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Terri Seymour's Alleged Attacker Charged

Posted May 21st 2009 6:00PM by TMZ Staff

Terri SeymourThe lady who allegedly choked Simon Cowell's ex, Terri Seymour, has been charged with two misdemeanors -- battery and assault.

The L.A. City Attorney has just charged Janice Thibodeaux with battery and assault for the alleged attack on Terri after the "American Idol" finale in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Maximum penalty for the battery charge is six months in county jail and a $2,000 fine -- and the assault charge could get her 1 year and a $10,000 fine.

Janice will be in court this afternoon.


UPDATE: Janice was just arraigned and pled not guilty. The judge set her bail at $20,000 -- she'll be back in court on June 4.

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1. See what being associated with Simon Cowell in ANY way, can HURT?

Posted at 6:05PM on May 21st 2009 by me

2. CATFIGHT!!!!!!!!

Women don't get what men get or won't serve it in this culture...two tiered justice!

Posted at 6:10PM on May 21st 2009 by You don\\\'t know!

3. What's up with all these violent Frenchies lately? Where were they 69 years ago when they were really needed?

Posted at 6:07PM on May 21st 2009 by Cleveland-West_Side

4. CATFIGHT!!!!!!!!


Women don't get what men get in this culture or won't serve it...It's calleds two tiered justice my friends!!!

Posted at 6:13PM on May 21st 2009 by You don't know!

5. It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33

Posted at 6:08PM on May 21st 2009 by Church Lady

6.

it appears some people have no boundries...and everybody is fair game...
if it turns out to be true...lets hope a few fines & maybe some jail time will send a clear message..
devil is in the details...lets hear what happened...

Posted at 6:18PM on May 21st 2009 by northern gypsy

7. is just me or does it seem like they are fighting over simon.......
i'm this is the guy that uses the f-u finger to "scratch" his face every show
:)

Posted at 8:36PM on May 21st 2009 by carmen sevilla

8. is just me or does it seem like they are fighting over simon.......
i mean this is the guy that uses the f-u finger to "scratch" his face every show
:)

Posted at 8:36PM on May 21st 2009 by carmen sevilla

9. lord if I were daying Simon.......being chocked is a small price to pay {at lest for me}
Man what I'd take if I got to date him!! I just love him so much, I'd be asulted everyday if I could be with him.

~she's so lucky~ lol. but seriously hope she ok, that must have been scary.

Posted at 8:37PM on May 21st 2009 by What I'd take to be with Simon

10. Man I wish I were her, I know she was chocked and assulted but damn.....she's banging Simon!! I'd be willing to get assulted everyday if I were able to date him! I LOVE simon and think he's so cute and funny! In my eyes being chocked and assulted is a small price to pay if I were his girlfriend.

But in all seriousness I hope she's ok, that had to be really scary for her.

Posted at 8:43PM on May 21st 2009 by Simon lover

11. First!!!
First!!!
First!!!
First!!!
First!!! ............ see how dum that loks?

Broads n the US are sum crazy bitches!

Posted at 8:57PM on May 21st 2009 by Mrs. Mel Gibson

12. 1. Hope Terri is okay - random violence is tough to deal with
2. Glad Obama didn't show up (per the rumor) to try and steal the spotlight from the finalists and scheduled celebrities. Talk about over exposure of a guy who still acts like he's running for office and doesn't seem to spend any time working in his office!

Posted at 8:58PM on May 21st 2009 by bohica

13. How scary is that? Seriously. As much as most may hate celebs and their posh lives...this is a huge example of why the mentally unstable need to be put somewhere. If you can't control yourself...and are a threat to someone else...regardless of who that someone else might be...then you can't be allowed to be in a free and open world. Incidentally, why is it that the mentally unstable only aspire to harm others and not help...just wondering. But if you are a broken record...I don't care how many drugs that can be pumped into you to make you make sense...you are still broken...to me it is the equivalent of someone who has multiple organ failure...they can not be fixed and neither can the ones who want to harm...and aspire to. I am just saying that as a victim of a stalker myself. They don't ever stop. Restraining orders mean nothing to them. Nothing. They just do not stop. And I hate saying this (slippery slope and all of that) just want those types eradicated...removed...put out to pasture...Sorry if that is harsh...I hope that there is a cure for these types of people...but I haven't seen it.

Posted at 9:05PM on May 21st 2009 by LittleBitty35

14. it's about time someone made that bore of a woman shut up...too bad it wasn't long lasting.

Posted at 10:08PM on May 21st 2009 by Mary Carey RIP

15. I think this woman thinks she has a chance with Simon, if her competition is out of the way. She most likely needs help. Remember David Letterman's stalker that thought she was his "wife". There are a lot of people out there that are in a fantasy world. They can be very dangerous.

Posted at 10:03PM on May 21st 2009 by Linda Mott

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