Tarek El Moussa cited for battery after Vegas casino brawl while protecting his father at roulette table
Reality TV favorite Tarek El Moussa found himself in hot water last week after a casino confrontation turned physical.
The “Flip or Flop” star was cited for battery following an altercation at the Venetian in Las Vegas, where he allegedly punched another man multiple times.
The drama unfolded at a roulette table on June 5.
According to police reports, surveillance footage captured a tense exchange between El Moussa’s father and another gambler.
What started as a possible accidental bump escalated when the stranger touched El Moussa’s dad’s shoulder.
Seeing his father, who has back problems, in a heated exchange, El Moussa jumped in.
The situation quickly spiraled, with both men shoving each other before the TV star allegedly struck the other man multiple times.
“I was just protecting my dad,” El Moussa told police before requesting his attorney.
The other man’s story? He claims he was simply sitting at the table when someone he didn’t know approached and attacked him.
He couldn’t provide details about the incident but left with visible injuries—bruising under his eye and a cut on his nose.
While cited for battery, El Moussa wasn’t arrested. His legal team is fighting back, stating he’ll “contest these allegations” and assert “his right to self-defense and the defense of his elderly and infirmed father.”
HGTV hasn’t commented on the incident involving their star, who appears in multiple shows, including “The Flipping El Moussas” with wife Heather Rae.