Celebrity Justice
Suspect Arrested in "Top Chef" Gay Bashing Case

Posted Sep 14th 2007 11:40AM by TMZ Staff

matthew wall, josie smith-walaveNew details have emerged regarding the vicious attack on "Top Chef" contestant Josie Smith-Malave and her friends over Labor Day weekend. Nassau County police department reported that they've arrested Matthew W. Wall, 20, of Oregon, and charged him with second degree robbery and a bias crime. He was arraigned yesterday.

Police report that Wall, along with approximately twelve of his friends, were involved in a confrontation with Smith-Malave and three of her female friends. The altercation escalated when Wall and his posse allegedly began spitting and hitting the four women and making derogatory statements about their sexual orientation.

According to the police report, Wall "forcibly stole a video camera from one of the four, causing her to fall and injure her knee." The investigation is ongoing.

Smith-Malave appeared on the second season of "Top Chef" and was rejected in episode five.

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1. Put him/them in the ladies wing of the prison as his/their punishment and see how he likes those odds! Idiots!

Posted at 12:07PM on Sep 14th 2007 by lynn

2. Hang the bastard !

Posted at 12:08PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Kitty

3. Doctor Who attacked her?

NO!!!


WHY????

Posted at 12:09PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Stef

4. He'll make someone a nice boytoy in prison! Karma!

Posted at 12:10PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Welcome to TMZ: The Idiot Parade!

5. Hey TMZ!
One little issue over here....
She wasn't from season three. Season three is on air right now!
She is from Season two, which was in my oppinion THE best episode to date so far.

Other that, poor girl. Too bad that happened to her.

Posted at 12:11PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Top Chef Lvr

6. human rights to all, hang the gaybasher.. you idiot. now when you go to jail, you will become gay but not by choice,,, don't bend over and pick up the soap or Bruno will get you...

Posted at 12:17PM on Sep 14th 2007 by righter

7. human rights to all, hang the gaybasher.. you idiot. now when you go to jail, you will become gay but not by choice,,, don't bend over and pick up the soap or Bruno will get you...

Posted at 12:17PM on Sep 14th 2007 by righter

8. She appeared in the second season of Top Chef, not the third.

Posted at 12:25PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Megan

9. It takes a real tough guy to beat up a bunch of women, huh? what a creep. I hope he gets at least 5 years in prison. And to all the gay bashers who will inevitably leave disgusting comments, no matter what you think of someone's sexual orientation, you have NO right to lay your hands on anyone. Period.

Posted at 12:26PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Kate

10. nice pimple!!!! This guy and his friends are little punk idiots...

Posted at 12:33PM on Sep 14th 2007 by karri

11. loser. there is no excuse for what he did

Posted at 12:43PM on Sep 14th 2007 by hora

12. Gosh- if this were 1980, I'd swear that they'd just
arrested LEIF GARRETT !

Posted at 12:57PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Dawn Lyn

13. hope that guy gets put away!

Posted at 1:01PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Kirstie

14. hey, isnt this the guy that stole Carol Channings dress too?

Posted at 1:05PM on Sep 14th 2007 by death on a cracker

15. anyone notice the homophopes are f'in ugly

Posted at 1:06PM on Sep 14th 2007 by CallieCa

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