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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Reacher star Alan Ritchson acted in self-defense in neighbor fight, Tennessee police say

Alan Ritchson at the Ordinary Angels premiere in New York
Alan Ritchson pictured in New York in 2024. The Reacher star will not face any criminal charges nor pursue a charge against a neighbour after a violent altercation broke out in Tennessee, police have said. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/WireImage,

The Reacher star Alan Ritchson will not face criminal charges in relation to a widely publicised violent confrontation with a neighbor, after Tennessee police found he was acting in self-defense.

In a video obtained by TMZ on Sunday, the 43-year-old actor appeared to strike Ronnie Taylor several times as Taylor kneeled on the ground in a suburban neighborhood in Tennessee. Ritchson’s two children could be seen nearby sitting on motorbikes and watching the incident unfold.

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