Maid

Yesterday, a former maid of Victoria Principal, star of the ‘70s series “Dallas,” sued her ex employer, asking for unspecified damages and claiming she had been falsely imprisoned and had a gun shoved in her face. Just a few hours ago, the former television star filed a countersuit stating that it w...

6 May 2009
09:47 GMT

Kiefer Sutherland Knocks Out Designer in Brooke Shields’ Defense

Kiefer Sutherland, star of the “24” series, often held headlines in the past with his alcohol problem and highly inflammable temperament. This time, though, it seems his legal problems won’t stem from either of the two, as he simply came to Brooke Shields’ defense at a Met Gala after-party by ...

6 May 2009
05:33 GMT


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