Rapper Vanilla Ice, real name Robert Van Winkle, was arrested Thursday night for domestic battery and booked into the Palm Beach County Jail, according to Palm Beach County, Fla., sheriffs.

TMZ.com was first to report the arrest of the 40-year-old rapper on Thursday night.

Van Winkle was booked by Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies at 10:43 PM ET on a charge of domestic battery. Police officers arrived at his Wellington home after his wife Laura Van Winkle called deputies to say her husband was hitting and kicking her, according to the Palm Beach Post.

When police arrived, Laura said she and her husband had had an argument and he pushed her. She refused to provide further details without the presence of her lawyer. The woman appeared unhurt, reports the Post.

Van Winkle told police they were having an argument and blamed the episode on Laura being bipolar. He said his wife takes medication but still has irrational and argumentative episodes.

He denied pushing his wife, the Post reports citing the arrest report.

The couple has two children, aged 8 and 10.

Van Winkle is currently in police custody and is due to appear in court.

The singer previously spent one night in jail in 2001 and was placed on one year's probation pleading no contest to domestic violence in Broward County. Other brushes with the law include driving infractions - driving with an expired license, driving 74 mph in a 45 mph zone and having illegally tinted car windows.

The Post adds that in 2004, Van Winkle paid $220 in impounding fees when his pet wallaroo and goat escaped in Port St. Lucie and were picked up by animal control officers.

As Vanilla Ice, he is known for the 1990 hit “Ice, Ice Baby,” which sold 15 million.

Van Winkle is currently working on an album, in between concerts, according to his official website.