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Clueless Star Stacey Dash Tells Court She Is ‘Broke’ After Being Charged With Domestic Violence

More details have emerged about Clueless star Stacey Dash arrest for domestic battery.

The 52-year-old allegedly got into a fight with her lawyer husband Jeffrey Marty. 

However it was Dash who called the police to accuse her husband of domestic violence. 

But authorities took her into custody on Sunday night at her home in Pasco County in Florida

Clueless Star Stacey Dash Tells Court She Is 'Broke' After Being Charged With Domestic Violence

As Dash was being taken into custody, Marty cryptically tweeted: “Anyone who would falsely use law enforcement to destroy another person’s life deserves exactly what they get.”

Dash was charged with domestic battery and is being held on a $500 bond. Her manager said on Monday that she was acting in self defense. 

She claims her husband attacked her first when he tried to choke her and that he obtained the scratches when she fought back. 

Clueless Star Stacey Dash Tells Court She Is 'Broke' After Being Charged With Domestic Violence
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The Mo’ Money actress is accused of pushing and slapping her husband in the face. According to TMZ

she doesn’t have enough money to hire a private lawyer. She has asked to be represented by a public defender in her case.

She also claims her husband got his kids to lie for him, claiming she assaulted him.

Stacey Dash rose to fame in her iconic role as Dionne Davenport in the 1995 film Clueless alongside Alicia Silverstone. She also reprised the role in the television series which ran for three series. 

Clueless Star Stacey Dash Tells Court She Is 'Broke' After Being Charged With Domestic Violence
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These days Dash is known more for her political stance rather than her acting. 

She announced she was running as a Republican for California’s 44th district in February last year. But she withdrew from the congressional race just a month later. 

Dash, who was an on-air contributor at Fox News from 2014 until 2016. She was eventually fired from the network.

During her time with the network she was suspended for swearing during a rant directed at President Obama. She also expressed controversial views on Middle Eastern immigration and transgender rights.

Clueless Star Stacey Dash Tells Court She Is 'Broke' After Being Charged With Domestic Violence
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Dash a frequent supporter of President Donald Trump and voted for him in the last election.

Dash voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election but admitted that she only voted for hm because he was black. 

She then switched her party affiliation in 2012 to Republican and endorsed Mitt Romney in the election. 

Dash alleges that she called 911 herself but was arrested because she didn’t have any marks on her. 

Dash married her lawyer husband Jeffrey Marty in Florida last year. She has previously been married three times.

Written by Christine Haveford

Christine loves all things cinema, and she's been that way ever since she was a little girl. In fact, she is so passionate about cinema that she decided to pursue cinematography as a full-time career, and is now pursuing film studies at the New York Film School. Originally from Florida, she is still exploring the new city, people, places, and the culture, loves the new weather, going ice skating during winters, and spending time with her fellow classmates and friends from college.

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