Celebrity Justice
Wouldn't You Like to Beat a Pepper, Too?

The guy who became famous with a Dr Pepper commercial -- as in "I'm a Pepper, You're a Pepper...." -- has pleaded no contest to domestic battery.

The incident occurred right outside Vegas shortly before midnight on January 28, when David Naughton -- who was so famous from the 1978 commercials he went on to star in "An American Werewolf in London" -- Hot Mugs -- click to launchgot into it with his wife of five months. According to the police report obtained by TMZ, the 57-year-old actor was arguing with his wife on the phone, which escalated when he came home, allegedly "grabbing her arms and throwing her around."

According to the police report, Naughton was arrested for "Domestic Battery, 1st offense ... due to the fact that he used willful and unlawful force against his wife by placing his hands upon her, grabbing her in a forceful manner and throwing her around."

The bad Doc, who scored the disco hit "Makin' It" in 1979, was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Of that, 28 days were suspended. He served one day when he was popped, and served his second day in the clink on Monday.



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76. Kelli - tonight, you have my sympathy. Wtat jerks... mr. pepper is talking. and no, i'm not on his side. They both suck, especially if that is really him. that mean, he sucks more than the complaintant, and maybe that perosn is right. until it is heard in a court of law, it is all unkown, is all I was trying to say..... If true, mr pepper is a bitch, and maybe complaintant has a legal stand. it'll all come out in the courts...Night Kelli...:) Sorry, they beat up on you...:(

Posted at 6:43AM on Apr 9th 2008 by Happy To Be Me

77. REALITY SHOWS ARE "OVERKILL" .........TO MANY OF THEM ,

MAKE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ............THAT'S ONE REASON WHY

THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM .............APPROX OVER 200 .........

REALITY SHOWS ARE A WASTE OF TIME .............

Posted at 8:34AM on Apr 9th 2008 by REALITY SHOWS ARE A WASTE OF TIME ........PHONEY

78. Good research, TMZ. You overlooked the fact he was also the star of the horror classic "American Werewolf in London." How did you miss that one?

Posted at 11:16AM on Apr 9th 2008 by Bucky

79. Midnight Madness = Best Movie ever!!!




Posted at 10:27AM on Apr 9th 2008 by JTA

80. I googled it... David did star in three episodes as Jack Kinkaid on " My Sister Sam" . How on earth did anyone remember that???!!! Anyway, he obviously sucks now.

Posted at 10:44AM on Apr 9th 2008 by dd2008

81. Uh, Bucky, how did you miss that they DID mention AAWIL in the article above?

Posted at 11:57AM on Apr 9th 2008 by Julie-J.B.

82. Kelli...I was actually enjoying your "back down memory lane" songs...don't let em get you down girl! hahahhaha
Not Enough Tears....you are strange! LOL

Posted at 12:02PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Toomuch

83. I remember that commercial - I was living in Montreal at the time and that commercial didn't get a lot of air time. The reason for that was the term 'pepper'. It's a slang word the English used to describe French people. So anyway some of the thinskinned French folks got their shorts in a knot and complained... and the ad got yanked from the English airways. We still got to see the ad from WCAX in Burlington, Vt.

Sweet revenge! :)

Posted at 12:04PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Karen

84. he was in more than 3 episodes, go watch the beginning credits, he was part of the cast, i should know i have the show on VHS.

Posted at 12:46PM on Apr 9th 2008 by tuna marie

85. he should have just killed her so she couldn't get to the police. duh.

Posted at 1:58PM on Apr 9th 2008 by OJ Simpleton aka the JUICE

86. Why doesn't he spend some of his Dr. Pepper fortune and take anger management classes?

Posted at 2:18PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Mike Thaman

87. I don't care what he's done - he hit his wife, and that makes him a bully and a loser. Period. End of story.

Posted at 2:27PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Arggg

88. Just listened to "Makin It"
1) DAWG, YOUR PITCH WAS OFF
2) UMM, YOU MOVED ME, WHAT CAN I SAY
3) YOU WERE OK, JUST OK, NOT MEMORABLE, WHO DRESSED YOU?

Posted at 2:38PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Laurie

89. If she just learn to shut up, this would never happen

Posted at 2:40PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Lovesurwife

90. This guy (rightfully so) gets thirty days for roughing up his wife and my psycho ex's boyfriend beats the crap out of two of my children and gets of scott free. Something's messed up here......

Posted at 2:59PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Dave

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