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Nicolas Cage has a long history of erratic behavior.

In fact, if you look up "erratic" in the dictionary, you find a picture of Nicolas Cage wearing a shirt with Nicolas Cage on it.

In the past, Cage has been arrested for assaulting his wife (and subsequently sprung by Dog the Bounty Hunter), and demonstrated a quickness to anger belied by his famous deadpan drawl.

Yesterday in Vegas, however, it seems Cage was actually the voice of reason in a bizarre incident involving notorious Motley Crüe singer Vince Neil.

According to TMZ, Neil assaulted a woman who asked for Cage’s autograph in the lobby of the Aria Hotel.

Nic reportedly came to the woman’s defense, which led to a scuffle between the two fifty-something men.

Yes, it was a full-blown Cage match (sorry), and thankfully a portion of it was caught on video.

Witnesses say that after Neil grabbed the woman by the hair and pulled her to the ground, Cage restrained his friend and dragged him outside.

In the clip below, you can see the two screaming at one another before and embracing and declaring their mutual love.

Sources say Neil was arrested for assault just moments later.

Needless to say, it was a strange scene – but just another day in the life of Nicolas Cage.