Perez Hilton: Sued Black Eyed Peas manager

Perez Hilton: Sued Black Eyed Peas manager

At last celebrity blobber Perez Hilton struck back on Wednesday with a civil lawsuit filed against the Black Eyed Peas manager . He made the accusation that the manager hit outside a Toronto nightclub.

Perez Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, sued the Peas' road manager in Los Angeles for battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He is also seeking unspecified damages of over $25,000.

The suit states that Hilton has been seeking protection of his rights to freedom of speech and also has claimed that Polo Molina attacked him since he made critical comments about the Black Eyed Peas' new album. Molina was arrested in Toronto on Monday after he allegedly punched Hilton following a heated argument between the blogger and Black Eyed Peas leader will.i.am.

An e-mail sent to the publicist of the group was not immediately returned on Wednesday. Molina is due to appear in court on 5th August.

In a statement Bryan Freedman, Hilton's lawyer, said, "Perez Hilton was assaulted by the band's road manager because he would not agree to stop writing about the Black Eyed Peas on his Web site Perezhilton.com," "Whether you love Perez or hate him, he is entitled to his freedom of speech without fear of physical violence. This lawsuit will make the statement that violence is never the answer."

The lawsuit provided the details the events that had lead up to Molina's alleged attack on the blogger.

The complaint stated that Black Eyed Peas vocalist Fergie had approached Hilton on Saturday and asked why he was writing "mean" things about her and the group. Hilton replied that he was "simply being honest and truthful about his opinions of them”.

On Sunday, Hilton claimed that he was pushed by an unidentified member of the Black Eyed Peas' entourage, who "slammed his shoulder into Hilton's shoulder and thereafter pushed him."

The lawsuit claimed that Fergie again approached him at an afterparty for the MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday night and that his argument with will.i.am happened at another party. The lawsuit claimed that the blogger was trying to leave that party when Molina punched him at least three times.

According the lawsuit, "Lavandeira sustained injury to his eye and was bleeding as a result of this violent and malicious attack”.

His damage claims included medical costs and damages due to "humiliation, mental anguish, and emotional and physical distress." The lawsuit also claims that Molina is on probation in California for a drunken driving conviction under his real name, Liborio Molina.

Hilton, who is openly gay, said on Monday that he called will.i.am a "faggot," a gay slur, inside the club after the musician told the blogger not to write about his band on his website.

He posted about the attack on the popular microblogging site Twitter on Monday, and has since rejected a call by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to apologize for using the term.

The Black Eyed Peas' newest album, "The E.N.D," has proved to be popular, ranking No. 1 on last week's Billboard magazine's charts for R&B/Hip-Hop albums. Singles from the album have also received high positions in other rankings.