Overview
- Witnesses at Blue Dog Tavern in Sherman Oaks said Wednesday's dinner turned chaotic, with yelling, barking and the singer holding a knife.
- Staff asked that an indoor cigarette be put out, and sources said security later escorted her home, with no injuries or threats reported.
- Entertainment journalist Jeff Sneider, who said he dined nearby, called it a wild scene and wrote that one diner feared for her life.
- By Thursday, a spokesperson called the coverage blown out of proportion and said she was cutting a hamburger while telling a story about her dog barking.
- The episode follows her May 4 plea to a reduced “wet reckless” with 12 months of probation and court-ordered treatment, with a brief rehab stay reported and a low-key pet-store outing photographed Thursday.