Michael Madsen Arrest: ‘Kill Bill’ Actor Charged With Domestic Battery After Dispute With Wife
Michael Madsen has been arrested in Malibu on suspicion of domestic battery. The alleged incident involved a disagreement with his wife, DeAnna Madsen. The actor is best known for his roles in Quentin Tarantino films such as 'Kill Bill' and 'Reservoir Dogs'.
Actor Michael Madsen, who is known for his work in Quentin Tarantino films such as Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2 and Reservoir Dogs, was arrested in Malibu on charges of domestic battery following “a disagreement between” the actor and his wife, DeAnna Madsen. ‘See You Again’ Rapper Wiz Khalifa Arrested for Drug Possession in Romania, Later Released.
Authorities based at the Malibu Sheriff’s Station responded to a call and the 66-year-old actor was arrested for a domestic battery misdemeanour under Penal Code 243(e)(1) of the US law, which means force or violence was allegedly used against a cohabitant, reports Variety.
Michael Madsen Arrested for Domestic Battery
“It was a disagreement between Michael and his wife, which we hope resolves positively for them both,” a representative for Madsen said in a statement.
As per Variety, the actor is no longer in custody after posting a $20,000 bond. Michael Madsen married DeAnna Morgan in 1996 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica while he was on a break from shooting Donnie Brasco. Together they had three sons, Luke, Kalvin and Hudson. Hudson died by suicide in January 2022.
The actor made a splash in Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 debut thriller Reservoir Dogs, which featured Madsen as Mr Blonde, the live-wire criminal that famously danced to Stealer Wheel’s Stuck in the Middle With You while mutilating a hostage police officer captured during a heist gone wrong.
The actor has played roles across Tarantino’s films, playing the washed-up assassin Budd in Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2, the deceitful cowboy Joe Gage in The Hateful Eight and a conspicuous cameo in the director’s latest, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. Akili McDowell, ‘Billions’ and ‘David Makes Man’ Actor Gets Arrested Over Murder Charges in Houston.
Madsen has been a genre regular over his career, with credits including Thelma and Louise, Donnie Brasco, Sin City, Mulholland Falls, Wyatt Earp and Iguana. In recent years, he has worked steadily across numerous direct-to-video productions.
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