Dennis Rodman has had his fair share of legal trouble over the past several years, and police are once again investigating the Chicago Bulls legend after he was accused of hitting a man at a party for no reason.
According to a police report obtained by TMZ, Rodman was celebrating his own birthday party at the Buddha Sky Bar in Delray Beach, Fla., last week when he allegedly smacked a man in the face. The victim, 30-year-old Jeff Soulouque, says he was minding his business at the party when Rodman “unprovokedly turned around and smacked him.” Soulouque says Rodman immediately began apologizing to him and offered to take him out to dinner the following night to make amends.
Police spoke with a witness who corroborated Soulouque’s story, and the alleged victim says he was diagnosed with a left corneal abrasion — also known as a scratched eyeball — at the hospital. Rodman’s attorney, Lorne Berkeley denies that Rodman slapped anyone. He also said Rodman was not drinking.
“I’ve spoken with people who were with Dennis the entire night of the alleged incident at Buddha Sky Bar,” Berkeley said. “No one saw any such incident occur and Dennis was sober the entire night.”
Rodman has been open about his struggles with alcohol addiction, and he says he began drinking again in December but was going to AA meetings to address it. The 58-year-old entered a rehab treatment program early last year after being arrested for driving while under the influence. Rodman was on probation at the time stemming from a hit-and-run incident in July 2106. While he was not charged with DUI in that case, the details surrounding the incident made it seem like he was impaired.
As TMZ first reported, Rodman is also being investigated in California for his role in an alleged clothing heist at a yoga studio.
