Ian Ziering Sued for Assault and Battery Over 2023 Minibike Rider Incident

Ian Ziering is dealing with an unpleasant reminder of a New Year’s Eve incident from two years in the past … he is being sued for assault and battery stemming from a 2023 brawl on a Hollywood avenue with motorcyclists.

Jacob Hernandez, who says he was one of many bikers concerned within the bodily altercation, is dragging the “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum for intentional infliction of emotional misery, malicious prosecution, negligence and negligent infliction of emotional misery … this in keeping with a civil grievance filed in Los Angeles Monday and obtained by TMZ.

In the submitting, Hernandez laid out his POV of what went down … saying he and his friends had been driving on their mini-motorbikes between automobiles on Hollywood Blvd. on December 31, 2023. At one level, he says, they waited for a secure time to alter lanes and stopped in entrance of a Mercedes-Benz, which Ziering was driving. Hernandez claims that is when Ziering stepped out of his automobile and “with full force shoved” him … which Hernandez claims brought on bodily accidents to him and his automobile.

Hernandez reiterates site visitors was stopped on the time and insists he was “not impeding the flow of traffic in any way” when Ziering allegedly grew to become aggressive towards him. He additionally claims he didn’t his the Mercedes. TMZ printed video days after the altercation which does seem to point out Ziering shoving the person.

Hernandez, nonetheless, ended up being arrested in May 2024 for felony vandalism associated to the incident. He claims Ziering gave “misleading information” to cops and likewise used his star energy to utterly flip the scenario. Hernandez was held on $50,000 bail and launched, and the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office declined to press prices.

Hernandez says he and his bike fell into his buddy when Ziering pushed them, allegedly inflicting harm to their our bodies and their automobiles. Additionally, he claims he is suffered from “significant mental health issues” because the altercation, fueled by his character being tainted so publicly.

For occasion, Hernandez says Ziering spoke in regards to the incident in interviews and on social media, and Hernandez feels he was made out to be the aggressor and publicly humiliated. He says he now has excessive anxiousness, paranoia and struggles to sleep, plus has frequent panic assaults — particularly when he hears sirens.