Arizona

Mike Tyson Arrested On Battery Charges

November 12, 2009 By Holly Stafford 1 Comment

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor battery after laying into a photographer at LAX last night who got a little too close for his comfort. Tyson was traveling with his 10-month-old daughter and his wife, and his representative claims that Tyson acted in defense against an “overly aggressive” photographer in order to protect his daughter after the photographer struck him in an apparent attempt to provoke him.

Per LA Times:

“Mike acted in self-defense as a father protecting his child,” said Tyson’s spokeswoman Tammy Brook.

The photographer claims that Tyson punched him in the face and tried to take his camera. Police arrested Tyson and photographer Tony Echevarria, who was also booked for misdemeanor battery after the incident. After Echevarria hit the ground, he got up and walked away leaving a trail of blood on the floor from a minor cut to the forehead. While Tyson was taken from the scene in a squad car, an ambulance was called for Echevarria, who was taken to a local hospital for treatment receiving 5 stitches. Both Tyson and Echevarria reportedly performed citizen’s arrests on eachother and want to press charges against each other, but there seems to be a lot of different versions of what happened.

“There’s a lot of different versions to the story,” Sgt. Jim Holcomb said.

Echeverria’s camera was booked as evidence and police also were checking if there was any surveillance video of the incident. Tyson was cooperative as he waited in a holding cell at the airport police station, with bail being set at $20,000. Both men were released without any restrictions and free to go wherever they want. Due to the incident, Tyson could be facing prison time if charges are filed because it would be a violation of his probation in Arizona. Tyson was arrested on felony cocaine possession and misdemeanor DUI charges there in 2007. He was given three years probation and per the terms of that probation, could not violate any laws. If charges are filed against Tyson, he could be looking towards at least 2-and-a-half years in State Prison.

If everything is confirmed, this will be Tyson’s 45th victory by knockout. Echevarria got off easy. He may have gotten a cut to the forehead, but at least he didn’t get his ear bitten off.

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New Music Friday – Dead By Sunrise

October 9, 2009 By Holly Stafford Leave a Comment

“Out Of Ashes,” the debut from the side project of Linkin Park’s frontman Chester Bennington’s new band, is here. Dead by Sunrise started to form in 2005 while Bennington was writing songs for Linkin Park’s “Minutes to Midnight” Album. The band also features Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh (from Orgy/Julien-K), bassist Brandon Belsky, drummer Elias Anda (also from Julien-K), and keyboardist Anthony Valcic.

Per Dead By Sunrise:

“I came up with a few songs that felt and sounded really good, but I knew they weren’t right stylistically for Linkin Park. They were darker and moodier than anything I’d come up with for the band. So I decided to work on them on my own rather than turn them over and have them transformed into Linkin Park tracks,” says Bennington.

The band’s name, which was previously “Snow White Tan,” reflects the time during the album’s recording in which the band was living a ‘really self destructive lifestyle’ and weren’t sure they were going to make it to the next day. Bennington says the albums’ name is from ‘coming out of that self-destructive path and rising from the ashes.’ Back on May 10, 2008, the band performed three songs, including the song “Morning After,” at the 13th anniversary party for Club Tattoo in Arizona. The song was written by Bennington and originally performed on December 9, 2001 at the Live in Berlin concert. This was the first time that he had officially performed the song under a new name.

Recording of the band’s debut album began in July 2008 after touring for Linkin Park had finished. “Crawl Back In” is the first official single off the album, followed by “Let Down.” Dead by Sunrise’s MySpace page is featuring the video for the band’s first single, and will hold an exclusive listening party for its debut album on their page this week. Fans will be able to stream the album, which will be released by on October 13th, in its entirety on Myspace from October 8th through the 10th. MySpace will direct users to the listening party via links on both the site’s homepage and its music page. They are scheduled to perform at The Gramercy Theatre in New York City on October 14th, and at the Roxy in Los Angeles on October 19th. You can watch the video for the song “Crawl Back In” above. HWDamers – Let us know what you think!

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Matthew McConaughey Saves Son from Ram Attack

May 5, 2009 By Holly Stafford Leave a Comment

A recent family vacation to Arizona’s Grand Canyon could have ended horribly, if it wasn’t for Matthew McConaughey’s quick thinking. McConaughey, his girlfriend Camila Alves, and their 10 month old son Levi were visiting the popular vacation spot when a wild ram began kicking up dust in their direction. So what did the proud papa do? He hid behind the bush with the baby in his arms, of course! Thinking back about the situation, the actor admits that his instincts now makes him laugh after realizing the animal was only trying to find a female ram to mate with.

Per StarPulse:

“I’m holding eyes with this ram getting up real steady…. I need something to get behind in case he charges. I ended up sneaking up behind this briar patch… I sat there for about a 15-second stand-off. Then he popped up over the other side of the cliff. Four lady rams were on the other side.” says McConaughey.

Hilarious, yes. But at least he showed that in any amount of danger, his son comes first. Now his female fans have all the more reason to swoon over him.

Image Via: Splash

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Porn Clip Aired During Super Bowl

February 2, 2009 By Cara Harrington 1 Comment

Arizona Super Bowl viewers with Comcast services were treated to 15 seconds of porn during the game. Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald caught a touchdown pass and as the fans celebrated at home a clip of soft core porn slipped into the tv feed.

Per Tucson Citizen:

Comcast spokeswoman Tracy Baumgartner confirmed in an Associated Press report that the company’s standard feed – but not its high definition one – was interrupted during the Super Bowl. She said engineers were investigating Sunday night.

I actually saw the clip myself. A man and a woman were sitting on a couch. The woman unzipped the mans pants, he then stood up dropped his pants and his naughty bits were clearly visible. He then shook ‘himself’ back and forth in front of the woman’s face. The feed was then cut back to the game.

Furious customers flooded Comcast demanding an explanation. Customers were given an apology and some sort of customer satisfaction credit.

Sounds like that trumps Janet Jackson’s floppy boob Super Bowl scandal.

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