Nikki Blonsky may have just made headlines for her public airport scuffle, but she's already stirring up trouble again — this time, on Ugly Betty.
The Hairspray star has been filming a guest role for the ABC series, Access Hollywood says, in which she'll play an assistant at Mode's rival magazine, Elle. More, after the jump.
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Former America's Next Top Model contestant Bianca Golden is opening up about her July airport brawl with Nikki Blonsky that resulted in various assault charges and a hospitalization for her mother.Golden shared on the Oct. 8 episode of The Tyra Banks Show that her family was visiting her "dying" grandfather in Turks and Caicos, Us Weekly reports. At the airport seating area, Blonsky became "very rude to my aunt," telling her "'You can leave. You can go away,'" Golden said.An argument erupted when Golden came to her aunt's defense, and when the model's mother, Elaine, tried to break the fight, Blonsky's father, Carl, "punched my mom," Golden recalled."He knocked her out. He hit my mom with such force she stumbled back, and when she stumbled back, the whole family got up and attacked my mom," she said, adding that Nikki kicked Elaine in the crotch."That's when my mom fell... completely," Golden said. "Both the families were arguing. It was like a scene out of a movie. Airport security...
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Since her family airport brawl over the summer, Nikki Blonsky has turned to her rock to help get her through the nasty ordeal — Zac Efron."I love him with every inch of my body and soul," Blonsky told Entertainment Tonight in a recent interview. "He's stayed in touch and he has been so supportive through everything that I've gone through in my life; he is one of the best, best influences and people that I can ask to have in my life."Blonsky also opened up about her family and coping with the difficult situation. "We're just happy to be back together. My family is my life."Both the actress and her father were arrested in early July on charges of assault with the family of Top Model alum Bianca Golden when a brawl erupted at the Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos over saving seats. — Gina DiNunnoRelated:• Hairspray's Nikki Blonsky and Dad Arrested in Scuffle• Blonsky's Dad Still on Island Lockdown• Nikki Blonsky's Father Released on Bail
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Nikki Blonsky's dad, Carl, was released from jail Monday morning, Entertainment Tonight reports.Blonsky had been locked up following a July 30 airport scuffle he and the Hairspray star engaged in with America's Next Top Model's Bianca Golden and her mother over waiting area seats at Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos. Currently facing charges of inflicting grevious bodily harm, the elder Blonsky wasnitially denied bail, but was Hairspray star's freed after the Chief Justice awarded him a $3,000 bail on his behalf.Blonsky, who must remain on the island as his travel papers are in police custody, is due to appear in court on Aug. 19.His Golden Globe-nominated 19-year-old daughter was charged with assault and has already been released on $6,000 bail. She is due back in court in December, while Golden, 19, also free on bail, returns to court Sept. 16 to face her assault charges. — Joyce Eng
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What's worse: Being stuck behind bars, or stuck behind bars on an islandparadise?Nikki Blonsky's dad, Carl, will remain in jail until Aug. 19 on charges related to an alleged airport scuffle involving him, his daughter, and Amerca's Next Top Model contestant Bianca Golden, Entertainment Tonight reports.Authorities say the scrap went down at Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos. Sgt. Chase of the Turks and Caicos Islands Police Department says it erupted over saved seats in the waiting area.Blonsky, who is jailed on the islands, is accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm. The Hairspray star and Golden were both charged with assault and released on $6,000 bail.Nikki Blonsky, 19, is due back in an island court on Dec. 1. Golden is due back on Sept. 17. — Tim Molloy
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