Vince Neil's Prostitute Problem
by Josh Grossberg
Aug 4, 2003, 10:00 AM PT
All those girls, girls, girls are causing some serious trouble for Mötley Crüe bad boy Vince Neil.
The singer has been rung up on a misdemeanor battery charge for allegedly manhandling a prostitute following a gig in Reno, Nevada.
The incident occurred on July 10, hours after the singer's solo concert at the Reno Hilton Amphitheater with fellow '80s hair band survivors Skid Row and Poison. Neil apparently decided a little post-show play was in order, and he chose to kickstart his, um, heart at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, one of Nevada's legal brothels, just east of Carson City.
According to the complaint filed July 17 in the Dayton Township Justice Court, the "Bunny" in the room with him that day, Andrea Terry, accused Neil of "grabbing her around the throat and throwing her against a wall."
Despite initial reports claiming local authorities had put out an arrest warrant for Neil, prosecutors decided not to issue said warrant because the rocker posted a $1,000 bond.
Lyon County District Attorney Leon Aberasturi tells E! Online that there's no immediate decision on whether the case will go to trial or be pleaded out.
If it does go to trial, Aberasturi says that "a lot of [evidence] will come down to the difference in testimony of between the two."
A hearing has not yet been set, but Aberasturi says Neil's expected to appear in court to address the charge, which carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Neil's being represented by defense attorney Robert Shapiro, who's made a career out of getting celebrities out of legal jams, including O.J. Simpson. Shapiro was unavailable for comment on the complaint Monday, as were Neil's representatives, but we guessing the general sentiment of the rocker's camp can be summed up by the title of a certain Neil-penned Crüe ditty, "Girl Don't Away Mad (Just Go Away)."
Bunny Ranch owner Dennis Hof was quoted in the New York Daily News as saying that he believed "Vince is only guilty of being a celebrity."
According to Hof, Neil popped in at the brothel and signed autographs. Hof says that Neil and Terry began quarreling when Neil refused to hook up with her.
"No celebrity pays for sex here," Hof is quoted in Daily News. "This girl said he'd promised her $3,000. I was the first person called to the room, and I saw nothing in disarray. At that time, I saw no marks or scratches on her."
Terry could not be reached for comment.
This isn't the first time Neil has gone looking for Dr. Feelgood only to wind up in court.
The Crüe crooner ended up pleading no contest in April to a misdemeanor battery charge for slugging a man outside a Hollywood nightclub. He was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and was ordered to pay restitution to the victim for a fractured elbow sustained during the incident.
Meanwhile, fans hoping for a full-fledged Crüe reunion with Neil and Mötley mates Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars and even Tommy Lee will have to wait a little longer. The band was rumored to be considering a slot on this summer's Ozzfest, but now sources say a tour would be unlikely before 2004.
In the meantime, Sixx writes on the band's official Website that he and the guys have hired screenwriter Rich Wilkes (XXX) to turn their 2001 tell-all autobiography, The Dirt, into a feature film.
