Actor Ian Ziering is breaking his silence after he was swarmed by a gang of mini bikers on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve. The 'Beverly Hills, 90210' star wrote on Instagram, "Yesterday, I experienced an alarming incident involving a group of individuals on mini bikes. While stuck in traffic, my car was approached aggressively by one of these riders leading to an unsettling confrontation." He continued, "In an attempt to assess any damage I exited my car. This action, unfortunately, escalated into a physical altercation, which I navigated to protect myself."
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00:00 Actor Ian Ziering is breaking his silence after he was swarmed by a gang of minibikers
00:04 on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. The Beverly Hills 90210 star wrote on Instagram,
00:09 "Yesterday I experienced an alarming incident involving a group of individuals on minibikes.
00:14 While stuck in traffic, my car was approached aggressively by one of these riders,
00:18 leading to an unsettling confrontation. He continued, 'In an attempt to assess any damage,
00:23 I exited my car. This action unfortunately escalated into a physical altercation,
00:27 which I navigated to protect myself.'" Ziering said he and his daughter,
00:30 who was with him at the time, emerged from the incident unharmed.
00:34 But footage of the confrontation, obtained by TMZ,
00:36 indicated the actor having to fight off multiple bikers before reaching safety.
00:40 The actor said the incident left him, quote, "deeply concerned about the growing boldness
00:44 of such groups who disrupt public safety and peace. The situation highlights a larger issue
00:49 of hooliganism on our streets, and the need for effective law enforcement responses to such
00:53 behavior." Representatives for the Los Angeles Police Department could not be contacted for
00:58 comment on Ziering's run-in with the bikes and to indicate whether an incident report had been
01:01 filed. Ziering added, "As a citizen and a parent, I find it unacceptable that groups can freely
01:06 engage in this kind of behavior, causing fear and chaos while the response from authorities
01:10 seems insufficient. I have always been an advocate for standing up against intimidation and misconduct,
01:15 and this incident reinforces my belief in the importance of personal and community safety."
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