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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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16. anyone notice the homophopes are f'in ugly

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

17. Let's see! 2 members of protected groups get in a tiff... is there an order of precedence?
Is it worse to have a hate crime against a black or does sexual orientation trump color?

What about a gay black? Is that a double hate crime? All I can figure out is someones pantyhose is going to get ripped...

Mores the pity

Posted at 2:19PM on Sep 14th 2007 by oj_did_it

18. They drop this guy into the middle of Iraq with no gun and let some terrorist behead the idiot!
Hitting lesbians. What a fruit!

Posted at 1:17PM on Sep 14th 2007 by T

19. in my town the lesbians would have had no problem fighting off this prick.

Posted at 1:21PM on Sep 14th 2007 by death on a cracker

20. That dude is so fugly he probably can't get laid by a woman or a man!

Posted at 1:27PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Paris Sucks

21. Ooooh!! He's gonna get it now!!!!!!!

Posted at 2:09PM on Sep 17th 2007 by lili

22. I am a straight chick from Long Island and I want to apologize to all the people this idiot offended...I mean honestly, it is not anything new that there are gays and liesbians in this world. Let people live the way they choose to live. This kid chooses to live a life with acne, let the gays and leisbians live with whom they choose to love. AMEN

Posted at 1:37PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Michelle

23. Hang the little bastard by his heels! Enough with hate crimes!

Posted at 1:37PM on Sep 14th 2007 by hello, it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

24. Wow, this guy looks like a wieny - I can see why it took 11 other wienies to rough up 4 girls. When this loser is in jail/prison he won't have the other wienies to protect him and I'm sure he'll turn gay in no time, cuz he doesn't look like he can take a beating.

Posted at 1:50PM on Sep 14th 2007 by jokerface

25. I see he was arrested, but I did not notice he is being charged with a hate crime.

Posted at 4:42PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Nancy

26. He's just mad that women prefer other women to him.

Posted at 2:06PM on Sep 14th 2007 by justplainoleme

27. Ew, what a little dirt bag.

Posted at 2:07PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Ledbetter1212

28. Isn't is a shame, that everytime someone is called what they are, lesbian, homosexual, or queer, it all of sudden is the leading story of the day. IF these 'victims' were actually physically attacked, that is one thing. However, if they were being taunted simply because of the their sexual preference, and the purported assailants were simply calling them what they are then so what. These deviants picked this life style. They are not gay--they are deviants. End of story.

Posted at 2:17PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Bill

29. This guy obviously assaulted a group of gays to hide his own gay orientation. Hope he gets his ass plucked in prison although he might enjoy it. Sicko! By the way---what is up with the 1970's hairdo---or is HE trying to look SHE?

Posted at 2:37PM on Sep 14th 2007 by mnystrom

30. Take him to jail and bend him over.

Posted at 2:21PM on Sep 14th 2007 by Neta

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