Tila Tequila’s Football Star Boyfriend Arrested for Abuse Accusations

Tila TequilaIn a weird twist of celebrity co-mingling, reality TV star Tila Tequila’s NFL boyfriend Shawn Merriman was arrested yesterday, according to TMZ.

Police were called to the home of San Diego Charger’s Merriman early this morning where Tila claimed he had choked her and restrained her from leaving the apartment. Tila was taken to hospital but no injuries reported.

Merriman was taken into custody with a bail set at $58,000.

His lawyer released a statement this morning saying Tila was extremely inebriated following a birthday party at Stingareer Nightclub in San Diego and Merriman did not want her to leave the house because he felt it was unsafe.

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MuchMusic Awards Gift Lounge 2009

MMVAYes the MuchMusic Video Awards was a few weeks ago, but we aren’t done with our footage. You may not know this but at every major awards show, there is always a gift lounge for the VIPs, and andPOP had a look at the MMVA Gift Lounge for 2009. We had a glimpse of what the celebs were taking home along with speaking with Tila Tequila, Robin Antin (founder of Girlicious), NHL star Alex Ovechkin and more!


Tila Tequila Ditched Bobby After Reunion Show

Was “A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila” a scam?

When Tila picked a man, Bobby, over fan favourite – and female – Dani, she defended her choice by saying she loved Dani but was in love with Bobby. However, according to Bobby, Tila hasn’t contacted him since their reunion episode.

Bobby posted the following message on a MySpace bulletin: “well everyone wants to know so here it is she never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number so pretty much I feel like and ass but we are not 2gather u cant have a realationship bye urself ya know so now you all know and sometimes no matter how bad you want things to work out they dont and theres nothing you can do i tryed… thank you all.”

No word yet from Tila what happened.


Bisexual Cyber Queen Tila Tequila Talks with andPOP


Are you ready for the ultimate battle of the sexes? Well, you better be ’cause there’s an all-out war over cyber hottie Tila Tequila!

Although Tila has racked up more than 2 million MySpace friends, she still hasn’t found “the one,” and she’s ready to do anything to find him — or her! This self-proclaimed “bisexual freak” has had her heart broken by both men and women, and she’s tired of being alone. With MTV’s help, she invited 16 luscious lesbians and 16 sexy straight guys over to her place for “A Shot of Love With Tila Tequila.” Yes, it’s time for Tila to unfurl her freak flag and find true love.

Who gets a shot at love and who gets shot through the heart? MTV in Canada reveals all when bi-bombshell Tila Tequila chooses her match on the season finale of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila on Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

andPOP sat down with Tila Tequila in Toronto recently to talk about the show.


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