Actor Nicolas Cage Arrested in New Orleans
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say actor Nicolas Cage has been arrested in New Orleans on charges of domestic abuse battery and disturbing the peace.
The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s office says Cage was booked into the Orleans Parish Prison at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Cage has been a frequent visitor to New Orleans, where he has owned property and shot movies in the past.
New Orleans police did not immediately disclose details about his arrest. An agent for Cage did not immediately return a phone call Saturday.
Update from TMZ:
We’re told the cabbie called the police and said in addition to the screaming and yelling … he saw Nic push her.
We’re told the police came and told Nic and his wife to just go home. That’s when Nic allegedly told cops, “Why don’t you just arrest me?” The cops then reiterated that he and his wife should just go home. Cage then repeated his dare to cops.
At that point, police took Nic into custody and charged him with …domestic abuse and disturbing the peace.
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Comments (157)
mrsmileyface
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:01pmDosnt it give great pleasure to see the weathy, mighty, famous fall.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:21pmNo, not really. But it does give great pleasure to see THE STUPID fall. Ya know, if this guy hadn‘t married Cher back in ’87 at the end of the movie “Moonstruck,” this guy wouldn’t be in this position now!
Report Post »mill
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:45pmHe’s a member of the Holly wood big name family “Coppola”,
Moon Struck was a big point in his favor. However, he actually makes pretty good mvoies
Wrong is wrong. He should have walked away, but…he’s Hollywood..he’ll get away with a little fine
Report Post »Lt_Taz
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:01pmAny male who strikes or otherwise abuses a woman is not a man and should get what he deserves. I do beleive in alot of states even if the wife drops the charges, the prosecutors still persue a conviction especially if there is a wittness to the altercation.
Report Post »Viking64
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:00pmSorry to see Nick in this new mess, he has done some decent movies, maybe the alcohol not only did the talking but unfortunatley the thinking also. Not very sound lodgic to argue with on duty cops!
Report Post »Justin.Long
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:59pmI mean in all fairness the cops was dared and in a party city like N.O you dont dare people and not expect a response
Report Post »MacJedi
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:52pmWhen will Obama give us a report on how the police acted in this case? Maybe the police did not react quick enough for the Great Divider?
Report Post »briar101
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:48pmMaybe he knew that a night in jail would have been more peaceful:)
Report Post »TennesseeConservative
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:47pmToo bad, I enjoy his movies. Not like Matt Damon who opened his liberal piehole, now I cant stand to watch anything he does. Hope Nic will repent and trust is the LORD. Certainly seems the All Mighty is trying to get his attention. Seems we do not look up, until we are knocked way down. How do you know GOD is working in your life. When nothing goes right. a little different from most messages you hear. Our great Sovereign Creator, knows how to get our attention. It is because of HIS great Love for us, so we see what really matters.
Report Post »uptickusa
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:47pmAdd your comments
Report Post »uptickusa
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:46pmBlame George w. Bush-It’s his fault
Report Post »smak
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 10:31pmCan this be the last time this response is used. The joke is old.
Report Post »Master Cylinder
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:41pmOn a kinder note……it is sad to see men and woman among us, who have been blessed with so much by way of talent, resources and just plain luck that most of us would give our eye teeth for…….destroy themselves. I guess this is just another chapter in the “Money Can’t Buy Happiness” book.
Report Post »brntout
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:40pmIs that a “morgue” shot or what?
Report Post »Jezreel
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:40pmThis is not news. What a waste.
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:38pmIts Obama’s fault!!
Report Post »chips1
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:37pmSince when is “pushing” considered Domestic abuse. Have you ever seen a woman at a clearance sale?
Report Post »TennesseeConservative
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:40pmGood point.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:27pmSimple answer is this:
Woman pushes a man around: nothing is done.
Man pushes a woman around: domenstic abuse and assault and battery at the minimum, no mercy to be shown or expected.
Gonzo
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:36pmI wish he would have dared them to taze him.
Report Post »ED4237
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:36pmThe wife will end up droping this and nothing will happen some classes on anger and community service. This is a stupid mistake and should be treaty as such this why the fans shouldn’t want to be like the celebrity anyway. They aren’t role modles like the round mound of rebound says parents are rolemodles not celebrities. Good actor bad husband seems to happen time or two.
Report Post »galtlogic
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:35pmThe cops took him seriously cause they knew he wasnt ACTING….he can’t.
Report Post »sweetnsalty
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:45pmI agree, I liked him in Raising Arizona I think that’s the name it was a comedy, but him trying to play the part of a bad @ss is a joke.
Report Post »brntout
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:09pmTolerable at best in Face Off.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:21pmMr. Nic delivers his lines with the same hangdog, sad, puppy eyed look most every time.
Report Post »The only movie of his I paid to see was “Raising Arizona” and that was because “Earnest goes to Prison” was the only other choice.
But daring the cops to arrest you is obviously a mistake. As any drunk can attest to.
Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:35pmHope this is not true, that he pushed his wife or whatever. Impossible to adhere to legends these days.
Report Post »RJO
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:35pmAnd why do we care?
This stuff belongs on one of those sleazy, Holllywood gossip sites. With all of the trouble that we have as a nation, this story doesn’t deserve the space….just my two-cents.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:46pmShould have been a penny. Two cents for this story is way too much.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:47pmHey, I agree with you. But it’s Saturday and we need a break. Hollywood provides some needed laughs.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:34pmTough being famous……Can’t get away wit nutten!
