Mike Shouhed‘s alleged 2022 assault of his former fiancée, Paulina Ben-Cohen, has just been shared in the form of a terrifying video.
Following the 46-year-old Shahs of Sunset alum’s court appearance on Tuesday, a video has hit the web in which a man who appears to be Mike grabs Paulina by the hair, choking and seemingly attempting to suffocate her on the ground, as he allegedly threatens to get a gun.
The video was shared by TMZ on October 17. However, screenshots of the clip were made public earlier this year as Paulina filed a civil lawsuit against Mike, accusing him of “assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and gender violence.”
At the start of the just-released video, Paulina is seen pulling clothing off of a rack when a man believed to be Mike grabs her from behind by the hair and tosses her to the floor. Then, after the rack falls onto her, he grabs her and seemingly tries to suffocate her, prompting her to struggle to break free and begin throwing things.
When the video continues in a child’s playroom, the man grabs her from behind again, wrapping his arms around her throat, seemingly in an effort to choke her as he drags her around the room. Paulina then slaps and punches him in the face.
After Mike threatened to get a gun and told her he would not leave their home, their live-in nanny called the police. And during Mike’s arrest, visible injuries were witnessed on Paulina’s body.
As Shahs fans may recall, Mike was arrested in March 2022 and charged with assault and battery for his alleged altercation with Paulina.
While Mike was ultimately sentenced to a one-year mental health diversion program, which included anger management classes, community service, and a gun safety course, the city attorney’s office appealed part of the judge’s ruling, which delayed his start date.
Also in court, Paulina, who claimed their 2022 altercation was not their first, was granted a protective order against Mike.
Following the sharing of the video, Mike’s attorney, George Mgdesyan, released a statement.
“This is not the full video. The altercation initiated in the living room. My client was trying to stop her from yelling because the kids were asleep. My client didn’t want her to smoke inside the house because there’s a child with a health issue and it’s not in their best interest,” he shared.
“What’s shown in the video is my client trying to calm her down and that’s when he goes behind her and tells her not to yell. There’s way more to the video than provided and this is why my client is getting the diversion that he is,” he added.
Shahs of Sunset aired on Bravo for nine seasons from March 2012 to August 2021.
