Pauley Perrette, the funky goth chick who plays a forensic examiner on CBS show NCIS, is going through a legal battle in which she claims her ex husband, Coyote Shivers, stalked and terrorized her and another woman. Shivers is a musician who was married to Bebe Buell, Liv Tyler’s mom, from 1992 to 1997. He married Perrette in 2000 and they were separated in 2004.
Perrette has had four consecutive restraining orders against Shivers stemming from his abusive behavior and citing a supposed incident in 2004 in which she claims he raped and sodomized a woman named Angela Garber. In two YouTube videos, Shivers says that Perrette is setting him up and trying to ruin his life. He produces what he claims is a screenplay by Perrette detailing the very scenario she accuses him of. He also reads off what he says are e-mails from the supposed rape victim, Angela Garber, proclaiming her love for him up to a year after the date of the incident.
Shivers comes off as sane enough in his first video, and I was inclined to believe his account that Perrette is somehow out to get him for whatever reason he doesn’t fully explain. Then he goes off in his second video and claims that Perrette and Garber are colluding against him. He seems off balance and kind of wild and it makes you wonder why a woman would go through the trouble of obtaining multiple restraining orders against an ex, especially if their divorce is already concluded. Each side often tries to smear the other in an acrimonious divorce but you can’t help but think that Perrette is the victim. The 2006 Fox News report Shivers mentions in his video states that his other ex, Bebe Buell, also has a similar story of abuse and intimidation by him during their relationship.
Perrette, 39, is now living with a 25 year-old former pizza delivery guy she met in 2004 when he was working on the set of a film in Michigan. She was still married at the time to Shivers and each of them filed for divorce shortly afterwards. It’s just a good thing there are no kids involved in this mess.
Here are Coyote Shivers’ YouTube videos. Thanks to The National Enquirer for the heads up and most of the details for this story.
Pauly Perrette is shown at the CBS summer press tour ‘Stars Party 2007’ on 7/19/07. Credit: Nikki Nelson/WENN
I have no idea who any of these people are, but I would think that talking about an ongoing case on YouTube may push the boundaries of appropriateness.
random Bebe Buell is somehow involved… ha. She was known for being a groupie too right? So odd. And this guy is disgusting how could anyone want to marry that?!
I also find people who air grievances on You Tube to be low rent. And it’s really stupid to do that when one is involved in a legal imbroglio; this guy is either dimwitted or desperate here.
While I’m fond of the cheesy leopard print background he chose (really says it all-I’ll bet he has a water bed, too) if he wanted to be taken seriously he should not have chosen this background. Damn, just sit in front of some broken dirty blinds to play the pity vote.
Oh no you don’t! Not only did he force Pauly out of her house and move in groupies who stole her belongings, and things she inherited, He cost her 100’s of thousands of dollars and close to a decade of time fighting him, but this slime ball was married to Bebe Buell and terrorized her as well and her daughter Liv. . Part of Coyotes schtick is to come off as the injured party, judge after judge he’s shopped for, have given him money he didn’t deserve access to free housing these poor women paid thru the nose for. He’s been accused of rape and physical mayhem by several womem, he holds them captive. Very creepy man. He destroyed Pauly’s home when she was finally able to move back in. You need to do a lot more research before you put a blanket “seems like a sane enough guy, I am inclined to believe”. He ruined her life and took huge amounts of money from Bebe and Liv.
More research on your part my friend, Coyote is a mentally ill sociopath, very charming with a long term look at taking everything that isn’t nailed down. He’s ruined a lot of people’s lives and used the legal system to do it. This story has been common knowledge for a long time, I know one of the parties really well, and this guy is a complete nightmare to get rid of and he will hurt you and take all your money, and cost you a fortune in court and lawyer fees and you will pay all of his. Your worst nightmare. And ugly, moderately talented who can’t support himself with any job.
I actually believe him. I mean, you can’t ignore all those e-mails (with headers her ISP can verify), the screenplay, the pictures of his ex-wife partying with his supposed “victim”, the notebooks where this “victim” scribbled her first name with his last name. It sounds like these “women” (and I use the term very loosely) are obsessive and very vindictive.
