Alec Baldwin Pleads Guilty to Harassment Charge in Parking-Space Scuffle
by EG
Alec Baldwin denied that he punched a man over a parking space in New York last November, but he apparently admitted to shoving the guy. That admission got him convicted of harassment and sentenced to attending anger-management classes. On Twitter, Baldwin continued to deny that a punch was thrown and insisted that there are worse criminals in NYC than him (and that he's the victim of an unjust justice system and that Fox News is "vermin"). Those classes had better start soon. Read on for details.
Alec Baldwin on Wednesday morning pleaded guilty to an altercation over a parking spot last November.
The actor pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment, according to reporters in the New York courtroom.
1- At the Criminal Court bldg on Centre Street, I pled guilty to a charge of harassment, a violation.
— HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) January 23, 2019
In that bldg today there are 3 murder trials scheduled, one involving a white supremacist who killed someone in Times Square.
All the press was outside the courtroom I was in.
Baldwin will take anger management classes and will pay a $120 fine, according to court session reporters.
2- the press reported that I punched someone. That is untrue, and that is a serious charge. A man was punched in NY recently and died.
— HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) January 23, 2019
(https://t.co/uz6mpohmlH)
The Saturday Night Live actor was accused of punching a man near his Greenwich Village home in November over an alleged stolen parking spot.
3- nothing that resembles justice ever enters or leaves any courtroom in this country.
— HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) January 23, 2019
Baldwin admitted to pushing the man, according to court documents, but there was no evidence the man was punched.
4- The vermin at Fox News continues to tell a story about “an alleged punch.”
— HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) January 23, 2019
There are three cameras in front of my bldg.
It didn’t happen.
The actor was initially facing charges of attempted assault and harassment, but those were dropped.
Shortly after his arrest, Baldwin released a statement. "Normally, I would not comment on something as egregiously misstated as today’s story. However, the assertion that I punched anyone over a parking spot is false," he wrote.
Get the rest of the story at The Hollywood Reporter.
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