DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - METCALFE INVOLVED IN BRAWL

Former DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star JESSE METCALFE has been involved in a fight outside a Los Angeles nightclub - with the actor sustaining a punch in the face. The 29-year-old was talking to Crossroads star Taryn Manning outside the Boulevard 3 club when the actress' muscle-bound companion stepped in and exchanged a series of blows with the actor, knocking him to the ground. The fight was caught on camera by a bystander and the video footage, posted on TMZ.com, shows Metcalfe trying to chase after his attacker before being stopped by security. This is not the first time Metcalfe has been involved in scuffle outside a nightspot - in December (07) the actor reportedly launched an unprovoked attack on a paparazzi photographer on exiting a London club, leaving the snapper with a bloody nose.