Former rapper turned reality TV star Vanilla Ice was arrested in Palm Beach County, Florida on Thursday night. The cause of the arrest? Beating his wife!

Robert Van Winkle was arrested after his wife, Laura called the police to say her husband was hitting and kicking her. Police arrived at their Wellington home around 7:15 p.m. to find Ice on his motorcycle, two blocks from their home.

According to a local newspaper, Winkle’s wife Laura told a deputy: “He started yelling at me for going out to buy a bedroom set in front of my daughter. I can’t say any more until I talk to an attorney.”

Back at the couple’s home, Laura Van Winkle appeared uninjured and was less forthcoming, saying she did not want to deal with media attention, but wants a divorce, according to a police report.

In 2004 Van Winkle was previously arrested on a domestic battery charge.

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