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:40pmNext thing he’ll do is claim to be BI-POLAR. That seems to be the most recent “fad de jour” in Hollywood these days.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:37pmYes … I am sure he had a “difficult” childhood also.
Report Post »Dandylyon
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:34pmWhat an idiot,nothing like slapping the 300 pound gorilla when he tells you to go home.
Report Post »mwhaley
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:33pmAnd……… this means what to me?
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:43pmIt means your an Idiot for asking what it means to you after you already posted a blank response..
STFU noob
Report Post »orion1958
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:33pmye ask and ye shall receive.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 3:59pmI‘m just hoping that he’s not gonna be going on a tour like Sheen .
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 6:45pmPoor Nicolas has always seemed so shallow, not very smart. Most of the Hollyweirds think the world
Report Post »owes them something more than just being an entertainer. They also seem to think they are above the law. Well, he got what he wanted, arrested. ha ha Idiots!
gdog1111111
Posted on April 17, 2011 at 12:00amSeeing this guys mug shot has made me feel much better about my hair.
Report Post »mwhaley
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:32pmAdd your comments
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:44pmLooks hopped up on tiger blood to me
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 6:17pmall i would have said in new Orleans, Go ahead and arrest me, “Just don’t throw me in the brier patch”
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:30pmWell, he did dare the cops to arrest him after being given many chances just to go home. The cops did what they could to defuse the situation; wonder if Cage is going into the deep end as well now.
hersey10
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:35pmHasn’t been the best week for Nic Cage . Tax evasion and now domestic violence . Wow !! Maybe he’ll do a nation wide “domestic disturbance tax evasion” tour and bomb at every stop .
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:39pmMakes me kinda wonder if “nic” is on drugs or maybe he is just stupid. Why dare the cops to arrest you once, let alone twice. Won’t be long till he joins the cadre of other hollywood idiots making political speaches.
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MAULEMALL
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:41pmDude he just got back his Superman #1 worth approx 1 million so it hasn’t been to effin bad..
The guy has no talent. If it wasn’t for his uncle he would be asking if you wanted fries with your meal.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:49pmJust another Hollywood/democrat/progressive/liberal type who thinks the rules don’t apply to him. It is pretty impressive that he is sleeping while standing up.
Report Post »anutter
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:53pmPoor Nic, sad to see him having such troubles. And I really like his movies!
Report Post »Rearden Steel
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:58pmLooks like he’s padding his resume for a run at being a politician.
Report Post »Noumenon
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:07pm“Why don’t you just arrest me?”,…. sounds like he wanted the cops to arrest him,… for a professional pretender any media attention is a good.
Report Post »concealled9mms
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:08pmWow he could be a violence czar for obummer
Report Post »SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:22pmGeez, Nicolas Cage is my favorite actor…..It sure seems to take a lot of discipline to stay out of trouble in the entertainment business…..I hope this isn’t drug related….Hopefully Nick can straighten up his act,pay his taxes and get back to making good movies.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:25pmPaleeze who cares about all these (out of their minds) hollywood nutcases.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:35pmMaybe they can recast his part in the National Treasure series … he has made some comments about wanting to make it “more” about the world than the U.S. … he is my least favorite person in them and they could get a better actor … HOW ABOUT GARY SINISE.
Report Post »mill
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:38pmHe is lucky…New Orleans police are tough.
Report Post »…lotsa tourist go bananas with booze and they do cause problems..So Nicky boy…you shoulda gone home… No smpathy from this native..
american1st
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:43pmbad lieutenant flash back??
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 2:43pmhe’s a putz
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 3:25pmHmmmm, Birds of a feather….?
Report Post »We Are Not Alone
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 3:28pmMove over Charlie Sheen…..
Report Post »UPSETVET
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 3:36pmCharlie Sheen and now Nicolas Cage, gone off the deep end. It’s not too smart to tell the N O cops ” Why don’t you just arrest me”. In fact it’s pretty stupid. But being or acting stupid seems to be the trademark of lot of celebrities these days. Amidst their fortunes and popularities they forget that they’re just flesh, bone and blood like the rest of us.
Report Post »101
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 3:42pm.
Report Post »” From TMZ:” NON STORY just a bunch of loser clowns making something of NOTHING!
Cemoto78
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 3:59pmOnce again the elitist attitude comes out, however, this time it turned out for the good. Hey you moron Cage, next time you get a break from the average working class American, you better take it. Dumba$$
Report Post »touch
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 4:39pmWinning!
Report Post »Czar Casm
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 5:05pmDemocrat
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 6:01pm@Czar casm:
No, I think he just got a look at pelosi and hillary without their make up on this morning; or he got one too many looks at Napoletano?
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 6:12pmHe was just acting, anyway I never spent one red cent on any of his, (cough) work.
Report Post »wisdom of aged
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 7:48pmYep. Looks like another Charlie Sheen thing beginning.:)
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 9:58pmGage in the cage, Elinore did it !
Report Post »waggie
Posted on April 17, 2011 at 7:23amThis is not the first time this man has been arrested for domestic abuse. He has a violent temper and his relationships seem to be very volatile.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on April 17, 2011 at 11:17amMaybe he was afraid that he would do something stupid if he wasn’t arrested…forgot about the tax evasion problem as well…sad…not the kind of weekend you usually look forward to!
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