Tila Tequila

Tila Tequila is a television personality, singer and model known for starring in the MTV reality show A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila.http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/09/mtv_greenlights_tila_tequila_d.php Tequila was first featured in Playboy in 2002 and became their Asian Cyber Girl of the Month in April of that year. She posed for several other men's magazines and gained popularity through the import racing circuit and through her MySpace profile.http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3nftxqrdldde~T1

Tila Tequila phoned police on the early hours of August 14, 2010. She was set to perform at the Gathering of the Juggalos music festival in Illinois . As she began to take her place on stage, Tequila claims she was attacked with bottles, rocks, and other various objects, and sustained serious injuries. Tequila then fled to a trailer with the assistance of several bodyguards where she placed the call to cops. She claims concert goers would have killed her if the situation was not calmed when it was, and that she was further attacked while in her trailer, as her rescuers helped by covering the broken windows with tables and chairs. http://www.billboard.com/news/tila-tequila-attacked-by-rowdy-crowd-at-1004109390.story#/news/tila-tequila-attacked-by-rowdy-crowd-at-1004109390.story http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/2010/08/15/15029696.html http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2010/08/15/15029706.html

In a statement to TMZ, Tequila said:

"I went onstage and immediately, before I even got on stage, DUDES were throwing HUGE STONE ROCKS in my face, beer bottles that slit my eye open, almost burnt my hair on fire cuz they threw fire crackers on stage, and they even took the sh*t out of the port-0-potty and threw sh*t and p*ss at me when I was onstage," http://www.tmz.com/2010/08/14/tila-tequila-attack-juggalos-concert-photos/

Tequila claims she will sue the festival's organizers, according to her Tweet on August 14th:

Pretty soon the owners who run the Juggalos will be bankrupt. My attorney Alan is already on it. This is disgusting behavior from men. http://twitter.com/TilaOMG/status/21179369842

Tequila immediately left Illinois before being stitched up, instead opting to visit the hospital in Los Angeles. http://www.tmz.com/2010/08/15/tila-tequila-hospital-cedars-sinai-stitches-juggalos/

On January 26, 2010, Tequila announced via Twitter and her blog that she is pregnant. According to TMZ.com, she is attempting to sell ultrasound pictures proving that she is having a baby. She says that the father is a "Swedish man" and that the child's name will be Jayden if a boy and Violet if a girl.http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/26/tila-tequila-baby-sale-ultrasound-pregnant/

Tequila announced on December 9, 2009 that she was engaged to Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/tila-tequila-flashes-nipp_n_386367.html Johnson died on January 4, 2010 at the age of 30. Authorities reported "no evidence of foul play" after the event as they waited for autopsy reports. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20334459,00.html

The autopsy report was released on January 4, 2010 on the Perez Hilton blog, amongst other sources. Johnson's cause of death was diabetic ketoacidosis. Johnson was a diabetic, suffering from low blood sugar, and with the decision to abstain from her insulin shots, in addition to an unhealthy lifestyle, Johnson fell into a diabetic coma which led to her death. http://perezhilton.com/2010-02-04-casey-johnson-autopsy-results-in http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/02/84413/

Tequila charged San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman with battery and false imprisonment after she claimed he choked her at his residence on September 6, 2009. She was admitted to a local hospital and released the same day.http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/Merriman-Arrested-for-Allegedly-Choking-Tila-Tequila--57607562.html The San Diego district attorney decided not to charge Merriman after reviewing reports from the sherriff's department. On November 17, 2009 Tequila filed a civil suit against Merriman seeking $1.5 million.http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/11/17/2009-11-17_tila_tequila_sues_exbeau_nfl_star_shawne_merriman_for_assault_battery_false_impr.html

On February 16, 2010, TMZ reported that both Tequila and Merriman have settled their lawsuits out of court. No details were made available.http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/16/tila-tequila-shawne-merriman-san-diego-chargers-lawsuit-settle-settlement-assault-choke/

Tequila posted on her Twitter account that she was pregnant, then quickly deleted the post. Her tweet read "I'm gonna tell y'all something REAL FAST, then delete it ok?... Since nobody is awake... reason why I've been feeling sick on and off lately is because yes, I am pregnant!" It was posted on May 19, 2009. Tila has not confirmed the father of the child, but has asked him to step up and take responsibility. In June, Tequila stated that she was "not currently pregnant".TV Guide: Tila Tequila Tweets Pregnancy, Asks Baby Daddy to "Step Up" (May 28) http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20283814,00.html

An alleged stalker posted on Tequila's Twitter account on April 13, 2009, at 2:39 a.m. that he had "just broken into her house and killed her and her dog." Tequila later posted on her Twitter account around 4:00 a.m. that she was sorry for the earlier post and assured her fans that she was okay. She revealed that "someone had broken into her home" and had destroyed "everything in her living room" and had also "locked her dog in the trunk of her car." She stated that her stalker was "endangering her life" and she was "scared, exhausted and drained."Radar Online: Stalker Breaks Into Tila Tequila’s House (April 13, 2009)

On March 30, 2009, Tequila replied on Twitter to a tweet from David Lynch asking if he was single and offering to take him out. As Lynch was out of town for the weekend, there was no immediate reply to the offer.Buzzfeed: Tila Tequila Twitter-hits on David Lynch (April 1, 2009)

Tequila told Us Magazine in February 2009 that she wasn't offended by actor Christian Bale's four-minute, F-word laced tirade on the set of the film Terminator Salvation. The Shot at Love star told Us that she's not currently dating anyone and that "He (Bale) can talk to me like that any time! I love him."

A Shot at Love is a reality show in the vein of The Bachelor where 16 men and 16 women compete for Tequila's love. At the end of the first season, Tequila chose Bobby Banhart as the winner and the two began a relationship. The couple split up in December of 2007.

In the second season of Shot at Love, Tequila selected Playboy model Kristy Morgan as the winner, though Morgan rejected Tequila and ultimately decided to remain single.

Tequila signed with will.i.am's A&M; based record label in 2006, though no singles or albums were released under this contract. Her MySpace page set a record for "friends" with over three million and helped popularize her first single, "Love U." Her EP, Sex, was released in March 2007.