Aretha Wilson Pleads No Contest To Slashing Leonardo DiCaprio's Face

LOS ANGELES — A woman accused of slashing Leonardo DiCaprio's face with glass during a party five years ago has pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon.

Aretha Wilson entered the plea as part of a plea deal Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. She is expected to be sentenced to two years in prison on Nov. 22.

The Academy Award-nominated actor required surgery to repair a gash on his face and neck from the 2005 attack.

Wilson went to Canada after the attack and returned to Los Angeles to face the charge earlier this year. The 40-year-old had pleaded not guilty and was slated to begin trial on Friday.

She faced up to seven years in state prison if convicted.

Comments

[Janvi Pandit]

10:04 AM on 12/21/2010

only two yrs for violence that could have ended his career and life, justice in america , rubbish

[Werd]

04:34 PM on 11/15/2010

leo likes to get rough with the ladies.

[Max Shaw]

01:55 PM on 11/15/2010

WOW, I'm trying to figure out what exactly he could have done that made her want to slash him broken glass...I mean, I was never a huge fan of Growing Pains, and Critters 3 was pretty bad, but still...seems very unwarranted.

[MrBetts]

01:26 PM on 11/15/2010

TWO YEARS??? Thats it?

[Max Shaw]

01:52 PM on 11/15/2010

Yeah she got off way too easy...messed up stuff.

[Paul The Octopus]

12:47 PM on 11/16/2010

Is she was a man and Leo was a woman, then maybe they would put her away for longer!

[ando101]

01:08 PM on 11/15/2010

Jealousy is a curse. I live and work in Hollywood and people do and say the craziest things here. He was lucky, it could have been much worse.

[mynamesyow]

12:55 PM on 11/15/2010

to quote Tyler Durden "I dont want to die without any scars."
A little face scar makes a man look a little more traveled and mean which is a help in many situations. He should embrace it and feel lucky it wasnt an eye.

[Aesthete]

12:35 PM on 11/15/2010

I'm glad surgeons were able to repair the damage. However immensely talented, an actor's face is his fortune as well.

[yweston]

08:11 AM on 11/15/2010

Leonardi always seems like a perfect gentleman. And he grew up to become a really Handsome man.

[GayGrandpa]

12:55 AM on 11/15/2010

Take me back or I kill you...oh sister do you need help!

[marijam]

06:23 PM on 11/14/2010

Why did she do such a thing? What was her motive? Is she just insane or what?

[Yvie is lovely]

07:16 PM on 11/14/2010

Rumor has it they were dating.

[-swift]

11:09 PM on 11/14/2010

She "just wanted to ruin something beautiful".

[rhymney]

06:12 PM on 11/14/2010

The article states she "returned" but in fact she was arrested in Canada and extradicted.

[Jaycutza]

01:14 PM on 11/14/2010

I still haven't forgiven Leo for "The Beach." The memory remains deeply painful after all these years.

[Rozanna]

01:44 PM on 11/14/2010

I thought he was good in it, but the movie itself did suck.

[SoAppropos]

09:52 AM on 11/16/2010

(The controversy stemmed from) "20th Century Fox's bulldozing and landscaping of the natural beach setting of Ko Phi Phi Lee to make it more "paradise-like". The production altered some sand dunes and cleared some coconut trees and grass to widen the beach. Fox set aside a fund to reconstruct and return the beach to its natural state; however, lawsuits were filed by environmentalists who believed the damage to the ecosystem was permanent and restoration attempts had failed." from Wikepedia

[BananasFoster]

01:50 AM on 11/14/2010

Great actor..my god one of the greats of our day.

Why? WHY? 2 years isnt enough. Hope she gets the seven for the "no contest".

[sourpatch575]

07:41 PM on 11/13/2010

Gosh, how could a be so sexy and talented at the same time?

[-swift]

11:10 PM on 11/14/2010

Because if he was ugly and talented, you would have never heard of him.

[Francois Bergeron]

05:32 PM on 11/13/2010

One of the best actors I've ever seen. Watch Gilbert Grape.

[Aesthete]

12:26 PM on 11/15/2010

Leo was still a teenager when he made "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" He was a gifted actor from a very young age.