Sizemore claims Fleiss' proof of abuse "fabricated"

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge wants the city attorney's office to show why Tom Sizemore's conviction for beating former girlfriend and Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss should not be thrown out, according to the actor's attorneys.

The 44-year-old actor has appealed his conviction, arguing that a photograph of Fleiss with facial bruises may have been fabricated. The photograph was taken in April 2003 by Tara Dabrizzi, a friend of Fleiss, who didn't testify at Sizemore's trial.

Sizemore's attorney, Michael J. Rovell, said they have been unable to find Dabrizzi, who left the U.S. the day after taking the photo. The defense also questioned whether she even exists.

"I completely deny that she doesn't exist," said Deputy City Attorney Robert Cha, who prosecuted Sizemore.
Cha said Dabrizzi left the country because her mother was ill in Iran and she did not testify at the trial because "the photograph speaks for itself."

Sizemore, who appeared in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Black Hawk Down," said he has found two witnesses who claim they saw Fleiss around the time the photo was supposedly taken and did not notice marks or bruises on her face.

He was sentenced to 17 months in jail and more than four months in drug treatment for repeatedly failing drug tests while on probation.

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I really don't have much faith in the honesty of a man who would actually try to pass a drug test by using a fake penis.