Danny Trejo claimed he was focused when he was struck with a water balloon throughout a Fourth of July parade in Los Angeles, which led to a chaotic brawl involving the long-lasting actor.
The “Machete” star was using within the passenger seat in a child blue convertible alongside his buddy Mario Castillo, driving via the Sunland-Tujunga neighborhood when a water balloon was thrown at them, the actor advised TMZ.
Trejo stated he panicked when he seemingly heard someone yell that the balloon contained “acid.”
“I’m so unhappy, by the way in which I behaved, so unhappy that grown males should throw water balloons to get pleasure from a day,” Trejo advised the outlet. “I don’t assume I might’ve gotten out of the automobile if somebody hadn’t yelled ‘it’s acid.’ That’s once I panicked,” he added.
Trejo hopped out of the automobile to confront a bunch of individuals on the sidewalk and started preventing with one man who wore a black sleeveless shirt.
Actor Danny Trejo claimed he was focused when he was struck with a water balloon throughout a Fourth of July parade in Los Angeles, which led to a chaotic brawl involving the actor. FOX 11 Los Angeles
The alleged suspect threw a punch at Trejo as the 2 grabbed at one another, ensuing within the actor falling backward onto the road, video obtained by KTTV captured.
Trejo and Castillo claimed they have been singled out as a result of they’re Mexican, particularly since nobody else was struck with water balloons in the course of the parade.
“It was focused, as a result of there was nobody else being it by balloons in entrance of us or behind us,” Castillo stated. “You realize it was simply at our lowrider.”
Almost a dozen individuals had surrounded the traditional automobile to greet the legendary actor when a paradegoer allegedly threw a water balloon. FOX 11 Los Angeles
The alleged suspect threw a punch at Trejo as the 2 grabbed at one another, ensuing within the actor falling backward onto the road. FOX 11 Los Angeles
“Come on, you bought a traditional lowrider in a parade, that’s the very last thing you need getting water, or something in it,” he added.
Almost a dozen individuals had surrounded the traditional automobile to greet the legendary actor when a paradegoer allegedly threw a water balloon.
“There have been like eight, 9, ten individuals round this automobile after they threw that balloon, so someone wasn’t frightened that they weren’t gonna hit anyone else,” he defined.
Trejo and Castillo claimed they have been singled out as a result of they’re Mexican, particularly since nobody else was struck with water balloons in the course of the parade. James Spishak / Fb
Trejo advised TMZ he solely reacted as a result of somebody grabbed him first.
In line with the Los Angeles Instances, the confrontation turned violent when a second water balloon was thrown at Trejo’s head.
“All people was holding him again,” Arnie Abramyan, who captured elements of the battle, advised the newspaper. “There have been lots of people between him and the individuals who threw the water balloon. He was simply upset. He was yelling, screaming, mad and was making an attempt to get to the man who threw the water balloon.”
Others attending the Fourth of July celebration blamed Trejo for the brawl, saying he ought to’ve remained in his automobile.
“[Trejo] pushed girls out of the way in which to get to these guys,” Sunland-Tujunga resident James Spishak advised The Instances. “There have been children there. It may’ve gotten actually ugly. It will’ve by no means occurred if he stayed within the automobile.”
“I really like Danny Trejo, I feel he’s a cool dude, however he must know when to say ‘no,’” Spishak stated, claiming the actor slapped him as he tried to interrupt up the battle.
It took a number of paradegoers to separate the brawl, and pictures from the aftermath noticed Castillo bleeding from his eye as Trejo was being held again.
The actor’s buddy stated he suffered a bruised proper eye and purple swollen arms after individuals stomped on them as they have been holding him down.
It took a number of paradegoers to separate the brawl, and pictures from the aftermath noticed Castillo bleeding from his eye as Trejo was being held again. FOX 11 Los Angeles/YouTube
Trejo didn’t appear too bothered by the incident, as he laughed off the brawl calling it embarrassing.
“They couldn’t damage me, it was unhappy, I might be embarrassed if I attacked an 80-year-old man and he’s nonetheless speaking and laughing,” Trejo stated.