Jean-Claude Van Damme’s troubled son has been sentenced to 18 months of probation for disorderly conduct after pleading guilty to pulling a knife on his roommate during a bloody breakdown on Sept. 10, 2017! Police say that Nicholas Van Varenberg freaked out in his apartment building in Tempe, Ariz. — starting with a battle where Nicholas tried to punch out an elevator door. Cops followed a trail of blood from his injured hand to Nicholas’ apartment. Shocking video obtained by The National ENQUIRER later revealed the terrifying moments inside the apartment where Nicholas was holding his roommate at knifepoint in a drug-fueled rage…
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Varenberg, the martial arts star’s youngest son, was heard on the tape pressing a knife to the throat of his roommate — identified as "Alec" — and refusing to let Alec open the door for cops! “These f--king pigs,” Varenberg can be heard saying on the exclusive video. “Dude, they’re like, fine,” Alec replied. “They’re probably just worried about your hand.”
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Varenberg, the martial arts star’s youngest son, was heard on the tape pressing a knife to the throat of his roommate — identified as "Alec" — and refusing to let Alec open the door for cops! “These f--king pigs,” Varenberg can be heard saying on the exclusive video. “Dude, they’re like, fine,” Alec replied. “They’re probably just worried about your hand.”
Varenberg would finally emerge from the apartment after a tense hour of negotiating. The video showed him then hurling verbal abuse at arresting officer Ryan Conway, asking: “Do you guys want some fame or something or what?” Varenberg also shouted: “I make movies, too! My dad’s Jean-Claude Van Damme!”
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Nicholas was busted for unlawful imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, plus marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. It was a humiliating arrest for Nicholas, who made his screen debut alongside his dad in 2017's "Kickboxer: Retaliation" — after a wild Hollywood upbringing!
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The ENQUIRER had the scoop when cops were called over a battle between Jean-Claude and his wife
Darcy LaPier at their Idaho home just months after Nicholas was born in Oct., 1995 — and Blaine County Sheriff Walt Femling told The ENQUIRER about the strange twist after Darcy had called 911.
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"Darcy said: 'I slapped him in the face, and he grabbed me by the arms and subdued me,'" reported Femling — adding that Darcy insisted: "It's all my fault." But their marriage
ended in a bitter 1997 divorce, with Nicholas' mom going on to marry Herbalife founder Mark R. Hughes just a year before his death in 2000.
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Nicholas had been released after posting a $10,000 bond, and originally pleaded not guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court on Sept. 26. He already had a history of run-ins with police, including busts for underage drinking and theft last year. "Nicolas needs to get help,” one Hollywood insider told The ENQUIRER, "before he seriously injures himself or others!"
Varenberg, the martial arts star’s youngest son, was heard on the tape pressing a knife to the throat of his roommate — identified as "Alec" — and refusing to let Alec open the door for cops! “These f--king pigs,” Varenberg can be heard saying on the exclusive video. “Dude, they’re like, fine,” Alec replied. “They’re probably just worried about your hand.”
Varenberg would finally emerge from the apartment after a tense hour of negotiating. The video showed him then hurling verbal abuse at arresting officer Ryan Conway, asking: “Do you guys want some fame or something or what?” Varenberg also shouted: “I make movies, too! My dad’s Jean-Claude Van Damme!”
Nicholas was busted for unlawful imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, plus marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. It was a humiliating arrest for Nicholas, who made his screen debut alongside his dad in 2017's "Kickboxer: Retaliation" — after a wild Hollywood upbringing!
The ENQUIRER had the scoop when cops were called over a battle between Jean-Claude and his wife
Darcy LaPier at their Idaho home just months after Nicholas was born in Oct., 1995 — and Blaine County Sheriff Walt Femling told The ENQUIRER about the strange twist after Darcy had called 911.
Photo credit: Getty Images
"Darcy said: 'I slapped him in the face, and he grabbed me by the arms and subdued me,'" reported Femling — adding that Darcy insisted: "It's all my fault." But their marriage
ended in a bitter 1997 divorce, with Nicholas' mom going on to marry Herbalife founder Mark R. Hughes just a year before his death in 2000.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Nicholas had been released after posting a $10,000 bond, and originally pleaded not guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court on Sept. 26. He already had a history of run-ins with police, including busts for underage drinking and theft last year. "Nicolas needs to get help,” one Hollywood insider told The ENQUIRER, "before he seriously injures himself or others!"
