Scott Weiland's wife arrested

Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland's wife was arrested on Sunday (March 26th) after she allegedly set her husband's $10,000 wardrobe on fire outside their home in Toluca Lake, California, according to TMZ.com. Cops responded to a "female burning clothes" call late Saturday evening (March 25th) and booked Mary Weiland for suspicion of felony arson vandalism. The couple's two children, who were present, were placed in the care of family friends. Mary was booked at a Burbank police station and released on $50,000 bail three hours later.

The arrest came less than a day after the Weilands were thrown out of the Graciela Hotel in Burbank after they left a room there in shambles during a violent argument. The couple allegedly hurled furniture, made "dents and gouges" in the room's walls, and even left bloodstains on some of the linens.

The hotel is pressing charges for the damages. There is no word yet on what has caused the apparent rift between the Weilands.

Weiland previously pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges against Mary in December of 2001. He had to pay a fine and was put on probation.

The couple had also been estranged over Weiland's drug use a few years back, with Mary Weiland reportedly beginning divorce proceedings before the two reconciled. Weiland recently told us that he's successfully stayed clean for the last several years: "Last few years have been great. I mean, I don't really feel the necessity to, or the responsibility to -- you know, it's been over three and a half years for me, so, I mean, that's all that I feel like I really need to say."

Velvet Revolver's new album, Libertad, is tentatively scheduled for release on June 5th, with a U.S. tour scheduled to begin on May 4th in Hollywood.
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