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Another Meltdown for Michael Richards?

 Another Meltdown 
 for Michael Richards? 
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Sep 11, 2010 12:18 PM CDT

Another Meltdown for Michael Richards?

Lawsuit alleges brutal attack on photographer

(Newser) - Michael Richards, infamous for his N-word-laden 2006 rant (which he later parodied ), may have had another meltdown. The Seinfeld star is being sued by a photographer for allegedly beating him up in Los Angeles on Aug. 25, TMZ reports. According to the suit, Richards approached the snapper in a...

Shopper Hit With Hate Crime After Decking 'al-Qaeda' Clerk

He sees red over turban

(Newser) - A Seattle shopper has been charged with assault and a hate crime after slugging a 7-11 clerk wearing a turban in an unprovoked attack. "You're not even American, you're al-Qaeda. Go back to your country," said the man as he punched the clerk. He was ejected from the...

Jersey Shore Slapped With Racketeering Lawsuit

Bodyguard takedown triggers explosive charges

(Newser) - Oh, Snooks, you've really done it this time. A Jersey resident who charges she was thrown to the ground by four Jersey Shore bodyguards after a spat with the top-heavy reality star and her chums is suing the cast and MTV for racketeering. The woman, identified only as JP, claims...

Babysitting Aunt Stabbed Nieces: NY Police

Martha Stewart's neighbors recovering from serious injuries

(Newser) - A woman is charged with two counts of felony assault after allegedly stabbing her nieces while babysitting them, the Journal News reports. Lisa Turkki was arrested after the girls she had been watching, ages 7 and 9, were found on the kitchen floor of their Bedford, NY, home—which is...

Ballpark Puker Sentenced to 30 to 90 Days

Matthew Clemmens pleaded guilty to barfing on fellow Phillies fans

(Newser) - The New Jersey man who pleaded guilty to intentionally vomiting on fellow Phillies fans will serve 30 to 90 days in jail. Matthew Clemmens' sentence for assault, disorderly conduct, and harassment also includes 50 hours of community service, and the judge suggested at today's sentencing hearing that he spend that...

Man Stabs Fellow Comic-Con Attendee With Pen: Cops

Alleged assailant in Harry Potter T-shirt may face serious charges

(Newser) - A dispute before a Comic-Con panel discussion ended with one attendee in police custody and another in the hospital being treated for a stab wound near the eye, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The alleged assailant was armed with a pen and wearing—look away, kids—a Harry Potter T-shirt....

Gibson Admits Hitting Galpal: 'You Deserved It'

Grigorieva reportedly has piles of evidence against Mel

(Newser) - This could finally be the last straw for what’s left of Mel Gibson’s reputation: In addition to the recording of him calling his babymama a “f***ing pig in heat” and the alleged photos of her bruised face, Oksana Grigorieva has a recording of Gibson admitting he hit...

Cops: Man Stabs Roommate Over Loud Sex

SC police report odd argument

(Newser) - A South Carolina man faces assault charges after being accused of stabbing a roommate who complained about the man's loud sex. Russell Willis Shepherd, 40, stabbed his 58-year-old roommate in the hand, police say. The victim had yelled at Shepherd and a female counterpart to keep it down, prompting Shepherd...

Jodie Foster Attacked Me: Teen
 Jodie Foster Attacked Me: Teen 
Jun 11, 2010 10:58 AM CDT

Jodie Foster Attacked Me: Teen

And in today's bizarre news, we have this gem...

(Newser) - Jodie Foster is famously private, but she finds herself in the news today after allegedly attacking a 17-year-old on May 29. After the boy, a Foster fan, spotted her in a parking lot and snapped some pictures, Foster “pushed and shoved him leaving scratches and bruises on his arm,...

Charlie Sheen's Plea Deal Goes Sour

Domestic assault case continued until July 12

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen went to court in Aspen today to plead no contest to a misdemeanor in the domestic assault case involving his wife, Brooke Mueller, but the plea bargain didn't go down. "They need time to re-work the final points of the plea deal," the DA said. Asked...

