'Iron Chef' guest Todd English and Erica Wang were not married on Oct. 3 as planned, and new details suggest a volatile breakup. Wang pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree assault. English alleges his former fiancee hit him with a metal wristwatch during a recent argument. Police say Wang cut English's face with the watch and caused a black eye.Celebrity Chef Todd English Assaulted by Former Fiancee
'Iron Chef' guest Todd English and Erica Wang were not married on Oct. 3 as planned, and new details suggest a volatile breakup. Wang pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree assault. English alleges his former fiancee hit him with a metal wristwatch during a recent argument. Police say Wang cut English's face with the watch and caused a black eye.The wound required seven stitches, according to the Associated Press.
Wang's lawyer, Charles Clayman, says he believes the two will resolve the matter and go on to lead separate lives. English's representative has not yet commented.
The New York Post reports that English abruptly canceled their lavish wedding to party in Miami, but Wang went ahead with the $150,000 reception. It was only after Wang gave a tell-all interview, they suggest, that English decided to press assualt charges.
"An animal wouldn't treat another animal the way he has treated me," Wang said in the Post interview. "He is forgetting I am human. I don't deserve this. He has caused me, my friends and family so much pain."
The domestic violence charges were filed the day after the interview was published.
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Saturday 17 October
By JM Barbar
Oh yeah, that's definitely believable .... Todd English must be at least 6 ft tall and his Asian fiancee is probably under 5'5", and there's a probably a weight differential of 75-100 lbs ..... and we're expected to believe she assasulted him? Give us a break! My opinion of him is about zero after this. If he changed his mind about wanting to marry the woman, there is an honorable way of doing that -- but to publicly announce that she assaulted him? I'll never watch another show on which he appears.
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Thursday 29 October
By Heidi
I actually do believe it - most men, no matter how big, will not hit a woman and I know many petite women who have feisty tempers. I doubt she meant to cause him a black eye and stitches, and she probably did this reacting to him breaking off their wedding so close to their actual wedding date. The fact that she went ahead with the reception also shows her retaliation (f - you - I'll give you a big bill to pay). Sounds like it was not a mature relationship on either front and they are better off without one another.
Saturday 17 October
By leroy
You`re forgeting she trained in all those martial arts and hit him with a metal watch wrapped arount her lethal fist.An then she has the audacity to still throw a 150.000.00 reception. I hope Todd makes her pay for what she did. She`s nothing but a gold digging drama queen martial artist.
Saturday 17 October
By Andrea
Have you ever seen Todd English on HSN? He is always in lala land, and on a few occasions the camera has shown him swigging on the old wine bottle!!
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Saturday 17 October
By Kasia
As someone whose fiancé left almost at the altar one week before the wedding, my heart goes out to her. If she assaulted him, it might have been because of extreme frustration or provocation. A woman hardly will jeopardize her upcoming wedding. Seems like he had too late cold feet. If you are not sure guys, don't get engaged and don't let the woman make wedding arrangements. Either you want to marry someone or you don't. Don't be babies; be mature, responsible and empathetic to someone's feelings. This is one of the worst pains a woman can go through.
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Saturday 17 October
By annyk
Isn't it time that you shut the hell up
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Saturday 17 October
By mariana susnow
Keep thinking publicity stunt.
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Saturday 17 October
By leroy
Yeah Right. Like he`s going to punch him in the face with a set of brass knuckles and get stiches in his face for some publicity.How is that going help him in his career as top rated chef ??? I`m glad he woke up and saw what a psychowoman he was going to married.
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Saturday 17 October
By margie
Todd,you dodged a bullet!!You almost married this lunitic. She'd punch you out everytime she didn't get her way. Be careful from now on.
You can do better.
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Saturday 17 October
By fre
ASIAN WOMAN ARE TOO DAINTY AND SMALL TO ASSUALT?!
You must have an asian fetish. The average woman is 5ft 4in. This asian woman was 5ft 5in. Her weight has nothing to do with it! A gun, knife, or anything heavy or metal that you can throw evens the odds.
If this chic were white (saame height/weight)what would you think? If she were black.....forget about it.
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Tuesday 20 October
By Mark in Iowa
> Celebrity Chef Todd English Assaulted by Former > Fiance.
Was his current fiance too busy to assault him?
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Sunday 18 October
By Randy
Khloe kops kimbo kock
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Sunday 01 November
By Lamby
I hope she gets treated how a man would if the situation was reveresed. I have heard a lot of men (in marriages, previous relationships, some even in highschool, just like with women)complain of an abusive girlfriend that pounds on him, and he sits and takes it because what else can he do? Fling her into the wall and hope she stops?
I wish things were equal, a man can't chuck a watch at their fiances face, so I really hope this woman gets some kind of criminal charge, it doesn't matter if he treats her bad, she should go stay somewhere else, and she caused 7 stiches, I don't know or care about either of these people, but I do care about equality
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Friday 23 October
By steve
Obviously English did something to p*** her off on her wedding day. Around Boston where he got his start (not where he is originally from tho) nobody likes the guy. He makes enemies everywhere he goes. He doesn't treat the employees right, doesn't pay his bills, has rats and roaches in his snobby restaurants and is lucky he hasn't been ridden out on a rail. This girl finally woke up and realized what a creep he was, she was about to make a mistake and he's lucky all he got was a watch to the face. He looks drunk or high everytime I've seen him on TV! Something is wrong with the guy, unless you're one of the previous floozies who posted above fawning all over him!
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