“Beverly Hills, 90210” actor Ian Ziering has admitted that he was the victim of a violent attack on New Year's Eve.
Ziering, 59, updated fans on her condition after she and her 12-year-old daughter were “aggressively” attacked by a biker.
“I experienced an alarming incident involving a group of people on minibikes. While stuck in traffic, my car was approached aggressively by one of these riders, leading to a disturbing collision. ,” Ziering shared on Instagram. “I got out of the car to assess the damage. Unfortunately, this action escalated into a physical altercation, which I evaded to protect myself.”
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Ian Ziering gave fans an update after he and his daughter were “aggressively” attacked on New Year's Eve. (Getty Images)
The actor said he and his daughter were “completely unharmed” but expressed concern about the “increasing audacity of such groups to destroy public safety and peace.”
The father-of-two said he found the shocking incident “unacceptable” and called on law enforcement to take immediate action.
“This situation highlights the larger issue of street hooliganism and the need for an effective law enforcement response to such behavior,” he said. “As a citizen and as a parent, I find it unacceptable that a group of people should freely engage in this type of behavior and cause fear and confusion when the authorities appear to be doing an inadequate response.”
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Ian Ziering, Tori Spelling, Shannen Doherty, Brian Austin Green, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Gabriel Carteris and Luke Perry pose for a 1991 cast photo of Beverly Hills 90210 . (Mark Sennett/Getty Images)
Ziering added that he has always advocated “standing against intimidation and wrongdoing” and stressed the importance of “individual and community safety.”
“I call on city officials and law enforcement to take decisive action against such illegal activity and provide the necessary resources to prevent it from happening again in the future,” he said in part. Ta.
He ended his post by thanking his loved ones and fans during a “difficult moment” and wishing his followers a Happy New Year.
Ziering posted a smiling photo on social media and shared the video with text explaining the situation. In the video, Coldplay's “A Sky Full of Stars” played in the background.
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According to TMZ, the actor was involved in a street brawl with a group of bikers in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Video showed multiple riders on mini bikes surrounding Ziering's car on Hollywood Boulevard before he got out of the car.
Ziering was then seen waving at one of the bikers, who had parked his motorcycle directly in front of the actor's car.
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It's unclear what prompted him to throw the punch or whether one of the motorcycles collided with Ziering's car.
Other bikers were seen surrounding the actor as the four began throwing punches at him after appearing to knock the helmeted man to the ground.
“Beverly Hills, 90210” star Ian Ziering has called on law enforcement to take action after a biker attack. (Dominic Bindle/Getty Images)
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Shortly afterward, Ziering was seen running across a busy street and away from the crime scene as people in helmets and masks continued to pursue him and attempt to attack him.
One of the bikers grabbed Ziering's back as he ran on the sidewalk, while the other tried to trip Ziering, but completely missed.
No one who watched or recorded the whole ordeal tried to help the actor.
Ian Ziering poses with his daughters Pena Ziering and Mia Ziering at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball held at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on December 1, 2023. (Getty Images)
Ziering was eventually able to escape on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, then got back in his car and drove away.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department and Ziering's representatives, but has not yet received a response.
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Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price contributed to this report.
