NEW YORK — Actress Lindsay Lohan was attacked by a man in her W hotel room in New York City after she demanded he delete cellphone pictures he took of her, police sources said.
Christian LaBella, 25, of Valley Stream, Calif., was charged Sunday with misdemeanor and assault and harassment for the blowup at the W Hotel Union Square, police said.
Lohan, 26, met LaBella while hanging out with friends at the trendy club 1Oak, although it’s unclear if she already knew him.
The pair wound up in her room at the W, where she discovered the pictures on his phone and said she wanted to
delete them, sources said.
When Lohan refused to hand the phone over to him, LaBella allegedly threw her down on the bed and scratched her. She ran out of the 15th floor room and down several flights of stairs.
When she began walking back up the stairs, she encountered the suspect — who is accused of choking her from behind and throwing her to the floor.
Police said the “Mean Girls” actress, who is on probation in a necklace theft case, pulled the fire alarm to summon help.
Cops who responded spoke to Lohan and began looking for LaBella, who was stuck in the stairwell because the alarm disabled the elevators.
As he exited, police grabbed him. Lohan identified him as her attacker and he was taken to the 13th Precinct stationhouse for booking.
Lohan declined medical treatment for any injuries.