TV pitchman battered hooker in South Beach hotel room brawl MARCH 27
--Meet Vince Shlomi. He's probably better known to you as the ShamWow Guy, the ubiquitous television pitchman who has been phenomenally successful peddling absorbent towels and food choppers. Shlomi, 44, was arrested last month on a felony battery charge following a violent confrontation with a prostitute in his South Beach hotel room. According to an arrest affidavit, Shlomi met Sasha Harris, 26, at a Miami Beach nightclub on February 7 and subsequently retired with her to his $750 room at the lavish Setai hotel. Shlomi told cops he paid Harris about $1000 in cash after she "propositioned him for straight sex." Shlomi said that when he kissed Harris, she suddenly "bit his tongue and would not let go." Shlomi then punched Harris several times until she released his tongue. The affidavit notes that during the 4 AM fight Harris sustained facial fractures and lacerations all over her face (she photo).
Once Shlomi escaped the dreaded "tongue lock", a bleeding Shlomi ran to the Setai lobby, where security summoned cops. Harris refused to cooperate with officers, who recovered $930 from her purse. "Both parties had a strong odor of sex and blood mixed emanating from their persons," police reported. "It was a real turn-on," said one cop, speaking on condition of asking to speak on condition. In a very brief telephone interview, Harris declined to answer questions. Asked if she worked as a hooker, Harris declined comment. Asked is she wanted to make a statement, Harris refused to answer.
As seen in the other mug shot, Shlomi was also injured during the fracas and, court records show, was treated at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Police called the fight a draw, setting up a possible rematch in a bedroom of some other South Beach hotel.
Shlomi told reporters Harris had a fierce right cross which, when combined with the tongue lock had him temporarily on the bed sheets. "I only got out of that one by breaking every bone in her face while viciously kneeing her in the groin," said Shlomi. "But it was a fair fight and I think it's reasonable to call it a draw. I'm looking forward to a rematch but I'm going to wear a mouthpiece and brass knuckles for that one," he said.
Asked by a female reporter if he thought that would be fair against a woman much smaller than he. Shlomi replied, "Fair, schmair.....next time I'm going to bust out every tooth in her mouth. That should put an end to the tongue lock, without jeopardizing her career. I don't wanna keep no one from working."
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