"Big Pussy" defends suit from Jersey girl

, who played Big Pussy on “The Sopranos” today began trial in the Supreme Court of New York over an April 2005 assault of former fiancee, Gloucester Township native,

. Pastore pleaded guilty in 2006 to attempted assault on Regina, who said he punched her, pulled her hair and smashed her face into the dashboard of an SUV. Regina, an actress/acting teacher, who graduated Triton High in Runnemede, later filed civil suit against the actor.