Jocelyn Wildenstein facing charges of assault in the second degree and inflicting injuries with a weapon

Jocelyn Wildenstein, 71, is accused of slashing Canadian couturier Lloyd Klein, 49, with a pair of scissors and gouging his face with her nails.

Klein was forced to shove the Wildenstein into a closet to prevent another attack before cops arrived to book her on felony assault charges.

Klein fled their Trump World Tower apartment on Wednesday night before Wildenstein was released, following an appearance before a judge.

Wildenstein and Klein are believed to have enjoyed a meal Tuesday evening before the wealthy divorcee accused him of spending too much time on social media.

A source said, “They had a relaxing dinner, everything was normal then Jocelyn suddenly got angry as she often does.  Lloyd was using his laptop and evidently not paying her enough attention. So she screamed at him to get off the computer then picked up a lit candle and threw the hot wax all over him.  He was very scared, he asked her to calm down but she just got angrier and angrier and threatened to kill him.  She then went at his face with her nails, which are real and very sharp, before finally grabbing some scissors and stabbing them twice into his chest.’

Klein told police that he reacted by pushing Wildenstein into a walk-in closet in the hallway of their Manhattan pad.  He denies locking her in or forcing the door shut and says she could have left at any time had she merely calmed down and opened it from the inside.

The source continued, “Lloyd just pushed her inside to get her to calm down. He told her this couldn’t be happening and this was wrong but he didn’t lock her up. She started calling her agent, calling 911, calling security, calling anyone she could to say she was being attacked and held prisoner.  But when the cops arrived it was patently obvious that she could have opened the door herself. By now Lloyd’s face was all scratched and swollen, he had two scissor stabs to his chest. The police took one look at the blood and realized he was the victim.’

Wildenstein appeared in court facing charges of assault in the second degree and inflicting injuries with a weapon.

It is not clear whether Klein will press charges.