Black Eyed Peas Manager Accused of Pummelling Perez Hilton To Plead Not Guilty
The Toronto lawyer representing the road manager of the Black Eyed Peas said his client will not be pleading guilty to allegations that he beat up celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.
Polo Molina, 36, who works for the chart-topping American band, was scheduled to appear at a downtown Toronto court Wednesday afternoon. Instead, Mark Sandler, an affable, veteran Toronto lawyer, stood briefly in court on his behalf.
He said the Crown attorneys have provided him with the disclosure which details the allegations against his client. Molina does not have to attend court until the case goes to trial and that may not be for another several months, he said.
"He won't be pleading guilty," Sandler later said.
Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, alleges that Molina punched him in the face outside a Toronto nightclub after the MuchMusic Video Awards on June 22.
Hilton immediately sent messages via Twitter indicating that he had been in a fight with the Peas' entourage.
Molina subsequently turned himself in to Toronto police and was later charged with assault.
Days later, Hilton filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Molina, alleging battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He is seeking unspecified damages.
The suit said Molina punched Hilton several times, injuring an eye "in what can only be described as a spineless act."
Hilton has said Molina was angry with him for making negative comments about the band's latest album, The E.N.D., which debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart in June. The blogger also has admitted to calling Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am an anti-gay slur at a club the night of the altercation.
The criminal case will return to court on Aug. 26.
Canadian News Agency Reporting












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