While we can’t yet add John Rich to our ranks of “Hollywoods most violent” with two fights in two nights.. he’s off to an impressive start by any standards.
Rich has a fairly short fuse it seems, since as TMZ reports, the songster was involved in another fight just 24 hours before this one, where he got a bit on the over zealous side and bloodied the face of his opponent in a hotel smackdown match..
Here’s the tally: Fight number one reportedly took place at the Saddle Ranch on Sunset Strip near the Mondrian.
Rich told cops he was minding his own business when a lady he was talking to went to the restroom — and suddenly he was socked in the ear by some random dude. He apparently made a “citizens arrest”.
Chris Poggi — the alleged random assailant — was arrested.
Rich went to bed, woke up the next day, and enter round two…This is the one where Jerry Montano took a bottle to the face, his nose apparently not handling it well.. Drinking in their hotel room , Montano says Rich became an angry drunk and started to get violent.. as he tried to leave the room around 4:00AM, he says he turned into a glass object Rich was swinging around the room.
According to TMZ sources, Montano’s nose exploded on impact. Paramedics and police were called..
The up side?? Montano says he’s not pressing charges and he’s still a fan of Big and Rich..
Now THAT’S what we call loyal fans…