LAS VEGAS: American rock band Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil was cited for battery after he grabbed a woman by the hair when she sought an autograph of actor Nicolas Cage at a Las Vegas hotel, police said on April 8.

Cell phone video posted on celebrity website TMZ showed Cage grabbing Neil around the neck while restraining him and shouting, “Stop this.” It does not show the fracas between Neil and the woman.

In the incident of April 7, a woman told police she was asking Cage for his autograph at the hotel when Neil came up to her from behind and grabbed her by the hair, said Las Vegas police spokesman Michael Rodriguez.

Rodriguez did not release the woman’s name. Officers who went to the hotel to respond to her complaint cited Neil for misdemeanour battery, but did not arrest him, Rodriguez said. If convicted, Neil faces a maximum sentence of six months in jail, he said. The 55-year-old rock star known for a number of 1980s hit songs, including Girls, Girls, Girls and Dr Feelgood, has had previous brushes with the law in Las Vegas, where he is believed to have a home.

Representatives for Cage and Neil did not immediately return calls.