'40-Year-Old Virgin' Actor Shelley Malil Sentenced to Life in Prison

By Tracey Harrington McCoy Posted Dec 16th 2010 08:30PM

Shelley Malil, the actor best known for playing an electronics store clerk in 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin,' was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the attempted premeditated murder of his ex-girlfriend, Kendra Beebe, RadarOnline.com reports.

Malil was found guilty of attempted premeditated murder and assault with a deadly weapon in September. The jury deliberated less than four hours before making the decision.

The actor will be eligible for parole in 12 years though prosecutor Keith Watanabe said with time already served and good behavior, Malil could be free in as little as nine years.

Beebe was stabbed 20 times by Malil at her San Diego County home in August 2008 after he found her socializing with another man, David Maldonado. Malil said he felt threatened and believed Maldonado was going to kill him.

"I don't know what it was, but someone was hitting me with something and all I had was this knife and I just went bananas with the thing," Malil stated during his trial.

Defense attorney Matthew Roberts told jurors in his closing arguments that while there was no denying Malil went too far with the knife, he never intended to kill Beebe. Malil pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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Thursday 16 December

By Stephanie

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Nice to see justice served in Hollywood for a change.

By john

It just means he didn't have a lot of money for lawyers.

Friday 17 December

By pnut166

I don`t call 9 years for stabbing a woman to death "justice" by any stretch.

By horncymru

Justice? You kill someone and get off in 9 years? FROM A LIFE SENTENCE!!!

Some justice

By Kevin

He was convicted of "attempted" murder, she didn't die. Although it is kind of hard to decipher that fact from this poorly written article. Do AOL writers have any training in journalism or even basic wrting?

By Kyoteee

When he'll serve less than 9 years of the "life" sentence he was given, there is NO justice. Only when a "life sentence" actually MEANS life, there will never be any justice.

By HANDYANDY

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO "AN EYE FOR AN EYE"

By Vixen

Since when is " out in nine years" justice when the sentence was life?????

By Emma

Justice? He got a life sentence but will likely be out in 9 years. That's justice?!

By bj the dj

I am totally shocked! Just shocked!

By Carl

This guy hardly fits the "Hollywood" type. To think this case balances all the other cases that seem to slip thru judicial loop holes in Hollywood is absurd. This guy was born in India and theres nothing about his upbringing other than he migrated to Texas in 1974 with his parents. What is his bio prior. He's definately a disturbed person. But why?

By Nico Toscani

Women in Indian culture are given the same consideration as livestock. Unless the livestock is a cow, in which case the cow is treated better.

By Lita

Well, now. Was it worth it?

By Zero

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Another reason to go out after 18 and lose your virginity RIGHT AWAY!
Why'd he stab her, must've been the other way around and gay?

Saturday 18 December

By Erica

Seems that you VERY aptly named yourself.

By Jon-Erik Nissen

Am I surprised that there are so many Hollywood breakups? Is ANYONE? If you are, you are totally naive. Hollywood is filled with self-absorbed egomaniacs. Put a pair of them together and what else would you expect?

By joespagg

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Do you have statistics to back up your belief that "Hollywood" couples breakup any more than non-"Hollywood" couples??
The only reason you think that is b/c their relationship foibles are in the news and yours aren't.

By bruce

You post a story of a celebrity attempted murder case
and you keep posting the same stupid pictures of other
lesser crimes by celebrities... same sh** different day!

By grassyno

But he was an abused child!

By Kelli

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And your point is idiot?

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