Hollywood legend targeted on the street in unprovoked attack
During an increase in unprovoked attacks in New York City, a Hollywood A-lister has been targeted in broad daylight.
Actor Steve Buscemi was strolling through Kips Bay in mid-town Manhattan last Wednesday when a man walked up and struck the actor in an attack just before midday.
The attack on the 66-year-old star is one of the latest unprovoked assaults in the five boroughs, law enforcement sources told The New York Post.
The actor, who starred in Fargo and Boardwalk Empire, suffered swelling to his face and left eye and was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment.
His attacker fled the scene and is still at large, according to police.
“Steve Buscemi was assaulted in Mid-Town Manhattan, another victim of a random act of violence in the city,” Buscemi’s publicist said in a statement to The Post.
“He is OK and appreciates everyone’s well wishes, though incredibly sad for everyone that this has happened to while also walking the streets of New York.”
A worker in the area who witnessed part of the assault told the publication, “I saw he was with a woman, and then through the corner of the window I saw him trip and fall backwards.”
“He right away got up and ran in the opposite direction. I didn’t see who hit him."
“It worries me for when we close because we close at 11 and it can get scary around that time,” said the woman.
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