Sheen Will Serve 30 Days in Jail
 Charlie Sheen Headed to Jail 
Jun 1, 2010 10:36 AM CDT

Charlie Sheen Headed to Jail

Plea deal will get actor out in time to film sitcom

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen will reportedly go to jail after a plea bargain reducing a felony charge stemming from his Christmas Day brouhaha with wife Brooke Mueller to a misdemeanor. "Charlie intends to go to court on June 7, plead to a misdemeanor, and immediately begin serving his 30 days,"...

Philadelphia Ballpark Puker Pleads Guilty

NJ man intentionally vomited on family, admits to assault

(Newser) - The New Jersey man who intentionally vomited on a Philadelphia family during a Phillies game last month pleaded guilty today, KYW Newsradio reports . Matthew Clemmens, 21, tormented a man and his two daughters at Citizens Bank Park before declaring, "I need to do what I need to do. I'm...

Suge Knight Charged With Assault

Bail set for Former Death Row Records CEO at $65K

(Newser) - Suge Knight, co-founder of Death Row Records, was arrested early this morning in Los Angeles. In a news conference, cops said it was in connection with an alleged crime that occurred just before his arrest. TMZ and Radar report it was for assault with a deadly weapon—and that he...

Drunk, Swearing Teen Dragged Out of Prom

18-year-old leaves Ohio party spitting blood at police

(Newser) - An Ohio teen expelled from her prom for being drunk and belligerent was spitting mad—spitting blood, that is, from a self-inflicted nosebleed. Jessica Halter, 18, is facing a litany of charges after refusing to take a Breathalyzer test and screaming at school administrators, "You are f---ing bitches this...

Blood Trail Leads From McDonald's to LA 'Fight Club'

Cops arrest suspect at underground match

(Newser) - LAPD officers followed a grisly trail of blood from a McDonald's to a man suspected of stabbing 2 victims—and discovered a brutal "fight club" run from a home. Robert Nguyen, 24, was busted on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after cops found him at a house...

Guy Gets Chunk of Ear Bitten Off for Calling Woman Fat

The missing piece is still lurking around somewhere

(Newser) - Note to guys: You probably already know it’s not a great idea to call a woman fat, but you really shouldn’t call Anna Godfrey fat. The 21-year-old Nebraska woman allegedly tackled a man who called her exactly that at a birthday party, then bit off a chunk of...

Big Brother Star Busted for Bullying Lover
 Big Brother 
 Drug Ring 
 Uncovered 
and that's not all...
Apr 28, 2010 8:10 AM CDT

Big Brother Drug Ring Uncovered

And one member beat up fiancée, too!

(Newser) - Two former Big Brother contestants parlayed their reality show alliance into a real-life drug ring, and now they’re paying the price. Adam Jasinski, who won season nine, allegedly used his $500,000 prize to get into the oxycodone game, and was arrested in October. Yesterday, his former housemate and...

Motel Guest Assaults Complainer With Python

SC man busted for using 6ft snake as weapon

(Newser) - Weird crime of the week: a South Carolina man who responded to a request to turn his music down by jamming a 6-foot python into his fellow motel guest's face has been arrested for assault and battery. "I almost had a heart attack," said the victim, who had...

Hockey Player Guilty—but Only of 'Being an Asshole': Judge

Canadian Chris Doyle acquitted in assault trial

(Newser) - If Canadian junior hockey player Chris Doyle "was charged with being a colossal asshole, I would find him guilty," a judge said Friday. "Of assault causing bodily harm, I find him not guilty." The verdict ends Doyle's assault trial for showing up drunk at his ex-girlfriend's...

Axed Housewife: Marc Cherry Hit Me

Nicollette Sheridan sues for assault, wrongful termination

(Newser) - The Desperate Housewives drama isn’t just onscreen: Former cast member Nicollette Sheridan is suing series creator Marc Cherry for allegedly assaulting her. Sheridan claims Cherry behaved “in an extremely abusive and aggressive manner” on set, and in 2008—after she questioned one of the scripts—he “forcefully...

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