Monday, September 7, 2009

Tila Tequila Allegedly strangled By NFL Star

Tila Tequila cough another shot at love and, sadly, it's actually taken a shot back at her.

The reality starlet was hospitalized early Sunday following an altercation with her San Diego Chargers boyfriend, Shawne Merriman, officials confirm to E! News.

The San Diego Sheriff's Department received a disturbance call from Tila "Tequila" Nguyen at 3:45 a.m. She told deputies she had been choked by Merriman and, when she tried to leave, he physically restrained her, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Nguyen, 27, signed a citizen's arrest warrant accusing the NFL linebacker of battery and false imprisonment.

While Merriman remains in custody at the San Diego County Jail, Tequila's rep declined to discuss her condition and said she would have no comment on the incident at this time.

There was no sign of trouble hours earlier as the two partied at the local hot spot Stingaree.