‘RHOA' Scandal: Secret Criminal Past Of NeNe Leakes' Pal Marlo Hampton Revealed — See Her 7 Mug Shots!
Feb. 26 2014, Published 6:39 a.m. ET
Marlo Hampton’s violent ways took center stage on Sunday night’s episode of the Real Housewives of Atlanta and Breaking Celebrity News has exclusively discovered that NeNe Leakes’ former BFF has quite a criminal track record – she has been arrested at least seven times!
According to court records obtained by Radar, Hampton was arrested on May 26, 1999 – at age 23 -- for "Aggravated Battery/Great Bodily Harm," which is a first-degree felony.
Leakes hinted at the charges in her latest blog, claiming Hampton “slashed a friends face with a knife and disfigured her over a man.”
Hampton was released later the same day on $5,000 bond.
In her defense, Hampton has spoke of the incident in Jan. saying, “I am shocked and saddened to hear of the recent distortions of events and false accusations disseminated over an altercation I was involved in over a dozen years ago… I was in my early twenties, and what took place started out as an argument with someone who was once my friend, over the phone."
"As disturbing as the carrying of a weapon may seem, it was quite common in the environment in which I was raised, and not only I, but also the person involved in the altercation, had each brought weapons to protect ourselves," she continued.
"There was a confrontation, her knife dropped, mine did not."
On Sept. 28, 1999, Hampton began to serve time for her aggravated battery felony conviction. Online records show she served four months in jail and was released on Jan. 28, 2000.