Friday, August 03, 2007

Maybe He Gave Ving's Wife a Foot Massage

Dogs belonging to Ving Rhames attacked and killed a live-in caretaker at the actor's Los Angeles home.

The caretaker was found dead on the front lawn of Rhames' gated home in an expensive Brentwood neighborhood, covered in dog bites.

Several large dogs were running loose on the property when police responded to the scene shortly and animal control officers took three huge bull mastiffs and an English bulldog into custody.

"It appeared that the person suffered a number of injuries as a result of the dog mauling," Sgt. Lee Sands said. "There were numerous dog bites all over his body."

Sands said four dogs, the largest weighing nearly 200 pounds, were being quarantined as part of an investigation into the attack.

He said it was not yet clear how many of the dogs had taken part in the mauling or why they had turned on the caretaker. The victim, who worked for Rhames for two years and lived on the property, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Representatives for Rhames, who is out of the country shooting a film, had no immediate comment. The 46-year-old actor is known for starring in "Pulp Fiction" and alongside Tom Cruise in all three "Mission: Impossible" movies.

Rhames has a long list of film and television credits. He won a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for starring as Don King in a 1997 TV movie about the flamboyant boxing promoter.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

You so beat me to that great headline. I've been trying to think of one all day. Damn you, Poop!

Paul said...

ScottWithHair,
Other choices were "They Got Medieval On His Ass" and "Chickens Coming Home To Roost Part II."
But a man died, I didn't want to be too crass.
Plus they'll probably kill the four dogs, so this really is a sad story.

Anonymous said...

I killed a dog