Perez Hilton Claims Black Eyed Peas Made Him Bleed
Gossip blogger claims band's manager punched him after will.i.am altercation.
June 22, 2009 — -- Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton has taken punches from online critics for years. Now, apparently, he's feeling the pain in real life, too.
The self-proclaimed"Queen of All Media" claims he was accosted by Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am and assaulted by the band's manager after Sunday's MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto.
According to The Associated Press, Polo Molina, the manager for the Black Eyed Peas, turned himself into Toronto police Monday and was charged with assault. ABCNews.com's calls to Toronto police for comment was not immediately returned Monday.
Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, detailed the incident with a series of tweets posted on his official Twitter page early this morning:
--" I'm in shock. I need the police ASAP. Please come to the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel now. Please."
-- "I was assaulted by will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards. I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke."
--" Still waiting for the police. The bleeding has stopped. I need to document this. Please, can the police come to the SoHo Met Hotel."
--" I spoke to my lawyer. I really need to talk to the authorities. Please come to the SoHo Met Hotel. Have called the police. Need them here."
-- "The Toronto police are here now. Thank you. Please stop calling them."
will.i.am responded to Hilton's allegations via a video posted on Dipdive.com Monday. In it, the hip-hop impresario says Hilton "disrespected" Fergie, a fellow Black Eyed Peas member and frequent PerezHilton.com target, at a MuchMusic awards show after party, then will.i.am says Perez called him a "faggot" when he asked Hilton to not be "blatantly rude" to the group on his gossip blog. will.i.am says fans who overheard the exchange "got all crazy" on Hilton following the exchange.
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