In his forthcoming memoir, 'Flip Your Life,' HGTV star Tarek El Moussa reflects on a life-changing experience from his teenage years that involved a gang fight and ultimately led to his arrest. Opening up about the incident, El Moussa reveals that he was charged with attempted murder when he was just 17 years old due to hitting someone with a bat.
Describing the altercation in an excerpt published by People, El Moussa recalls, 'During the free-for-all, an older guy—maybe 19 or 20—stepped toward me and swung his bat. I tried to jump out of the way, but the bat connected, hard—hard enough to break my ribs.' In a reaction to being hit, El Moussa dropped his arm and knocked the bat out of the other person's hands. Seizing the opportunity to defend himself, he grabbed the bat and hit the person in the head, causing them to fall unconscious.
