Stunning pictures reveal the harm to Ian Ziering’s $100,000 Mercedes after bikers attacked him whereas he was driving together with his 10-year-old daughter.
The Beverly Hills, 90210 actor, 59, was seen in a video clip as he clashed with one mini-bike rider, after which he fended off assaults from a number of different riders within the group round 3pm on Sunday.
His gray GLE SUV Mercedes, which now sits idle in his driveway, was left shattered and barely dented on the drivers’ facet windshield. The side-view mirror was additionally badly cracked.
Ziering, who performed the position of Steve Sanders on the Fox sequence from 1990 to 2000, took to Instagram on Monday to share particulars of the ‘alarming incident’ and up to date followers on the standing of his 10-year-old daughter, Penna, who was seated in his automobile on the time of the altercation.
‘I’m relieved to report that my daughter and I are each utterly unscathed, however the incident has left me deeply involved concerning the rising boldness of such teams who disrupt public security and peace,’ Ziering mentioned in his submit.
Ian Ziering’s gray GLE SUV Mercedes is seen parked in his driveway with shattered glass after he was concerned in a assault with bikers on Sunday on Hollywood Boulevard
The entrance drivers facet windshield was left shattered and barely dented
One in every of his side-view mirrors on the automobile was additionally left shattered following the violent incident
The violent incident befell on Hollywood Boulevard as 4 bikers threw punches and kicks at Ziering earlier than he sprinted throughout the road.
‘Whereas caught in visitors, my automobile was approached aggressively by considered one of these riders resulting in an unsettling confrontation,’ he mentioned in his social media submit.
‘In an try and assess any harm I exited my automobile. This motion, sadly, escalated right into a bodily altercation, which I navigated to guard myself.’
Whereas dozens of onlookers had been gathered on the standard spot on New Yr’s Eve, nobody appeared to intervene on Ziering’s behalf within the incident.
It was not instantly clear if anybody was arrested in reference to the incident as of Sunday night, TMZ reported, noting that ‘an official report’ lists the Newark, New Jersey-born actor ‘because the sufferer’ within the incident.
Police mentioned they’re probing the incident and speaking with the folks concerned.
‘This example highlights a bigger difficulty of hooliganism on our streets and the necessity for efficient regulation enforcement responses to such habits.’
‘As a citizen and a father or mother, I discover it unacceptable that teams can freely have interaction in this sort of habits, inflicting concern and chaos, whereas the response from authorities appears inadequate,’ he continued in his submit, earlier than urging regulation enforcement to ‘take decisive motion.’
Ziering took to Instagram on Monday to share particulars of the ‘alarming incident’ and replace followers on the standing of his 10-year-old daughter, Penna, who was seated in his automobile on the time
The remainder of the automobile was left untouched. It was not made instantly clear is anybody was arrested in connection to the incident
The cracked windshield could be seen from the facet angle of the automobile on the drivers facet
‘I’ve at all times been an advocate for standing up in opposition to intimidation and misconduct, and this incident reinforces my perception within the significance of non-public and neighborhood security.’
He concluded: ‘I’m grateful for the assist of my household, mates, and followers throughout this time.
‘It is in difficult moments like these that the power and unity of our neighborhood are most significant. Glad new yr.’
Ziering shares equal custody of Penna, in addition to 12-year-old daughter Mia, with ex-wife Erin Ludwig. The previous couple wed in 2010, separated in 2019, with their divorce finalized in 2022.
On Monday, Erin, a registered nurse who nonetheless makes use of the final identify Ziering on social media, took to Instagram to interrupt her silence on the altercation.
‘I’ve over 150 messages about this incident in 24hrs and I’m not responding as a consequence of [Ian and Penna’s] privateness,’ Erin mentioned in response to her ex’s submit.
‘As I admire the necessity for information by everybody, please perceive respectfully and if needing data please attain out to the direct folks concerned.’
As he grappled with one rider he was swarmed by others who attacked him because the actor was pinned in opposition to his automobile
Ziering and his daughters Penna Mae Ziering (left) and Mia Loren Ziering (proper) are pictured at Jingle Ball in LA in December
After Ziering broke his silence on the incident on Monday, his ex-wife Erin Ludwig reposted his story. The couple’s different daughter Mia corrected false repots that she was within the automobile on the time, however her sister Penna was within the automobile on the time
In one other slide shared through Instagram Tales, the mother-of-two re-shared her daughter Mia’s social media submit.
Mia’s notice corrected a reporting error — ‘Guys, I am superb. tmz actually lied. I used to be not the one within the automobile. It was Penna,’ the pre-teen wrote.
She continued, ‘Thanks for checking it nevertheless it was misinformation and in addition very embarrassing. And it is clearly Penna. like huh.’
Her mom reiterated over on her personal web page, ‘Additionally please respect my daughters privateness. The improper one was named.’
A supply advised DailyMail.com that Ziering is ‘doing okay’ after the incident.
Police advised TMZ that they’re probing the incident and speaking with these concerned
Ziering acquired out of his automobile earlier than he ran throughout the road. He later admitted that in doing so, it ‘sadly, escalated right into a bodily altercation, which I navigated to guard myself’
(L-R) Gabrielle Carteris, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Inexperienced, Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth and Ziering had been seen in 2019 on the reboot BH90210
In an extra video printed by the outlet, Ziering seemed to be consoling Mia, who was visibly upset.
Police advised TMZ that they’re probing the incident — which befell close to the famed nook of Hollywood and Highland, proper alongside the Hollywood Stroll of Fame — and speaking with the folks concerned.
Sources advised the outlet that Ziering’s ‘automobile… could have been hit’ previous to the battle caught on digicam within the incident.
Ziering was capable of get again into his automobile and depart the scene, sources advised the outlet, whereas the group of mini-bikers additionally abruptly left the scene after the violent incident.