Danny Bonaduce won't face charges over Johnny Fairplay
incident
By
Christopher Rocchio, 10/05/2007
Former Breaking
Bonaduce star Danny Bonaduce will not be charged with battery
for his Tuesday night Fox Reality Channel Really Awards altercation with
former Survivor: Pearl Islands castaway Jon
"Johnny Fairplay" Dalton.
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"It
did not appear that the suspect intentionally tried to cause
injuries, but simply reacted to the victim's actions," the Los
Angeles Country District Attorney's office wrote in a charge
evaluation worksheet that was filed Thursday and obtained by
TMZ.com.
During Wednesday morning's broadcast of the
syndicated The Adam Carolla Show radio program -- which
Bonaduce regularly appears on as a co-host -- the former child actor
claimed he was preparing to leave the second-annual awards ceremony
after serving as a presenter when Dalton started to question the
studio audience as to why he was being booed by them.
Bonaduce
told Dalton they're booing him because "they hate him," at which
point he alleged Dalton ran at him, leapt in the air, and wrapped
"his legs around my waist and both arms around my neck" and was
"fully throttled."
"I just grabbed the butt of his
jeans and push[ed him] straight-up in the air," Bonaduce told
Carolla. "Well, he goes flying over my head and apparently
landed behind me on his seat."
However in the police
report filed by Dalton on Wednesday, he claimed Bonaduce came on
stage uninvited and made a "derogatory statement."
"I ran
and jumped and hugged him with my arms and my legs, like I've done
pretty much on every show I've ever been on. It's a nice
thing," Dalton told TMZ. "[Bonaduce's] like 'F**k you!' Threw
me over his head as hard as he could. I didn't have time to
put up my hands or anything. I just went mouth-first into the
stage... or onto the stage."
Dalton suffered a broken tooth,
had another tooth missing from his gum line and two other teeth
loosened due to being dumped to the ground by Bonaduce. But
Dalton was reportedly consuming alcohol prior to the incident, which
may explain why the occasional professional wrestler was unable to
shield his mouth before he hit the ground.
"Johnny was
drinking heavily backstage," HBO's Cathouse: The Series
star and Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel member Brooke Taylor told
the New York Daily News in a report published Friday.
Bonaduce claimed self-defense for his actions -- a stance
the district attorney's office feels is reasonable.
"[The] suspect's actions fall within the realm of
self-defense," the filing states. "[There is]
insufficient evidence to prove beyond a doubt since [the] victim
initiated contact and acted offensively."
In
addition to finding out the district attorney's office doesn't plan
to prosecute Bonaduce, Dalton -- who recently announced he is expecting
a child with girlfriend and former America's Next Top
Model fourth-season finalist Michelle Deighton -- may also have
some new explaining to do.
"He was trying to make out with
me and [fellow Ranch-hand] Bunny Love," Taylor told the Daily
News of Dalton's actions backstage at the awards show.
"He tried to put his hand up my dress. He even tried to lick my toe.
All the while, he was talking to me about his pregnant girlfriend.
Classy."