NOT UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
The Challenge’s Nelson Thomas suffers broken nose after he was violently punched twice over flirting with married woman
THE CHALLENGE star Nelson Thomas was punched twice in the face after "flirting with a married woman" in a Las Vegas casino back in August.
The 33-year-old revealed he suffered a broken nose and shared nasty photos of his bloody injuries, as well as of his surgery.
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Nelson - who has appeared on several seasons of MTV's The Challenge - said he was "sucker punched" by a man trying to steal his jewelry.
According to the police report obtained by The Sun, Nelson met a woman at ARIA Resort & Casino in an elevator and struck up conversation with her.
Kevin Dixon, the unidentified woman's alleged husband, lost track of Nelson and his wife for a time, and found them still together talking in the valet area around 1:45am PST.
As officers observed video surveillance of the incident, Kevin reportedly punched Nelson one time in the face.
The report continued to claim: “Kevin walks into the screen and punched Nelson one time in the face, instantly knocking him out and falling to the ground.
"Kevin also pulled at Nelson’s chain as he fell down, and punched him one more time as he was on the ground.”
The chain necklace was broken as a result of the Kevin snatching it from Nelson's neck.
The police report claimed Kevin then picked the necklace off the ground and placed it inside his pants pocket.
A witness identified later by the police as Leonard Richardson pushed Kevin away.
Apparently Kevin ran away from the site, taking off with the necklace, and was chased by both Nelson and Leonard.
According to the police report, Nelson claimed the chain that was stolen from him was worth approximately $10,000 and described it as a gold chain necklace with diamonds.
The police report claimed: “Nelson had a bloody nose and was checked out by paramedics on the field before being transported to Spring Valley Hospital.
"It was later revealed that Nelson wanted to pursue charges for the battery as well as the grand larceny."
Kevin admitted to police that he punched Nelson in the face because he was “jealous and drunk.”
Dixon was later arrested for battery and grand larceny.
NELSON SPEAKS
was the first to break the story.
According to the outlet, Nelson claimed Kevin "lied to the cops" and denied "flirting" with the woman.
Nelson told TMZ: "The criminal who attacked me lied to the cops because we tried to find her for questioning and he never showed up to a court date.
"The guy is a criminal. He snuck up on me, attacked me, then robbed me."
Nelson claimed the body camera video showed him walking out of ARIA "asking someone where Uber is" and that within 10 seconds he was knocked out.
The Challenge star continued to allege that "10 seconds" is not "enough time to flirt" and said he would "never talk to a married woman."
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'SUCKER PUNCHED'
Earlier this week, Nelson shared his ordeal on Instagram, revealing his nose was so swollen that doctors refused to operate on him until the swelling went down.
The MTV star wrote: "To make a long story short, I was in Las Vegas and was sucker punched & kicked in the face because the guy was trying steal my jewelry.
"Yes the police caught him, but I was left with a broken nose. It was so swollen that no doctor wanted to see me until the swelling went down."
He added: "@drchamata saved my a** and I can’t thank him enough. As you can see in the video, he is the best at what he does. I’m happy with the result."
ASHLEY'S DEPARTURE
The Challenge contestants have faced a slew of scandals over the years, most recently with Ashley Mitchell.
Viewers were left baffled when the 34-year-old was removed from the competition after breaking an unnamed rule earlier this month.
The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies host TJ Lavin said in the episode: “As you’ve seen, Ashley is no longer at headquarters.
"Ashley has broken one of our rules. Because of that, Ashley is no longer able to stay in the game.
"She has been deactivated. She is no longer able to continue in this game for the rest of the season.”
MTV had no further comment about the exit so it is still not clear which rule or rules she broke.
FAN THEORIES
Fans flooded Twitter with speculation, with some alleging that Ashley had a "fight" with fellow contestant Josh Martinez which led to her departure.
Users claimed she "used inappropriate language" during an alleged row with Josh that went against show guidelines.
One fan asked: "Did Joshua get another person out for arguing?" while a second commented: "They had that fight! That's why she's not there anymore!"
Ashley didn't disclose why she left - but she did admit on Twitter that she's now taking "anger management classes" and vowed to "change" her "behavior."
Several contestants have been cut from The Challenge over the past few seasons.
Last year, Dee Nguyen was edited out of The Challenge: Total Madness after making racially insensitive comments on Twitter amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
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