LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS CHARGED IN L.A.

Lou Diamond Phillips was charged Thursday with domestic battery, a misdemeanor, related to an incident in August involving his live-in girlfriend. An argument in the early hours of Aug. 11 escalated into a physical fight, and Phillips' girlfriend "was pushed and dragged across the house, resulting in scrapes to both knees," Los Angeles city attorney Rocky Delgadillo said in a statement. The woman was makeup artist Yvonne Boismier, who called the police from a locked bathroom in the Northridge, Calif., home, Delgadillo said. If convicted, he could face a maximum of one year in jail and a $2,000 fine. His arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 18.