Alec Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty

Actor allegedly pushed guy in dispute over parking spot
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 26, 2018 1:06 PM CST
Alec Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty
Alec Baldwin, left, and attorney Alan Abramson appear in New York Supreme Court Monday, Nov. 26, 2018.   (Alec Tabek/The Daily News via AP, Pool)

Alec Baldwin was in court Monday to plead not guilty to assault and harassment charges stemming from a New York City parking dispute. Baldwin is alleged to have pushed and hit a man during the argument about a parking spot near Baldwin's Greenwich Village apartment building on Nov. 2; the man allegedly pulled into a spot someone was holding for Baldwin. The actor allegedly told police officers after the incident, "He's an a------. He stole my spot. I did push him." But in court, his lawyer said "incontrovertible video evidence" will show Baldwin did not commit a crime, NBC News reports. He was released on his own recognizance and is due back in court Jan. 23, ABC News reports. (Baldwin previously called stories about the allegations "clickbait entertainment.")

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