NEW : `` At no time did Mr. Merriman assault her . Merriman 's attorney says NFL player did n't assault Tila Tequila . Police : ` A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila '' ` Tequila '' Shawne Merriman alleges MTV 's Nguyen choked her . Incident allegedly happened as she tried to leave Merriman 's home , police say . Nguyen starred in MTV 's ` Tila `
NEW : Merriman 's attorney says NFL player did n't assault Tila Tequila . Police : ` A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila '' ` Tequila '' Shawne Merriman alleges MTV 's Nguyen choked her . Incident allegedly happened as she tried to leave Merriman 's home , police say . Nguyen starred in MTV 's ` Tila `