Tila Tequila was choked by her NFL boyfriend Shawne Merriman. Tila and Shawne were out partying in San Diego Saturday night and looked happy as clams. Two clams who were dirty dancing and drinking the night away. Hmmmm, kind of sounds like Rihanna and Chris Brown, doesn’t it?

More pictures of Tila after the dance…

Tila and Shawne have apparently been dating for a while. He plays for the San Diego Chargers and they were both in town. They hit the club and left after 3 am. According to CNN, stuff hit the fan shortly after.

When police arrived, “the reporting party identified herself as Tila Nguyen, aka Tila Tequila, and her alleged assailant as Shawne Merriman,” the statement said.

“Nguyen told deputies she had been choked and physically restrained by Merriman when she attempted to leave his residence,” the statement said.

Nguyen signed a citizen’s arrest at the scene, and Merriman was taken into custody on suspicion of battery and false imprisonment, according to the statement.

Merriman’s lawyer has since released a statement saying Shawne was keeping Tila was driving home in a condition where he didn’t think was safe.

Hmmmmm, interesting. I hope breathalizers were issued to everyone so  we can tell who’s telling the truth!

Photos: Bauer Griffin