American reality TV star Jon Dalton is suing former Partridge Family child
star Danny Bonaduce, alleging the red-headed actor and radio host
assaulted him.
Officials at the Los Angeles district attorney's office refused to file
charges against Bonaduce after he threw former Survivor
star Dalton - aka Jonny Fairplay - over his shoulders onstage at the Fox
Reality Channel Really Awards on 2 October (07).
They concluded there wasn't enough evidence to charge Bonaduce with
battery.
But Dalton, who claims he lost teeth when he was dropped on his face,
is calling the Bonaduce attack "an unjustified and surprise
assault".
In his lawsuit, Dalton, who was presenting at the event when Bonaduce
leapt to the stage, claims, "Instead of immediately calling an
ambulance to care for (me) or taking other action, the defendants - the
television channel, the producers and the owner of the venue hosting the
event - did nothing."
Fairplay is suing for battery, intentional infliction of emotional
distress, negligence and negligent supervision.