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Fireman busted after violently ‘beating’ tranny pal

Claudia Charriez

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A muscle-bound firefighter who appeared as Mr. March in the 2011 NYC Firefigfhter calendar was arrested for allegedly assaulting his transsexual girlfriend — a stunner who was famously booted from “America’s Next Top Model.”

Taylor Murphy, 28, is charged with assault, criminal mischief and criminal obstruction of breathing for allegedly attacking Claudia Charriez two weeks ago in front of Flashdancers, a Midtown jiggle joint, and again later at a nearby hotel.

Murphy was arraigned last night in Manhattan Supreme Court and was freed without bail.

Murphy’s gal pal, Charriez, 30, who lives in Los Angeles, made it to the semifinal round on “America’s Next Top Model” in 2006 before she was disqualified because she was born a male.

She told The Post yesterday the attack began when Murphy became jealous during their visit to the Times Square nudie bar, where several men asked her for a lap dance.

“A couple of guys saw me and wanted me to dance for them, ” she said. “Then the owner came up to me and asked if I wanted to work for him.

“[Murphy] said he thought I was flirting with those guys.”

They argued, and Murphy allegedly became violent on the sidewalk, shattering her cellphone on the ground and dragging her down the street by her hair, Charriez said.

“He pinned me into a telephone booth and strangled me, then let go and started crying.”

The gender-bending model broke free from her 6-foot-3, 220-pound boyfriend, jumped in a cab and fled to her hotel on West 35th Street.

Murphy was waiting when she got there and began biting, punching, kicking, slapping and choking Charriez, cops said.

“I told him to leave and that I didn’t want to see him again,” she said. “It set him off, and he slammed me into the bed and strangled me again with so much force.”

Charriez fled to a friend’s apartment, but Murphy allegedly followed her and banged on the door until the girls called the cops.

“I was covered in bruises. My lip was split and pieces of my hair were falling out,” she said.

“He called me from jail today and said he wanted me to write a letter saying it didn’t happen.”

Additional reporting by Candace Amos

jamie.schram@nypost.com