This just makes me sick. It’s women like Paula and Angela who take being scorned by a man to a whole new level that make it hard for the true rape victims out there to be heard.
You could not be more wrong, and it’s because these women got together they were able to convince a judge what was really going on, Beetlejuice’s worse nightmare came true when they started testifying for each other. I think the emails were proved to have been changed by him, when the originals were turned over to the court which is why the charges are standing.
He’s not a nice guy, he’s going to be punished finally.
Anyone can make up a notebook and scrawl names; need more convincing here. And sociopaths can be very convincing and seemingly sincere; that’s their specialty.
The poster who says they know one of the parties involved with him is interesting; more info! I never heard of him or his ‘music’ before this story. He does come across as smug too. The continual use of the ‘quotation’ marks was really unnerving. Tool! I wonder how the hell he stole money from Liv and Bebe; you think with Liv’s $ she could pay a thug to threaten this idiot to back the hell off. He looks like a ferret and the lisp is icing on the cake.
Well how hell was Bebe married to him for that long? I mean, this kind of behavior tends to surface relatively quickly. He looks like the kind of guy who would hit on your sister when you left the room; I know it’s unfair to judge on how someone appears but that’s just the vibe I get from him. Gotta admit this has piqued my interest despite it involving people who are relative unknowns to me and I want to see what happens. Wonder if people are posting derisive comments about this on You Tube.
jinx you can see how all these women were fooled by him because like I said he was convincing at first and he’s probably fooled a lot of judges too. I understand how you would be upset based on your firsthand knowledge of the situation. He does seem convincing in the first video but then he really loses it in the second one. There is a link to the Fox News article as well as the other side of the story that I could find. This was news to me and was the first I’ve heard of it.
Once he sees his name and his ‘story’ he floods boards and blogs with posts, sometimes he gets his little girl posse to help, sometimes it’s just alt nym’s. He’s ruined more boards, and blogs with his lies. This is just an ongoing nightmare for the parties involved. Once he’s able to get money out of women he never will let them alone. It’s all sorts of harassment.
I promise if he comes over I won’t comment – it just turns into world war 3 and he doesn’t care who he hurts. So let’s just hope the commenter defending him doesn’t run back and he finds yet one more forum for his sick craziness.
I really like this blog so I won’t comment if he does show up, if you do some research on what this guy has done, you will not believe the story. It’s just unreal. You can email me if you want to.
Have no idea who any of these people are – apart from Pauley Perrette – but now I’m intrigued. Definite hint of psychopath in that 2nd vid.
Coyote was in the movie Empire Records with Liv Tyler and Renee Zellweger. That’s probably how he met Liv’s mum.
I love Pauley Perrette. I hope he just leaves her the hell alone.
whoa, this is the first I’ve heard of this…but is this the same Coyote Shivers who sang “Sugar High” from the movie “Empire Records” (starring Liv Tyler)? Had no idea he was married to Bebe Buell. That’s probably why he got in the movie in the first place. That was a low-point on an otherwise good (but mid-90sish) soundtrack.
Once again I find myself commenting that women (and people in general) should be able to come forward with whatever horrible things that have happened to them without having to worry about other people’s opinions of their credibility. So many people (not just women obviously), have gone through traumatizing and life changing events that they cannot even get any closure for, or help with, because they are either afraid due to the parties involved having threatened them with consequences, or they do not know whether they will be believed. I think that it is bad enough just getting by in this world, let alone trying to deal with other people’s disgusting behavior and moving on from serious injury and mental/emotional anguish. Also, you would think that if this guy had any sane bone in his body, he would shut up and get a good lawyer.
oh, I’m a loser. I was typing my comment when CB rawks made the same comment. Sorry for the repeat.
Actually I think you’re righter than me, ses, he was probably already with Bebe, and used her to con his way into the movie.
Righter? Righteous? More of the correctness? On the money? 🙂
Damn well said, california angel.
