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What do you think really happened on the night that Tia Tequila claims she was choked by San Diego Charger Shawne Merriman?

Asked by The_Compassionate_Heretic (14634points) September 13th, 2009

Summary: Tia Tequila claims Shawne Merriman choked her.
A medical exam found no evidence of such.

If Shawne Merriman chokes someone, he’s leaving a mark.

Authorities are not filing charges. Tia is filing charges.

Was Tia Nguyen actually assaulted or is she angling for a cash settlement?

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teh_kvlt_liberal's avatar

I think she just wants the money and attention,
I mean seriously, have you seen “a shot of love”? EURGH.

Axemusica's avatar

Tia is upset, because she thought she had a shot at love, but he wouldn’t choke her during sex. So she’s deciding to try and prove it.

The_Compassionate_Heretic's avatar

@teh_kvlt_liberal Never seen that show. Nothing about that show appealed to me and I’ve never heard anything good about the show.

rebbel's avatar

The only things i know about that girl is that she is looking for a boy (or a girl?) and that she is appearing on my screen, while zappng, for more then two years already.
After two years has she still not succeed?

willbrawn's avatar

She is annoying. Just trying to get another 5mins of fame.

This is one of my favorite quotes from someone that i follow on Twitter “Who in the fuck is tila tequila? Is she a stripper?...That’s her? 
Yeah, that’s a stripper, son, I don’t give a shit what you say.” 
(via @shitmydadsays)

lol

cyn's avatar

I hate her. She’s just there for the money. She’s not even pretty.
@teh_kvlt_liberal the show makes no sense at all. You just don’t make a show to find your “true” love. How pathetic!

Sarcasm's avatar

I really don’t pay attention to the goings on of celebrities. I base the following on absolutely nothing
My random guess is that they got into some verbal dispute and Tila lost.She didn’t like losing. So she made up the tale of him choking her to get the last laugh.

marinelife's avatar

Everyone goes after sports celebrities.

tinyfaery's avatar

I’m glad to know that the woman is still considered the liar. We all know how licit the sports culture is. And those testosterone poisoned men who have been catered to for their entire lives never hurt the women in their lives. Let’s continue to blame the victim.~

And people say we no longer need feminism.

How the fuck to any of you know what happened?

I find this question disgusting.

Axemusica's avatar

@tinyfaery Well, according to the asker of the question, there was no evidence of choking. Now, I’m no big guy, but even something as helping a female down from a high ledge has lead to bruising. So, I’m gonna take an educated guess that no amount of make up can cover a big guy like that grabbing that little girl’s neck.

wenn's avatar

@cyndihugs all reality shows make no sense and are utterly useless and a waste of time. They are only to get ratings and drama, and are always scripted.

Also your “I hate her…” and ”...shes not even pretty” comments are quite irrelevant to the question and situation. I could say that i hate football (which i do) so shawne merriman did it. but we dont know. I stumbled across photos of tila all bruised up a few days after the alleged incident. no idea if know if those are accurate or not, i looked at them for about 6 seconds.

Whether its true or not, the only people that really know are shawne and tila. And the publicity is due only because of the people involved, a pro football player and and reality tv star and socialite.

in any case, although im not overly fond of Tila Ngyuen and am not following the story, I lean more towards Tila being truthful.

lastly, just because someone has been choked, it doesnt necessarily mean there will be a mark, depends on force it was done with and time it lasted and stuff. Ive been choked screwing around fighting drunk with friends and the only mark was my red face after.

The_Compassionate_Heretic's avatar

@Axemusica Also, the DA investigated and refuses to prosecute due to lack of evidence.

Kraigmo's avatar

I have no clue who these people are, but the story is always the same on one of two sides.

Either he really choked her but not to the point of making a mark, and she was scared for her life, and is now suing

or…

They got in an argument and this is her revenge

Sarcasm's avatar

@tinyfaery Oh please.

Blaming the victim? This is not “You got raped. Your fault, lol!”. This is “You say you were abused. We see no evidence, now let’s guess why you say you were abused”.

And people say we no longer need feminism.
Let’s play the gender card here! FUCKING AWESOME YES HELL YEAH
SHAWNE HAS AN EVIL SWINE FILTHY DISGUSTING PENIS OF DEATH! Forget that there’s no signs of abuse! He’s got a penis! HE’S GUILTY!
Tila’s got a vagina, no way she’s make things up!

Can you please put down the fucking vagina cards and look at this as an issue between two human beings?
This question disgusts you? You disgust me.

Senogyl's avatar

Shawne is a football player and has almost 200 pounds on Tila.
Is it even physically possible for him to attack her and only leave minor bruises?

That is where I have to stop and realize there is something else going on with this story.

I love that she says “If he was really not guilty…then dont u think he wouldn’t need to go out of his way to release that many stories to cover up?” and yet she is the one making more noise about it.

Nobody has mentioned here that Tila has had issues before. Sucked into gang life. Drug culture. Heck, she was shipped off to boarding school because she was too violent.
It’s not as if she is a perfect daisy who has never caused issues.

@Sarcasm There is evidence of bruising. But there is nothing to connect the bruises to Merriman.

And here is another Tila Tequila thought: Why does someone who is (allegedly) allergic to alcohol change her last name to “Tequila” and have a show with an alcohol pun?

deni's avatar

@Sarcasm Bravo. Well said. That girl is a real show. Like @Senogyl said, he is a huge football player, and if he wanted to beat the shit out of someone, he would do it, and he would leave marks, and they would be in trouble!

I’M A WOMAN. But I’m not stupid, and it is clear as day that some women will go to any extent to find a way to a. get in the public eye and b. get money. I’m sure her hope is that he will settle, give her money, and she’ll shut up about it.

Then again, maybe it did happen, but evidence is pretty key in….most crimes.

wenn's avatar

@Senogyl because its ironic. if she IS allergic to alcohol, its a pun on her not being able to drink it. and the shows title was merely a pun on her name….tequila….shot. get it?

@deni as far as ive heard/read she was allegedly choked and restrained, not beat to shit. and just becasue whats his name is a big guy, does not automatically mean he would leave marks on her.

Sarcasm's avatar

@Senogyl Damn my sources.

Let’s get mythbusters on the case. Get Shawne Merriman with a pig carcass, or some some kind of dummy dummy, and have him attack it. Let’s see what kind of bruising and broken bones it’ll have.

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