Panettiere's Dad Accused of Hitting Wife

(NEWSER) - Heroes star Hayden Panettiere's father, Alan, was charged with misdemeanor battery yesterday for hitting wife Lesley. After a late night out at their 19-year-old daughter's charity event last month, he allegedly struck her "one or two times on the cheek causing bruising with a closed fist," an LA County sheriff's department rep tells People. He faces up to a year in jail If convicted on the misdemeanor charge. More»

Then tries to escape, spills TMI about sex encounter with galpal

(NEWSER) - Michael Lohan was arrested just after 1am today on suspicion of domestic violence charges, and is currently cooling his heels in a Tampa jail, TMZ reports. Police confirm that the reported fight was between Lohan and none other than Kate Major, who also accused him of abuse last year (and who graduated from the Jon Gosselin hall of fame). TMZ's initial report refers to Major as Lohan's live-in girlfriend, but a truly, truly gross update seems to call that into question: According to the police report, Lohan came over to Major's apartment last night and got violent when she refused to "give him a bl*w job." More»

He allegedly knocked wife into a headboard

(NEWSER) - Retirement won't get him out of this one. Manny Ramirez was arrested yesterday and charged with battery, after his wife, Juliana, told police he had slapped her in the face so hard that she banged her head on their bed's headboard. Her injuries weren't serious enough to require medical attention, but she said she'd called police because she was afraid things would escalate, according to the AP . More»

(NEWSER) - Goofy kids character Pee-wee Herman will live again on a Los Angeles stage in a November comeback series by creator Paul Reubens, reports the Los Angeles Times. "I've put him away for a long time but part of him has always been with me," Reubens said in an interview. The extraordinarily popular child-man Pee-wee suffered a major blow when Reubens was busted for indecent exposure in 1991, and pleaded guilty 13 years later to possessing obscene images of children. More»

Pic resembles confidential domestic violence records

(NEWSER) - The photo of Rihanna’s bruised face posted on TMZ.com may be police evidence, the Los Angeles Times reports. The LAPD, which is investigating Chris Brown’s alleged beating of the pop singer, said the photo resembles those taken during official domestic violence investigations, which are strictly confidential. "A violation of this type is considered serious misconduct, with penalties up to and including termination," the department said in a statement. More»