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Yanni, whose legal name is John Yanni Christopher, was arrested early Friday and faces a domestic battery charge, according to a police report. Yanni asked his girlfriend, Silvia Barthes, to leave his beachfront home in Manalapan on Thursday night, the police report said. Barthes, 33, told police she attempted to pack her clothing but the 51-year-old musician threw it on the ground. She told officers he then grabbed her arms and shook her, throwing her on the bed, and jumped on top of her, according to the report. Yanni told police Barthes kicked him, and he believed he injured his finger during the incident, the report said. No one answered a call to a telephone listing for a John Christopher in Manalapan late Monday. "These allegations are cruel, false, without merit and baseless," said the statement released by his manager, Danny O'Donovan. "At a more appropriate time and place, I hope and pray I will have an opportunity to address my fans and colleagues all over the world."
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An undated photo provided by the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office of music star Yanni Monday, March 6, 2006. Yanni was arrested at his Manalapan home Friday, March 3, after his girlfriend accused him of verbally abusing and pushing her during a late night argument. Manalapan police were called to the home of the 51-year-old musician, whose legal name is John Christopher, after his girlfriend called 911 from a locked bathroom late Thursday, according to a police report.
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