Yes, we should blindly believe anyone who accuses anyone of sexual assault or physical harm. After all, we wouldn’t want to ‘scar’ them any more by useless questions.
God. This is the attitude that has led to crap like the Duke scandal. Sorry, but every other avenue of justice in this country is ‘innocent until proven guilty’, but if someone mentions the word rape, suddenly they’re guilty unless they can prove otherwise.
I know Jack and Shit about this guy, and Jack left town. That being said, I always find it dangerous when people start saying we shouldn’t question allegations like this. A friend of mine in College spent 2 years clearing his name and beating a bogus rape charge a pissed off ex hit him with. Believe it or not, there ARE women (and men) out there that use the legal system as a weapon.
Just spend a few minutes searching Yahoo some day, search for ‘new DNA evidence overturns conviction’ – and you tell me what we should just believe everyone at face value.
“Sorry, but every other avenue of justice in this country is ‘innocent until proven guilty’, but if someone mentions the word rape, suddenly they’re guilty unless they can prove otherwise.”
Don’t worry yourself about it, because we women are the ones who are automatically doubted.
We are the ones treated like a criminal. And we are excessively questioned, and talked down to, and demeaned.
The male policeman and district attorney (or Queen’s Counsel in Australia) will say, “You know if you press charges, this could hurt that man’s career or future.” Not that our pain or future has any relevance.
I personally think the evil bastard should have realised that himself, before he acted. Which is what I also said out loud.
Yes, the women are ALWAYS immediately doubted by us asshole men! It’s not like 3 men who’ve never had so much as a parking ticket could have had their names dragged through the mud for the better part of a year on nothing more than some woman’s word that they raped her right?
We don’t live in a world where a stripper can stumble into a police station days after a supposed incident with a half jumbled together story that changes from day to day and still get an indictment right? She would NEVER still be taken seriously even after it’s been proven the semen samples don’t contain the DNA of ANY of the accused right?
Nope – that would NEVER happen.
Yes Scott. Most of us actually are aware of that fact – there’s no need to be so snide about it. And as it happens you’re contradicting yourself – you accuse those who believe the alleged victim may be telling the truth as taking their story at face value – but if we were all to automatically believe the alleged perpetrator that it didn’t happen, well wouldn’t we also be taking their story at face value?
Courts have to go on the balance of evidence as available at the time, and perhaps you really aren’t aware of this but in most cases the accused is found “not guilty”.
As for the invitation to google “new DNA evidence overturns conviction” – maybe I’m totally dim here, but doesn’t that suggest that a crime has taken place, but that the DNA evidence puts one person in the clear – but indicating that someone else instead is guilty. Not that the victim is making it up?
In this case, nobody knows this fella – but I do know (and have witnessed first hand) that many abusers present quite the charming – image to the outside world – but woe betide those behind closed doors.
In one case where a girl was brutally assaulted and murdered by a man I knew well, he was a known thug, but his history of se*ual violence against women only came out during the trail. Perhaps if the police had secured a prosecution against him beforehand, the girl he murdered would have been more wary of him and she’d still be alive and two families still intact.
So critiscise me and those who don’t reject such a claim out of hand, but if I hear a list of similar allegations about someone then I will have no qualms about being on my guard about them.
Mairead – Yeah, I do believe you have to believe the perp until the victim proves otherwise. What the hell do you think ‘innocent until proven guilty’ means? It means exactly that: the perp is assumed innocent.
Yeah, I do know most perps are found not guilty, and that’s my point! If the justice system was doing it’s job properly, that person would have never gone to trial if they didn’t have the evidence to convict.
The DNA evidence generally comes in with older cases where semen evidence came into play. Back in the day they couldn’t match the DNA, but they could still use semen to narrow down the suspects (by blood type I believe). A ton of convictions were leveled in rapes and murders on that evidence, later when DNA testing was used, it turns out that the blood type was the same but the DNA was often not the perp’s.
