Kiefer Sutherland Headbutt Assault Charge Dropped

NEW YORK — Kiefer Sutherland's legal troubles for allegedly head-butting a fashion designer in a New York City nightclub are over.

The Manhattan district attorney's spokeswoman said Tuesday that misdemeanor assault charges against the actor are being dropped because the alleged victim wouldn't cooperate with prosecutors.

The star of the Fox TV show "24" was charged in May after designer Jack McCollough said Sutherland head-butted him and broke his nose in a Manhattan nightclub.

Sutherland and McCollough issued a joint statement a few weeks later saying they had resolved their differences. Sutherland apologized to McCollough in the statement.

Sutherland's attorneys declined to comment Tuesday.

Comments

[LeeCalif]

08:02 PM on 07/22/2009

Likes to torture and headbutt.

Great guy. NOT !

[SmootyBooty]

06:30 PM on 07/22/2009

Keifer=HEAD Butt...

[Steamboater]

05:24 PM on 07/22/2009

According to the DA, the victim wouldn't cooperate. According to Sutherland and the victim, they resolved their differences. Bottom line: their differences were resolved with a big payoff. The average guy would been sent to trial by now and convicted.

[Nick2]

11:30 AM on 07/22/2009

I'd be under the jail if I did what he did. We really do live by the Golden Rule in this country. "He who has the gold makes the rules."

[ForRichardorPoorer]

10:14 AM on 07/22/2009

Jack McCollough was probably paid $ to not cooperate?

[the mean in meaningless]

09:42 AM on 07/22/2009

Rupert Murdoch held his protecting hand over him.

[dlarocca]

09:06 AM on 07/22/2009

I always knew Jack Bauer would get out of this one!

[mamacat]

08:26 AM on 07/22/2009

He is not his father. Donald Sutherland is a wonderful actor.

[LeeCalif]

08:22 PM on 07/22/2009

Amen !

[TandemMak]

09:58 PM on 07/22/2009

and who IS their father? pointless comment.