Daily Mail Article Detailing How Dustin Diamond Was Paranoid and Abusive to His Ex-Girlfriend

I recently discovered this Daily Mail article about Dustin Diamond from 2015, shortly after he was sentenced for slashing someone with a knife at a bar in Wisconsin.  Apparently he is a huge jerk in real-life, which is not surprising.  Perhaps being abused by everyone on the rowdy Saved By The Bell set has permanently damaged Diamond?  Don't worry, Diamond, the gay community loves you and won't throw you under the bus!

Highlights of this article include:

• Beth Musolff, who dated said Diamond from 2002 to 2005, says he was 'abusive' and 'paranoid', carried a knife and kept guns under the bed
• She says he loathed being recognized as TV loser Screech, yet hated not being as famous as he was during his teens
• When fans called him Screech he told them to f*** off and was rude and aggressive
• He kept a cupful of pennies in his car he would pitch at other drivers during his road rage incidents

"In an explosive interview, Beth told Daily Mail Online how the 38-year-old actor - famed for playing Screech in hit 90s sitcom Saved by the Bell - was an 'abusive' and 'paranoid' boyfriend who always carried a knife and kept guns under the bed.
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'When we were together he always carried a knife on him, saying it was for his own safety. I always worried that he would use it one day when he flipped into a rage.

'Dustin is a very paranoid person, and just thinks the worst of people.

'It made him very angry and aggressive when we were out in public, and I experienced moments where I feared he was going to become violent.

'His behavior stems from a long-term issue that he thinks that everybody is out to get him.

'Being Screech to the public has left him with a lot of resentment and distrust of human beings.'

And Beth, who dated Diamond from 2002 to 2005, says it was only a matter of time before the star spiraled out of control.

'I am surprised that he has not been involved in something like this sooner,' she said.

'I felt my safety in threat with him as he had such violent tendencies.

'He was very verbally aggressive to me during times in our relationship and it was so unpredictable - you never knew what would set him off.

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Beth says that she stuck by Diamond as he tried to rebuild his career after the highs of Saved By The Bell by working as a stand up comic.

The pair moved in together six months after meeting in a bar close to her family home.

However, Beth says his frustrations at failing to relive his glory days and deep-seated emotional insecurities made him prone to violent and abusive outbursts.

On one occasion Beth said she was left fearing for her life after picking him up from the airport after one of his shows to take him home.

'I greeted him when he arrived, but for some reason he perceived that I wasn't welcoming or loving enough when I picked him up.

'He kept repeating this to me, and he became more and more intense. He just nagged at me and become more rude and vicious with verbal bullying.

'No matter how much I tried to assure him I cared for him, it wasn't enough.

'Then he reached for the glove compartment and pulled out a knife.

'I froze, I was in the driver's seat and didn't know what to do.

'Dustin started fiddling with the knife. He didn't say anything, but to me that was a message ... 'don't push me'.
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Another time an unprovoked Diamond threatened to push terrified Beth off a hotel balcony.

'One night I was there to support him after he played a comedy show in Louisville, Kentucky,' she said.

'Things were going well, and we were both in a good mood.

'We walked out onto the balcony of our hotel room and out of the blue, his face turned ashen and he said: 'I will push you off the balcony.'

'I hadn't upset him or had no reason to fear him, but suddenly my world stopped.

'I was totally blindsided by that behavior. I ran back past him into the room, and then he would carry on like nothing happened.

'I daren't challenge him as I feared he he would just snap, and perhaps abuse me again.

'There was no arguing with Dustin; if you questioned him he felt he was being wronged.'

Beth said she was not the only target for Diamond's violent outbursts and told how the immature actor often had road rage arguments with motorists - and even carried a cup of pennies to throw at other drivers who annoyed him on journeys.

Beth sat aghast as menacing Diamond would hurl the coins at other drivers while also letting out a barrage of obscenities.

'He kept a cup of pennies in the cup holder of his car and used them for attacking other motorists.

'If he felt that someone had cut him up or driven badly, it sent him into uncontrollable rages.

'I saw him chase cars down, and then hurl dozens of pennies at other drivers.

'One occasion the other driver became so incensed he actually stopped on the highway, pulling up in front of Dustin.

'And they both wound up centimeters from each other yelling abuse. It was terrifying. I feared for Dustin's disregard for his own safety and for lack of care about others' too. I managed to get him back in the car, but all he consumed himself about was the other driver.'

Beth said Diamond loathed being recognized around the world as TV loser Screech, yet hated not being as famous as he was during his teens.

She believes this made him 'emotionally immature' and prone to violent outbursts.

'Dustin is childish, and will throw tantrums all the time,' she said.
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Diamond's global fame as the 'geeky eccentric Screech' was a double edged sword - and Beth says fans often saw his 'Jekyll and Hyde' personality.

'Dustin could never come to terms with his fame. He couldn't bear that he wasn't a huge star anymore.

'Yet everyday he battled his emotions about being recognized as Screech. 'It gave him a huge ego boost, but also left him feeling vulnerable, down and often insulting towards fans. I saw both ends of the spectrum.

'When I asked him to talk about his emotions, he would just spin the conversation around to how he was going to get his career back.

'But I feel he has no idea how other people see him.

'I have seen him scream at fans when they call out Screech. He told them to f*** off and was rude and aggressive; I worried he would square up to some.

'One time we went out to dinner with my family, and one man screaming out 'Screech' just became too much.

'I was scared a fight was going to break out, my father had to physically intervene between the pair and escort Dustin out of the restaurant.

'He calmed him down and prevented something terrible happening.'
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She added: 'Fame was a love hate issue for him. I honestly think if no-one ever called out his name again he would be broken.'

Beth says that Diamond worried her by keeping guns concealed at his home through fear he'd be attacked.

He kept a pistol under his bed and another one under the stairs, telling Beth they were for self-defense.

She said she eventually called time on their relationship after his violent threats became too overwhelming.

However, after storming out of their home in panic, when she returned to collect her valuables, Diamond locked her out.

'He had the knife and I stormed out of the house, as I was worried about my personal safety,' she said.

'I told him I would be back to collect my stuff. But I went back to the house to get my stuff , and he refused to let me in.

'I stood outside pleading with him, but he just acted in a menacing manner and I left fearing trouble.

'I knew to spite me Dustin would do something to my belongings and I never saw them again."

The article also includes these fantastic and spank-worthy pictures of Screech: