Celebrity Justice
"Bachelor" Byron Gets His Ass Kicked

Byron Velvick, star of "The Bachelor" season six, was attacked by the woman he picked to marry on the show.
Mary Delgado
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Department, Mary Delgado punched Byron, causing his upper lip to bleed. She was arrested in Tampa, Florida for alleged domestic battery.

The incident occurred Wednesday just after midnight. Cops say alcohol was a factor.

Ironically, the couple appeared this past Tuesday on "The Bachelor," following the rose ceremony and made it clear they were heading for the altar. Seems their plans may have just gotten altered.

Stay tuned.

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91. What... no honeymoon in the Redneck Riviera ? boo hoo

Posted at 9:35PM on Nov 24th 2007 by Shelly

92. Once that line is crossed it is all over, I don't think that Byron called the cops on Mary because he had a busted lip. He called the cops because the line was crossed and when alcohol is involved, you never know what someone will do. We do not know the details, what if she was threatening his life?. He definetely wanted her out of there pronto!!! It is a shame but Mary should have taken a hint and dropped this obviously commitment phobic man! I wish them both well.

Posted at 10:49PM on Nov 24th 2007 by Mere

93. She was a wack job on THE BACHELOR. I couldn't stand it that he picked her. She's crazy. I bet he comes back on THE BACHELOR again!!! There should be a show "Still a Bachelor" and bring them all back. None of them got married.

Posted at 10:59PM on Nov 24th 2007 by Woody

94. oh layla--you had me at hello-damn baby, i am anxious to get home. it's 11 degrees right now and i've got the fire going, and a nice glass of wine--where the hell are you???

Posted at 12:55AM on Nov 25th 2007 by montana mike

95. I always thought he was a tad creepy....You should never get a latina pissed off

Posted at 4:01AM on Nov 25th 2007 by linda

96. Actually, Mary Delgado should have done that to Brad Womack on the After the Rose show the night before.

Posted at 9:19AM on Nov 25th 2007 by Veronica

97. too bad..but they are just human beings like the rest of us, and sometimes when young folks drink a little too much they do not-so-smart things. It will pass...and they will move on. Not to make too much of the incident me thinks.

Posted at 10:00AM on Nov 25th 2007 by greg

98. It was clear from watching their "unreality romance" on the Bachelor that she was ready following the last "Rose Ceremony" to get hitched and pop out a couple of bambinos right there on national TV. The fact that this hasn't happened yet, plus the fact that Chris Harrison snidely said that the show was still waiting for their wedding to take place, I'm sure hasn't helped this pairs' situation. He seems like a sleeze bag-playboy given what one of his jilted girlfriends (a stripper with a baby) posted on the internet about him. It's really sad that she is still with him. Rather than hitting him, she needs to put her pride aside and pack her bags and hit the road. This is headed no where fast...at least not to the altar and happily ever after. Maria get out before it's too late.....

Posted at 10:07AM on Nov 25th 2007 by Hoo Haa

99. Comment from no. 12 (anon 666) " you don't want to marry some guy who bitches up and calls the cops when you smack his ass anyway"

Actually this is a good idea, it's not always the man whose the instigator in domestic disputes. I like to see PSAs telling men to walk away and call the cops in these situations. Guess what happens when the guy gets sucked in the dispute, 9 out of 10, he's the one hauled to jail. I won't call it "bitches up", I call it being smart.

Posted at 10:57AM on Nov 25th 2007 by markhamite

100. Even with the fakeness of TV and it's editing, etc., this Mary girl came across as fake, depsperate and manipulative on Tuesday. Worse, Byron came across wimpy and puppet-like.... the truth always comes out in the end. Once again, it has.

P.S. Trista and Ryan are next. They are bound for divorce. She's more plastic than a Barbie...

Posted at 12:39PM on Nov 25th 2007 by FMCV

101. markhamite-sounds like you've been bitch slapped by a woman and probably called the cops--if you think this sounds like a good idea, then you do what you gotta do--some of us don't

Posted at 12:29PM on Nov 25th 2007 by montana mike

102. Montana Mike,

Honey, at 12:55 a.m. I was sound asleep! I'm an early riser, my dogs and horses expect to be fed! Sure would have enjoyed that glass of wine!

Posted at 4:26PM on Nov 25th 2007 by Layla

103. What was he suspose to do? Hit her? If he did the wrong thing and hit her back you would have something nasty to say about it like calling him a woman beater. Now that he's done the right thing and not hit her back you're trying to make fun of him. He should have called the cops on her so that she is on record as a batterer. Now people that are interested in dating her and haven't heard about the incident can do a background check and get the facts. This man can't win. Hit her back and get made fun of or don't hit her and get made fun of.

Posted at 4:50PM on Nov 25th 2007 by dorothy

104. I have never hit a man.
But you do have to appreciate the humor in these comments...
I am peeing my pants laughing so hard!

"you don't want to marry some guy who bitches up
and calls the cops when you smack his ass anyways."

Posted at 5:05PM on Nov 25th 2007 by JUST ME

105. too funny.... too funny.

I do not agree in women hitting men. Yes, I suppose in most cases we probably do not do the damage a man can...However, if she is going to smack, then she should likewise receive the same charge.

unless he deserved it...just joking!....sort of...no really I am. Then again some guys are real a's...no, no it is never ok... Final answer...

Posted at 5:06PM on Nov 25th 2007 by JUST ME

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