Simon Cowell has ordered his personal bodyguards to protect ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour following her attack after the American Idol finale.
Ξ May 26th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ American Idol, Simon Cowell |
Simon Cowell has ordered his personal bodyguards to protect ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour following her attack after the American Idol finale.
Cowell asked his security team to watch out for her while she recovers from being choked by the 200lb woman, allegedly mad at the judge for his treatment of co-host Paula Abdul.
Seymour, a correspondent for U.S. entertainment show Extra, called the assault ?horrific? as she appeared on the show for the first time.
Seymour had just finished reporting on the final performance show when she was attacked.
She said: ?The next thing I know this woman has me in a headlock and was trying to choke me.?
Seymour said she had never seen the woman before. ?She said, ?You?re that girl on TV right?? That was it.?
The drama ended when the woman eventually released her grip and tried to run away.
?The police were fantastic,? said Seymour. ?They were close by and managed to catch her.?
According to a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, officers on hand for crowd control witnessed the incident, which took place around 7pm.
As Seymour was leaving the venue, she was approached by 33-year-old Janice Thibodeaux, who asked if Seymour was Cowell’s ex-girlfriend.
After Seymour answered in the affirmative, police say Thibodeaux attacked Seymour.
Thibodeaux, who is being held on $52,703 bail, spoke to a U.S. website from behind bars to explain her actions.
She said: “I wasn’t cool with Simon Cowell choking Paula Abdul on the show last week and with her crying out ‘help’ as he did so.”