1999.07.26 - Los Angeles Times - Rocker Booked In Alleged Beating (Slash)

by **Blackstar** Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:14 pm

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Rocker Booked In Alleged Beating

Hard rock guitarist Slash, formerly of Guns N’ Roses, was arrested over the weekend after his live-in girlfriend accused him of beating her, authorities said Sunday.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested the 34-year-old rocker, whose legal name is Saul Hudson, about 8:30 p.m. Saturday at his West Hollywood recording studio, said Deputy Cruz Solis.

The girlfriend’s name was not released.

Hudson was booked on suspicion of spousal assault. Within two hours of his arrest, he posted $50,000 bail.

by **Blackstar** Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:19 pm

Similar Associated Press article, published in various newspapers, also on June 26, 1999:

Tampa Bay Times:

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Former Guns N' Roses lead guitarist arrested

Former Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist Saul Hudson, better known by his stage name Slash, was arrested on charges of beating his live-in girlfriend, authorities said Sunday.

Hudson, 34, was arrested Saturday night at his recording studio after his girlfriend told Los Angeles County sheriffs deputies that he beat her on July 19 at the Le Parc Hotel in West Hollywood.

Hudson was freed after posting $50,000 bail. The girlfriend’s name was not released.

Hudson, an original member of Guns N’ Roses, now heads a group called Slash’s Snakepit.

The Province:

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Arizona Republic:

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The Greenville News:

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