Former basketball bad boy-turned-actor and reality TV star Dennis Rodman has been sentenced to 36 months of probation and 45 days of roadside graffiti removal after pleading no contest to spousal battery.

The former husband of actress/model Carmen Electra was also ordered to undertake a year of domestic violence counselling, and six months of drug and alcohol treatment after appearing in a Los Angeles court on Tuesday morning.

The sentencing stemmed from an incident in April when Rodman was arrested after fighting with his girlfriend following a party.

The judge presiding over the trial told Rodman, “If I hear or see in the news that you have committed any more crimes you will go to jail.”

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Dennis Rodman has been charged with spousal battery in connection with his arrest at a Los Angeles hotel earlier this month.

The star was arrested after allegedly attacking his girlfriend during a drunken row at the hotel on April 30th - and entered rehab in Fort Lauderdale, five days later on May 5th.

Rodman has been charged with three misdemeanours including one count of brandishing a deadly weapon and dissuading a witness.

He could face up to 36 months in jail, one year of probation, domestic violence counselling and a protective order if found guilty of the charges.

Rodman is due to appear in court on May 22nd.

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Dennis Rodman has entered an outpatient rehab facility just days after being arrested for domestic battery, his manager confirms to PEOPLE.

“Yes, Dennis checked into an outpatient rehab center in Fort Lauderdale today,” Darren Prince says. “His life has not been going smoothly for the last few months since his divorce. He has not been able to see his kids. And he has been drinking too much.”

On April 30, Rodman, 46, was taken into police custody at a Los Angeles hotel after a domestic dispute. The former NBA star posted $50,000 bail and is set to appear in court on May 22.

Rodman’s decision to enter rehab was first reported by TMZ.com.

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Former American basketball star Dennis Rodman has been arrested on suspicion of felony domestic battery.

The former husband of Carmen Electra was arrested on suspicion of attacking his girlfriend during an incident at Los Angeles’ Century City hotel on Wednesday.

The 46-year-old was released on Thursday morning on $50,000 bail.

A spokesman for the star tells website TMZ.com the incident was alcohol induced.

The representative says, “Last night Dennis and his girlfriend had too much to drink. When they returned to their hotel they started arguing and a minor altercation broke out where Dennis grabbed her by the arm and left a bruise.

“His drinking has been escalating in the last six weeks due to a nasty divorce (from Michelle Moyer) and not seeing his children in over two months.”

The website is reporting that Rodman is planning on a stint in rehab in Florida following the incident.

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A former beverage manager at the Hard Rock Hotel has sued Dennis Rodman, claiming the ex-NBA star assaulted her last year by rubbing against her body and slapping her on the buttocks.

In her federal lawsuit filed last week, Sara Robinson also accuses her former employer of retaliating against her after she complained about Rodman’s behavior.

Rodman spokeswoman Shannon Barr declined to comment, and Hard Rock spokeswoman Dorian Cantrell did not immediately return phone calls to The Associated Press on Saturday.

In her complaint, Robinson said she was working in the resort’s Cuba Libre bar in March 2006 when Rodman, a hotel guest, began “making a scene” by trying to climb atop the bar after failing to gain her full attention.

“As Robinson stepped around the bar, Rodman grabbed her, pulled her towards him and rubbed his body against hers,” the lawsuit alleges. “Robinson tried to get free from Rodman’s grasp at which time he assaulted her by reaching down and slapping her open-handed on the bottom.”

The complaint, which seeks unspecified damages, claims that Robinson was fired after she filled out a voluntary statement detailing Rodman’s actions in a subsequent incident at the same bar the next month in which he is also accused of causing a scene.

The document accuses Rodman of assault and battery, and the Hard Rock Hotel of negligence by failing to protect her from Rodman’s “harassing conduct,” the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

Rodman, 46, is no stranger to lawsuits in Las Vegas. In 2001, a state jury awarded former Mirage craps dealer James Brasich $80,000 in a case against Rodman.

Brasich said Rodman humiliated him by rubbing dice on his head, chest, stomach and genitals during an October 1997 craps game. Rodman appealed the verdict, and both sides later reached a confidential settlement.

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Former basketball star Dennis Rodman is facing a police investigation after he was accused of smacking a waitress’ bottom. The sportsman-turned-actor is alleged to have slapped the woman’s rear so hard it left a “major mark” while dining at Hennessy’s Tavern in Dana Point, near Laguna Beach, Los Angeles recently.

A spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff tells TMZ.com: “Officers did respond to an incident involving a man and a woman. A police report was taken, and is currently with the sex crime unit of the Sheriff’s department.”

PS: He gives me the hee-bee jee-bee’s.