TILA TEQUILA has blasted her American football star boyfriend SHAWNE MERRIMAN – insisting allegations she was “inebriated” prior to his arrest on suspicion of choking and restraining her are false.
Police responded to the home of the San Diego Chargers player, 25, following a 911 call at 3:45am local time on Sunday (06Sep09) after the pair spent the evening at a local nightclub.
The internet pin-up, real name Tila Nguyen, signed a complaint against her beau at the scene and was taken to the local Pomerado Hospital for treatment.
Merriman was taken taken into custody and accused of battery and false imprisonment. His bail was set at $58,000 (£38,000), reports TMZ.com.
His lawyer has denied all charges against his sports star client, insisting he was simply trying to prevent an “extremely inebriated” Tequila from travelling home when he didn’t deem it safe to do so.
But Nguyen has taken to social networking website Twitter.com to hit back at Merriman’s defence – insisting she does not drink.
She writes, “I am only 93 pounds and 4 ft 11. I am allergic to alcohol. It has been publicly known for years. That is how I got the name Tila ‘Tequila’ cuz (sic) the irony… I can’t drink.”
The pair has been dating since July (09).