White Stripes singer charged with assault

Reuters | December 23, 2003

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DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan prosecutors have charged Grammy-nominated singer Jack White of the band The White Stripes with aggravated assault following a fight with another singer at a Detroit club.

White, 28, could face a prison charge of up to a year if convicted on the aggravated assault charge stemming from an unprovoked attack on Jason Stollsteimer, the singer from the local garage rock band the Von Bondies, the prosecutor for Wayne County, Michigan said.

White approached Stollsteimer, 25, at the Magic Stick club in Detroit on December 13, spat on him, and punched him in the face, the prosecutor said. Stollsteimer fell to the floor and White continued to hit him until he was pulled off by onlookers, the prosecutor said.

Stollsteimer suffered injuries to his right eye, which swelled shut after the fight, and was bleeding from his nose.

"It seems that far too often celebrities think that the law does not apply to them," Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Duggan told a news conference on Monday. "So many don't understand the impact they have as role models on young people, and this just can't be tolerated."

The White Stripes, a duo of White on guitar and his former wife, Meg White, on drums, has been nominated for three Grammy awards. Its songs include "Seven Nation Army." "Elephant," the group's critically praised album, has been nominated for album of the year.

White has received a fourth nomination for his solo work.

White has been romantically linked to actress Renee Zellwegger, and he contributed music to the movie "Cold Mountain," a U.S. Civil War drama starring Zellwegger, Nicole Kidman and Jude Law.

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White continued to hit him until he was pulled off by onlookers, the prosecutor said.

I hope Jack didn't injure his hand again.

[martin_fierro]

My wife could take this guy out.

[sgtbono2002]

He will get a slap on the wrist , when what he needs is a good can of whup-ass opened on him.

[danneskjold]

I hope Jack didn't injure his hand again.

Yeah, I'd hate to deprived of hearing his amazing guitar playing...

[gdani]

I hope he injured it so bad he can't play guitar again.

It would be a fitting punishment for a wanna-be-celebrity who thinks they can violently attack another person & get away with it.

[CounterCounterCulture]

A seven nation army couldn't hold him baaaack.

[LurkedLongEnough]

Oh no! This means that the ~bass player will have to take over for him. hehe

[archy]

Boy, I bet the cop who took his mugshot wondered what he'd been smoking....

[archy]

Oh no! This means that the ~bass player will have to take over for him. hehe

No problem. Meg White's got a backup guitar picker on tap, just in case.

[archy]

My wife could take this guy out.

No doubt. Dinner, a recent movie, some dancing, maybe....

[HenryLeeII]

I was going to say that! Any "man" that is assaulted by this twerp has other more important issues to deal with before worrying about pressing charges...

[martin_fierro]

No doubt.

No, those are different overrated musicians.

[gdani]

[doodad]

I saw them on SNL a while back. What a couple of talentless hacks. And my daughter could kick that mama's boy all day.

[Sam's Army]

"Hey, look at us----we're NONCOMFORMISTS!!!"

[bdeaner]

Seven Nation Army

I'm gonna fight 'em off
A seven nation army couldn't hold me back
They're gonna rip it off
Taking their time right behind my back
And I'm talking to myself at night
Because I can't forget
Back and forth through my mind
Behind a cigarette
And the message coming from my eyes
Says leave it alone

Don't want to hear about it
Every single one's got a story to tell
Everyone knows about it
From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell
And if I catch it coming back my way
I'm gonna serve it to you
And that ain't what you want to hear,
But that's what I'll do
And the feeling coming from my bones
Says find a home

I'm going to Wichita
Far from this opera for evermore
I'm gonna work the straw
Make the sweat drip out of every pore
And I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding
Right before the lord
All the words are gonna bleed from me
And I will think no more
And the stains coming from my blood
Tell me go back home

[Daus]

Nerd Fight!!

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Saw the Von Bondies open for the Cramps this summer...nothing to write home about. At least the White Stripes have one good song ("Fell In Love with A Girl"). That's one more than the Von Bondies.

[poindexter]

Dude look like a lady.

[PRND21]

The White Stripes rule and I don't think Jack is as sissified as some of you fellas think.