OK this is different, Dennis Rodman has been charged with misdemeanor battery in Florida for allegedly slapping a man at his own birthday party back in May.

Read on to get the tea spilling why Dennis Rodman charged with battery…

CelebNSports247.com has learned that Jeff Soulouque claims Rodman immediately began apologizing for the incident since it was purely accidental.

According to reports, Dennis Rodman was at the Buddha Sky Bar in Delray Beach on May 17 when he “unprovokedly turned around and smacked” 30-year-old Jeff Soulouque.

Soulouque says that Rodman invited him out to dinner the following night in an attempted peace offering.

Of course, in an attempt for a money grab, Soulouque told TMZ Sports he was really hurt and went to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a left corneal abrasion. He went to cops the day after the incident and filed a report.

Cops launched an investigation and called up a witness named David Lee Roth — who, shockingly, is NOT the Van Halen singer. Still, cops say DLR corroborated Soulouque’s story.

The report states:

Roth stated he was about twenty feet away and he saw Rodman turn around and open hand smack Soulouque two times.

Prosecutors later charged Rodman with a misdemeanor battery. Last Thursday, Dennis Rodman’s attorney appeared in court on his behalf and pled not guilty.

It’s a big deal for Rodman — the charge carries a maximum sentence of a year in jail, 12 months probation and a $1,000 fine.