• Reality show celebrity Tila Tequila charged San Diego Chargers linebacker 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

  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.

• 1. Born: October 24, 1981
  2. Birth name: Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen
  3. Height: 4'11"
  4. Born in Singapore
  5. Hometown: Houston, Texas
  6. Appears in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
  7. Former host of Pants Off Dance Off
  8. Won the title "So Hot They're Famous" on 2008 Spike TV Guy's Choice Awards
  9. Season finale of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila aired on July 1, 2008
  10. April 2009: A stalker broke into her home and Twitter account
  11. May 2009: Announced her pregnancy via Twitter
  12. June 2009: Stated that she was "not currently pregnant" http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20283814,00.html
  13. September 6, 2009: Hospitalized after claiming that Shawne Merriman choked her at his residence

• Pregnancy Tweet

  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

• Tila Stalker

  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)

• David Lynch

  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)

• Christian Bale

  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."

• Shot at Love

  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.

• MySpace and Music

  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.

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