All posts containing the tag: "choke"
Posted Sep 17th 2009 1:50AM by TMZ Staff
She claims she was assaulted by the team's linebacker -- but Tila Tequila says she still watches Chargers games.
We got Tila going to her lawyer's office yesterday, where she said she did watch Monday's NFL game ... but wasn't paying much attention to their star player Shawne Merriman, the guy she claims choked her out.
Why the lawyer? As TMZ first reported, Tequila is looking into a civil case against the football player after the D.A. decided not to file criminal charges against the guy -- this
could be step one.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Exclusives, Tila Tequila
Tags: assault, bruises, chargers, choke, football, shawne merriman, ShawneMerriman, tila tequila, TilaTequila
Posted Sep 6th 2009 1:04PM by TMZ Staff
Shawne Merriman of the San Diego Chargers was taken into custody by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department after an alleged altercation with Tila Tequila.

San Diego Sheriff's deputies responded to a call this morning at 3:45 AM. Tila claims she was "choked and physically restrained" by Merriman after she tried to leave his residence.
Merriman is accused of battery and false imprisonment.
Tila was transported to a local hospital while Merriman was taken into custody. His bail was set at $58,000.
UPDATE -- Tila Tequila has been released from the hospital.
UPDATE -- A lawyer for Merriman denied all charges and says Tila was "extremely inebriated" and that Merriman tried to stop her from leaving the home because he didn't feel it was safe for her to do so.
UPDATE -- A.J. Smith, the general manager of the San Diego Chargers, released this statement: "It's disappointing to hear about the issue involving Shawne Merriman. We'll continue to monitor the situation and let the legal process run its course."
Filed under: Celebrity Feuds, Talk Sports, Tila Tequila
Tags: choke, fight, san diego chargers, SanDiegoChargers, shawn merriman, ShawnMerriman, tila tequila, TilaTequila
Posted Aug 6th 2009 4:44PM by TMZ Staff
It's gonna be a rough season of filming -- "Real Housewife of Atlanta" Kim Zolciak is saying NeNe Leakes got a hold of her throat not once, but twice during their now infamous confrontation.
We just got off the phone with Zolciak, who supplied some unknown details about the widely reported throwdown between her and her co-star. Kim says Bravo suggested the two meet up that day to hammer out their issues -- but instead of working anything out, Kim just got choked out.
Zolciak also says she lost her breath for a minute and a half as NeNe choked her ... the first time. Moments later, according to Kim, NeNe went for the neck again -- and producers had to step in to safely escort Kim to her car. That's when Kim filed a police report.
Taking one for the team, Kim says she didn't file a restraining order so filming of the show could continue. She tells us "Violence is unacceptable, this has definitely changed my life. I wish NeNe would be humble enough to apologize."
When asked about the incident Tuesday night in NYC, NeNe denied the choking incident ever happened.
Filed under: TV, Celebrity Feuds, Real Housewives, Exclusives
Tags: catfight, choke, fight, kim zolciak, KimZolciak, neck, nene leakes, NeneLeakes, real housewives of atlanta, RealHousewivesOfAtlanta, throat
Posted Apr 21st 2009 9:20AM by TMZ Staff
The mother and step mother of Rubina Ali -- the little girl featured in "Slumdog Millionaire" -- went toe-to-toe yesterday in the streets of Mumbai, amid reports Rubina's father was angling to cash in by selling the child.

The choke-fest between the two women occurred after Rubina's father -- Rafiq Qureshi -- reportedly tried to squeeze around $400,000 from a reporter for Britain's News of the World, who was posing as a baby buyer.
Rubiq claims he was framed.
Filed under: Movies, Fights
Tags: brawl, catfight, choke, fight, news of the world, NewsOfTheWorld, punch, rafiq qureshi, RafiqQureshi, rubina ali, RubinaAli, slumdog millionaire, SlumdogMillionaire, video