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Motley Crue’s Vince Neil accused of battery in Las Vegas

Vince Neil

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In this March 20, 2012, file photo, Vince Neil speaks at a Motley Crue and KISS tour news conference in Los Angeles.

Updated Friday, April 8, 2016 | 8:30 p.m.

Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil was cited for misdemeanor battery Thursday evening after allegedly pulling a woman to the ground by the hair, according to Metro Police.

The incident was reported at 5:24 p.m. at the Aria, spokeswoman officer Laura Meltzer said.

The woman was trying to get an autograph from actor Nicolas Cage when the incident occurred, Meltzer said. Hotel security called police.

Police issued the 55-year-old Neil a misdemeanor battery summons and he has a June 17 court date. He wasn't jailed.

His attorney, David Chesnoff, says he's investigating the allegation and the public shouldn't prejudge the situation.

A spokesman for Cage didn't immediately respond to messages.

A spokesman for MGM Mirage, which owns the Aria, said the company has no comment on the incident.

It is not the first time Neil has been involved in a dust-up at a Las Vegas resort.

In 2012, the Palms resort banned Neil from its property over a confrontation involving workers at the now-closed Little Buddha restaurant.

A year before that, he was involved in an incident at Shimmer Cabaret at the then-Las Vegas Hilton involving Las Vegas entertainment reporter Alicia Jacobs and Las Vegas Sun columnist John Katsilometes. The issue was settled, with Neil pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct, paying a $1,000 fine and issuing an apology.

A video from the aftermath of the purported Aria incident posted by gossip website TMZ, shows Cage screaming at Neil and then holding him and yelling “stop this (expletive) now.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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