Actor Steve Buscemi was injured in a random assault by a passer-by in New York Metropolis, his publicist stated.
The star of Boardwalk Empire and Reservoir Canine wanted hospital remedy to his face after a “random act of violence” in Manhattan, his consultant revealed on Sunday.
Police stated they responded to a 911 name on Wednesday morning a couple of 66-year-old man being punched within the face.
The suspect has been unidentified however police have an outline.
He was sporting a dark-coloured baseball cap, blue T-shirt, black trousers and white trainers and was carrying a bookbag.
The assault occurred in Midtown at round 11:48 ET (15:48 GMT) on 8 Could close to 369 Third Ave, police stated.
The sufferer, who police declined to call, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in a steady situation for remedy of bruising, swelling and bleeding to his left eye.
Buscemi’s id was confirmed by his publicist.
“Steve Buscemi was… one other sufferer of a random act of violence within the metropolis,” the assertion learn.
“He’s OK and appreciates everybody’s effectively needs, although extremely unhappy for everybody that this has occurred to [him] whereas additionally strolling the streets of New York.”
One witness instructed the New York Publish he noticed the actor appear to “journey and fall backwards” within the assault earlier than he acquired up and ran off.
Buscemi is a New Yorker who as soon as labored for New York Hearth Division.
His portrayal of a corrupt Atlantic Metropolis politician main a double life throughout Prohibition within the hit HBO sequence Boardwalk Empire received him a Golden Globe award.