The reason I keep mentioning the Duke case is because it’s a textbook example of an overzealous prosecution assuming guilt instead of innocence. They had a woman who claimed to be raped and a semen sample – that’s all they needed. They drag these boys in, splatter their faces all over national TV, practically convict them in the court of Public Relations. Oh, and then a few months later we find out the tiny fact that the DNA didn’t match any of them, she made the whole thing up, and the kicker – the DA KNEW the DNA evidence didn’t hold up and tried to withhold it to cover his own ass.
This is what happens when you treat rape cases differently than any other case. For all I know the guy is guilty, but I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt, because that’s how the system works. When you consider that juries are made up of citizens, it scares me to see how many of you are willing to convict because of your own preconceived notions.
Mairead is my hero.
Sorry, but as usual, Scott F. is taking ONE example and blundering on about it with a shallow, illogical argument.
Scott, I know what you’re saying about the DNA, but my point is that it proves that someone else may have committed the crime, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that the crime was never committed. The DNA just proves that the crime was committed by the person with the matching DNA.
Without wanting to get all Scientologist about it, it is interesting how the language used is “innocent until proven guilty” before the verdict. But after the verdict it’s either “guilty” or “not guilty”.
The Duke case was a mess – but generally doesn’t it take more than just semen to assume there’s been an assault – y’know, bruising etc?
But there are two distinct stages in this argument. One, if there is an allegation of an assault, then it must be investigated – regardless of whether the alleged victim is male or female.
This must be taken seriously to ensure that the law is enacted properly – it doesn’t matter a damn whether the alleged assailant’s family or buddies are “sure” the accuser is making it up. It must be up to a separate third party to decide on the truth of the matter. If, in the fullness of time, it is shown that the alleged victim is maliciously concocting the story, THEN and only then should the full rigour of the law be levelled against her for wasting police time.
We all agree that women who make up such heinous allegations hinder the case of those who really have been attacked. But there is a likelihood that a crime has been committed, so I don’t see what’s wrong with giving the alleged victim the same benefit of the doubt as they’re the one’s who may potentially have to live the life sentence if no prosecution can be secured. Giving one side the benefit of the doubt doesn’t automatically entitle anyone to scream “liar” at the other side.
Out of curiosity Scott- you’ve often been very outspoken about paedophiles on this site – what is your take on “historic” convictions – where an adult accuses another of abusing them as a child, but no physical evidence remains?
Scott,
You’re hijacking the thread because of your own prejudices and experiences. I understand that, however why do you feel the need to smear Pauley Perrette who you also know jack and shit about.
I’ve had male friends be accused of abuse erroneously. I have had female friends who were raped and or physically assaulted by their significant others. I don’t hate either sex because of it; it’s all about individual actions and personal responsibility.
This ant used the Family Court system to abuse and harass these women. Now he’s doing the same with youtube.
You do repeated use fallacious reasoning by not even sticking to the topic at hand. You attack these women (argument ad hominem) not the facts. You seem to have a strong dislike for women in general based on a few bad person experiences. Keep to the topic. Research this guy, find the facts. But your extreme distrust and dislike of women is poisoning a good discussion.
Chill out.
You’re right, I am hijacking the thread, so I’ll take my cue to duck out. I would point out though that I did not ‘smear’ anyone. I never said her allegations weren’t true either – in fact I went out of my way to mention that he may be guilty for all I know.
If you take the time to read what I wrote my problem wasn’t with her, but with the automatic assumption of guilt in something this serious. I do not hate women either; my wife, daughter, and 4 sisters would probably disagree pretty strongly with that assessment.
Mairead – I do react differently when children are involved, a bit because I have a very young daughter, but mainly because they often can’t speak for themselves. When an adult levels accusations, it should be handled differently than a child.
But this is all off topic, and I get that – so lets just chalk it up to me hating women and move on, ‘kay?
Scott, for what it’s worth, I know you don’t hate women 😉
In this case, the fact that a number of exes appear to have similar stories about him still rings alarm bells for me, but until he is convicted of something – or his accusers convicted of perverting the course of justice (or American equivalent) – I suppose it’s pretty academic what we think about this case.
