Michael Bezjian / Getty ImagesThe Florida twins who are angling for a permanent spot in Hugh Hefner's boudoir, if not his heart, apparently have justification for their busts. Their other busts, that is.
While word broke just yesterday that 19-year-old bunnies-in-the-making Karissa and Kristina Shannon were recently on probation in Florida for aggravated battery, according to a police report obtained by E! News, the arrests only came about as a result of self-defense. (View the police report.)
Per the document, Karissa told St. Petersburg police that a coworker's boyfriend, named Ben, physically attacked her twin while they were partying at their coworker's apartment Jan. 10.
"Ben and Kristina started to argue," Karissa said, per the report. "Ben was calling Kristina names and making her cry. Ben hit Kristina. He then hit her with a beer bottle."
Karissa added that their coworker, Erica, soon joined in on the bullying act at the behest of her boyfriend, and hit Kristina in the "mouth, head and nose."
As a result, Karissa said she pulled Erica's hair to get her away from Kristina. Unfortunately, the jolt resulted in the coworker running into a wall and falling over.
The whole incident took place after Ben attempted to sell the twins Xanax, per the report.
The Shannons later pleaded no contest to aggravated battery and paid Erica more than $7,000 in restitution. They were also sentenced to probation for the incident, which, in a spectacular show of timing, expired last Wednesday, leaving the girls free to make their play for a spot at the Playboy Mansion.
As it happens, more details have also been unearthed regarding Karissa's singled-out arrest for suspicion of misdemeanor battery in November 2007.
The victim of Karissa's lashing out—namely, a kick in the face—was none other than her own twin, Kristina.
They're the girls next door, all right...provided you live next to a jail.
—Additional reporting by Whitney English