Kiefer to Turn Himself in Today Following "Vicious Assault"

Following a headbutt attack Kiefer Sutherland unleashed on designer Jack McCollough earlier this week at SoHo's Submercer, it seems the actor will be paying his dues like a regular 'ol civilian. TMZ reports that he'll be charged with misdemeanor assault, an attack the designer says was unprovoked though allegedly happened after he pushed Brooke Shields (possibly just trying to sidle by her at the crowded bar). The altercation is said to have left McCollough with a tiny gash on his nose, though his reps are making it sound more serious by saying: "He was the victim of a vicious, violent, unprovoked assault." Later today Kiefer, currently on probation for a DUI, will show up at the First Precinct station house downtown and get a desk appearance ticket and his arraignment date set.

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By Jen Carlson in News on May 7, 2009 8:05 AM

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Spirit of 76

Years ago, Kiefer had a real "bad boy" reputation, peaking sometime around the release of Flatliners, I think. I guess once a Hollywood hellraiser, always a Hollywood hellraiser.

felixthecat2

I lover 24 hours, maybe fox can send the star from prison to help Keifer out of rikers.

Think2wice

Come on Submercer, release the CCTV vid showing McCollough aiming a pistol to Brooke's head if Jack Bauer doesn't disclose the launch codes.

JacqueMehoff

another hollywood douche phuk who think's he's special.

like brooke shields can't take care of herself?

GoToHell

He's going to head-butt your pansy hipster ass next.

JacqueMehoff

go ahead, I have nothing to lose.

I'm too old to be a hipster sir and too poor.

PTG in nyc

McCullough's crew should shutup and be happy that they can walk away with their lives.

I heart Kiefer/Jack. Best bad actor since the Governator, and a story doesn't get any better than getting sentenced to 6 months in prison by a judge who lets you serve that time around the filming of 24. I can only hope this next judge is also a fan.

captainblackout

His reps will milk this until it's dry. Free publicity, and all he had to do was get head-butted by Kiefer.

GoToHell

McCollough's reps are a bunch of drama queens.

schadenfreudian mensch

I think you meant size queens.

Amanda Harletsch

this is extremely funny!

McCollough is a nerdy design type guy after all, headbutting this guy is like headbutting Elmo.

Too much of macho fuel by drinks out of proportion clown attitude= Jackass.

imadick

if the designer is elmo, does that make keifer mr. bad-pants? (you know, the character whose one-time appearance was made to show kids that domestic violence is NOT OK.)

Global Wombat

Nice piece image.

poopmast

There's got to be more to this story. I've seen on many occasions where some jackass will bump into you with their drink and curse you out for being in the way.

drewmaster

Oh there is more to this story... he was interrogating the terrorist designer, a man who knew the codes for the detonation sequence for a chemical bomb in NYC. All you people take your freedom for granted while Jack Bauer has to do all the dirty work. Shame on you.

poopmast

Also he got head butted by jack bauer and lived. Thats pretty suspect.

Mr Mel

Good actor, bad drunk.

nyorker555

ugh -- profoundly talentless actor with endless drug problems gets to make lots of money doing nothing -- on a really really bad TV show -- cannot he go away?