By Stone Martindale Jan 5, 2007, 16:00 GMT
French actor Samy Naceri, 45, is being held by French police on suspicion of attempted murder.
Mon dieu! French actors Samy Naceri (L) and Jamel Debbouze pose during a photo call for their film 'Indigenes' by French director Rachid Bouchareb, running in competition at the 59th Cannes Film Festival, Thursday 25 May 2006 in Cannes. EPA/CHRISTOPHE KARABA
Arrested on Tuesday night in Aix-en-Provence, Naceri, the star of Luc Besson's Taxi movie series got into a violent fight outside a night club in the area, and is now in police custody.
Allegedly an intoxicated Naceri drew a knife on a doorman after he was refused entry to the club.
Previous arrests have plagued the french thespian. Naceri was also arrested a day earlier on New Year's Day for driving without a license in Marseille. It is the latest brush with the law, Naceri was sentenced to six months in prison for racially abusing a policeman in December. He has been convicted four times since 2000 for assault, drunk-driving and speeding. Reported contactmusic.com.
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