Nashville, Tenn. - Country star John Rich is charged with assault and harassment in an ongoing dispute with a former "Nashville Star" contestant. Rich says in a statement Thursday that he turned himself in to Nashville police to face the charges filed by Jared Ashley, a contestant during the fourth season of the TV show on the USA network. The 35-year-old was charged with two misdemeanor counts of assault and one misdemeanor count of harassment. He was released on $3,000 bond. In April, Rich sued Ashley, saying the aspiring singer defamed him by claiming Rich hit him in the face. Rich...
- 5/29/2009
- by Associated Press
- Hitfix
Country singer John Rich has turned himself in to Nashville police Thursday to be booked on assault and harassment charges an aspiring star accused him of.
The 35-year-old other half of the Big & Rich duo was charged Thursday with two misdemeanor counts of assault and one count of harassment for allegedly punching former "Nashville Star" contestant Jared Ashley in the face.
Rich countersued Ashley in April for defamation, claiming Ashley invented the smackdown story.
He turned himself in to the Metro Davidson County Criminal Justice Center to face the charges. He was released on a ,000 bond.
The 35-year-old other half of the Big & Rich duo was charged Thursday with two misdemeanor counts of assault and one count of harassment for allegedly punching former "Nashville Star" contestant Jared Ashley in the face.
Rich countersued Ashley in April for defamation, claiming Ashley invented the smackdown story.
He turned himself in to the Metro Davidson County Criminal Justice Center to face the charges. He was released on a ,000 bond.
- 5/29/2009
- icelebz.com
John Rich claims he didn't punch the lights out of an aspiring star. But the latter half of Big & Rich was charged Thursday with assault and harassment for allegedly smacking a former Nashville Star contestant in the face. Jared Ashley sued Rich over the alleged smackdown and the country rocker countersued for defamation in April, claiming Ashley muddied the Rich name by accusing him of such a thing. Rich turned himself into Nashville police today to be booked on two misdemeanor counts of assault and one count of harassment, after which he was released on a $2,000 bond. The "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" singer said in a statement afterward that the charges are false...
- 5/28/2009
- E! Online
John Rich and Clint Black have found themselves butting heads with reality TV recently. Black and Joan Rivers had words recently in an episode of "The Celebrity Apprentice." Joan said she would turn her back in the future if she were to see Clint on a red carpet.
The pair then worked together to develop a retail display for an identity theft product. Clint regained her confidence when he came up with two fantastic quotes for their display for the product. The pair ultimately won the competition and advanced to the next round. They celebrated with champagne.
Things weren't so easy to resolve with John Rich. Rich was very unhappy with the handling of "Nashville Star" last summer. He's especially upset with one of the show's former contestants and he's taking him to court for libelous behavior.
John filed suit in Nashville last week against Jared Ashley, charging that the...
The pair then worked together to develop a retail display for an identity theft product. Clint regained her confidence when he came up with two fantastic quotes for their display for the product. The pair ultimately won the competition and advanced to the next round. They celebrated with champagne.
Things weren't so easy to resolve with John Rich. Rich was very unhappy with the handling of "Nashville Star" last summer. He's especially upset with one of the show's former contestants and he's taking him to court for libelous behavior.
John filed suit in Nashville last week against Jared Ashley, charging that the...
- 4/15/2009
- icelebz.com
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