7/5/14 11:07am
Columbus Short celebrated July 4th by getting in trouble with the law for the 4th time in 4 months.
Short was at the Katy Trail Ice House -- a popular bar in Dallas -- for around 4 hours and was drinking a lot. An eyewitness says Columbus got up and it looked like he was leaving without paying the tab. A security guard started talking to him and Columbus started screaming.
We're told Columbus accused the guard of racism, but the guard fired back, he was also black. A scuffle between the 2 ensued.
We're told several off duty Dallas cops -- who work at the bar on weekends -- broke up the fight but the fired "Scandal" star was still hotter than fish grease.
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