Actor Rick Moranis was punched in the face by a random passer-by on the Upper West Side of New York City and police say the assailant stayed on big Friday
The 67-year-old comedy star was walking around early in the morning near his home (see video clip below) when he was punched in Central Park West near West 70th Street
The New York Police Department said the assailant used a closed fist to punch Moranis Video shows the attacker suddenly stepping towards Moranis and punching his fist before resuming his walk as his victim remained on the ground The attacker wore black, including an « I Love NY » sweatshirt
According to initial press reports, Moranis sought treatment at a local hospital for pain in his head, back and right hip before reporting the attack to a police station
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Moranis, whose many credits include Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Ghostbusters and Spaceballs, withdrew from Hollywood more than 20 years ago after the death of his wife, Ann, to focus on the raising their two children His appearance in a recent commercial for Mint Mobile, alongside fellow countryman Ryan Reynolds, was widely noticed due to the actor’s long absence from the limelight
There, Reynolds introduces Moranis by calling him someone « we’ve all gone too long without » Moranis then jokes that he « really needs a phone »
Entertainment figures reacted on Twitter with agitation to reports of the attack Chris Evans said his « blood was boiling » and Josh Gad said « the rage I’m feeling right now is in -beyond the words «
James Woods joined him, for a change in agreement with his fellow actors « Finally! The one thing all Americans can agree on, » he tweeted, claiming that the forward « Should be boiled alive in oil »
🚨WANTED for ASSAULT: On 10/1, at 7:24 am, a 67-year-old man was walking south on Central Park West near West 70th Street, when an unidentified man punched him in the head with a closed fist, throwing it to the ground Do you have any information? Call / DM @NYPDTips picTwittercom / ZvSUPjtVdp
The rage I’m feeling right now is beyond words Who’s doing this? What a psychopath does something like that to a man in his sixties Quick recovery my friend 🙏🙏 https: // tco / u87CizhfHc
Finally! The one thing all Americans can agree on The man who beat #RickMoranis for no reason should be boiled alive in oil #HateCrime #DeBlasiosNewYork picTwittercom / C3qkCcjSa8
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World News – US – Rick Moranis hit in random New York attack by a passing
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