Leonardo DiCaprio's Slasher Gets Two Years of Jail

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Aretha Wilson's punishment has been minimized from seven years to two years after she altered her plea in November to guilty.

December 8, 2010

AceShowbiz - A woman accused of slashing Leonardo DiCaprio's face with broken glass in 2005 has been sentenced to two years behind bars after agreeing a plea deal with prosecutors. Aretha Wilson was charged with a felony count for assault with a deadly weapon after cutting the Titanic star during a Hollywood party.

She initially protested her innocence, claiming she had mistaken DiCaprio for a former boyfriend and faced up to seven years in jail. However, she altered her plea in November and pleaded no contest to the charge, minimizing her punishment to two years.

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As part of the agreement, Wilson will be deported to her native Canada once she completes the sentence, reports TMZ.com.

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