Nick Lachey Ordered To Attend Anger Management & AA Meetings After Clash With Photographer

Former lad bander Nick Lachey won’t beryllium charged for his portion successful an alleged clash with a lensman — but helium volition decidedly beryllium spending immoderate clip reasoning astir it. According to PEOPLE, the erstwhile hubby of Jessica Simpson has been ordered to be AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meetings and an choler absorption class. “Mr. Lachey has not been charged with misdemeanor battle and battery,” the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to the outlet connected Tuesday, March 21.

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“Instead helium is participating successful LADA’s Prefiling Diversion program, which was established successful 2017. As portion of these conditions helium indispensable enactment successful anger absorption classes and be Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.” The connection concluded with the committedness that the 98 Degrees prima won’t beryllium charged, provided helium completes the “diversion program.”  “Successful completion of the Prefiling Diversion Program volition effect successful nary transgression charges being filed.”

The incidental successful question progressive Nick, 49, allegedly reached into a photographer’s car to instrumentality her telephone successful March of 2022. He claimed helium and his woman Vanessa were being photographed, against their will, aft getting dinner. “Last night, aft enjoying a large meal with my woman and our beloved friend, the paparazzi harassed america arsenic we walked backmost to our hotel,” helium wrote successful a March 28, 2022 tweet. “I intelligibly overreacted. I’ve been successful this crippled agelong capable to cognize that their antics are sadly portion of the deal. Stupid of me. Done.”

Last night, aft enjoying a large meal with my woman and our beloved friend, the paparazzi harassed america arsenic we walked backmost to our hotel. I intelligibly overreacted. I’ve been successful this crippled agelong capable to cognize that their antics are sadly portion of the deal. Stupid of me. Done.

— Nick Lachey (@NickLachey) March 28, 2022

Video of the altercation was shared via TMZ at the time. In it, the Love Is Blind big appeared to scope into the woman’s model to grab her phone arsenic she recorded. Vanessa could beryllium heard yelling successful the background. The lensman could besides beryllium heard asking him wherefore helium was “so mad” arsenic helium charged toward the car model and adding, “I’m conscionable a photographer.” Nick aggressively asked her wherefore she was taking pictures of “people successful the street.” The lensman besides stated during the encounter, “I deliberation you’re drunk, I tin odor your alcohol.”

It’s worthy noting that Vanessa told HollywoodLife EXLCLUSIVELY successful November of 2022 however she and her hubby of 11 years tin get done “anything” together. “We’ve made a batch of mistakes and we ever larn from them,” she said successful part. “So I deliberation learning from your mistakes is truthful important.” She besides said to, “just pass and you’ll ever beryllium connected the aforesaid leafage and honestly, you tin get done anything.”

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