A performer in The Villages found herself in a real-life drama after a wild brawl at RJ Gator’s and a subsequent meltdown at the county jail.
Diane Capasso, 68, of the Village of Piedmont, was arrested Friday on multiple felony battery charges following a two-act ruckus that culminated with her hurling her fake eyelashes at a corrections officer.
The drama began at about 5 p.m. Friday, July 3, at RJ Gator’s at Lake Sumter Landing. Deputies responded to a physical disturbance where Capasso, who performed in a 2024 production of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” initially claimed she was the victim. She told law enforcement that she had “ongoing issues” with another woman and that a man had randomly walked up, grabbed her by the neck, and slammed her against a wall before the pair began mocking her.
However, video surveillance and witness testimony quickly flipped the script…