But I’m liking this girl if for no other reason than I used to sport an identical hairdo some years back 😆
Wow, is she Kristen Johnston with black hair or what?!
There are about 5 more women who have given testimony as well, it’s just so complicated and there is so much more to this story than is being reported.
It’s just so ugly, perhaps one day the entire story can be told. Unfortunately now it comes out in strange bits and pieces because no on wants to ruin the court cases. Someday…
This guy is a whack job.
All the more reason to believe that the restraining order was reasonable.
Get a life and a lawyer and quit your whining on youtube…
Not knowing any of the parties involved I can only comment from experience. And observation.
ANYONE who would create this kind of display on You Tube is exerting another form of abuse. Mental abuse. People who are abusive usually can’t stop themselves or their sociopathic behavior.
If in fact not just these two women he is attacking in these so called videos claim this, he displays a pattern of actions. A pattern of behavior.
He brings more attention to himself than if he had just let this go and moved on with his life. He has an unhealthy obsession with getting the last word. It is absolutely textbook behavior on his part. He is only digging himself in deeper. Obsession leads to bad choices and that seems to be his trademark.
No reasonable person would create this. He craves the attention. I have to admit that I was not surprised to see him yet again in the National Enquirer when I went to the supermarket for my weekly groceries. He wants the notoriety these women bring him and he keeps it generating.
He lost me completely in the second one. He confirmed his illness. He confirmed his obsession. He proved he is an abuser. HE DID THAT ALL BY HIMSELF. There is no one to blame. He seems to like to place blame.
How he lost me? Who saves all that stuff? Who saves old emails in bulk? It is not normal. That coupled with his demeanor is very revealing. The screenplay thing didn’t wash either. He really didn’t prove anything except he is obsessed and mentally deranged.
After the ruling the Judge just slammed the You Tube divorcee with yesterday in NYC, Mr. Shivers better think twice about the price of justice.
The bottom line is NO ONE CARES. That is obvious by the amount of hits and comments he gets.
And may I add, nothing angers a sociopath more than being ignored.
People forget bad mentions in the media as fast as a passing thought. Only someone who is truly narcissistic and delusional actually believes everyone is watching or caring.
ONLY HE keeps it alive.
I can completely understand why he is taking this to youtube. I would too if I was falsely accused of rape and kidnapping and had proof that my ex was paying the accuser. That is not obsessing… that is wanting to clear your name.
It is a shame that people are just not using their heads at all. If anything he was saying were true he would not need to go to these lengths. His evidence is weak at best.
What worries me is his group of internet supporters- all obviously young females.
Don’t any of them take a moment to reflect on the FACT that he says all the same things about ALL the former women in his life?
He wants money. That is my final analysis on this. It may not be my final comment however.
Oh, and one more observation. He calls his first wife whom he hasn’t been married to for over TEN years a stalker too. He then claims that she hired expensive lawyers that THEY (he and Perrette at the time 2000-2001) could not afford. Yet in another breath he says that Perrette- the second wife- now spends thousands of dollars keeping evidence out of court.
He can’t keep his stories straight and it will catch up to him.
He is not being stalked by anyone. This is his ONLY way of getting attention.
A little research will reveal that the first wife is happily remarried for many years now. She also lives on the East Coast.
We will never know either what Mr. Shivers may have told Ms. Perrette back when they first hooked up to make her believe his lies about the first wife.
He displays obsessive disorder. Why still keep bothering women who obviously want nothing to do with him and want him to leave them alone? MONEY!
After checking on a few of the facts I have found out that the Courts in Los Angeles just deemed Mr. Shivers a “Vexatious Litigant”. Google it if you don’t know what it means. Why else would he take to You Tube?
“Dr. Jen” do not assume additional names and talk to yourself. Another comment on this thread was deleted for that reason. It is not allowed at all.
I get it. You run a classy place here Celebitchy. I do share a computer with my roommate. We got carried away and do apologise.
I’m so irked though.
I can tell you understand from your own observation here.
I just think this whole thing stinks and I feel bad for Miss Perrette.
Anyone dragged into this actually.
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