Danny Trejo is talking out in regards to the Fourth of July brawl that occurred on Thursday during a parade in Sunland, California.
“Trustworthy to God, I am so unhappy,” Trejo advised TMZ in an interview over the weekend. “I am so unhappy I behaved the best way I behaved. I am so unhappy that grown males gotta throw water balloons to get pleasure from a day.”
The Machete star, 80, was a visitor of honor and driving in a classic convertible as a part of the Sunland-Tujunga Rotary Membership’s annual 4th of July parade in Sunland, California. In response to a number of stories, a spectator threw a water balloon on the convertible, bringing the parade to a screeching halt.
Video footage circulating on social media confirmed the actor stepping out of the automobile and confronting a person. Punches have been then thrown, and Trejo was knocked to the bottom, triggering a full-on melee. One other man later recognized as Mario, Trejo’s greatest good friend, additionally get knocked down. Mario appeared bloodied with a large minimize on his face.
“I do not suppose I might have even bought out of the automobile if any person hadn’t yelled, ‘It is acid,'” Trejo advised TMZ. “That is after I bought panicked.”
It is unclear if there was something aside from water within the balloons that have been thrown. In response to one eyewitness who spoke to ABC7, throwing water balloons at vehicles within the parade is form of a convention, nevertheless it’s understood that water balloons are to not be thrown on the nicer vehicles, which is what apparently set off Trejo.
In response to the actor, he claims he confronted the person he believes threw the balloons, and the person allegedly grabbed Trejo’s shirt. Trejo says he wasn’t pushed to the bottom, however as an alternative tried to again up from the person and “stepped again and fell off the curb.”
Trejo was joined in his interview by his good friend — who was additionally allegedly injured within the brawl — they usually each said they felt the incident was racially motivated.
“Nobody else was focused,” Trejo said.
The actor additionally joked, “I might be embarrassed if I attacked an 80-year-old man and he is nonetheless speaking and laughing.”
Trejo additionally spoke with local Fox 11, stating, “It is unhappy that folks can get up within the morning and go down and break one thing for everyone else.”
“I’m a protector. I’ll defend all my buddies, at all times, and that is what I used to be doing,” he stated. “I hate bullies, and that is what bullies do.”
It has been a tough few weeks for Trejo. On June 30, the actor shared on Instagram that he misplaced his chihuahua, Dixie Wixie. He shared a photograph of his pooch on Instagram, writing, “Maintain your infants tight for me please. Right now I misplaced my little Dixie Wixie.”
Trejo is understood for showing in movies, comparable to Desperado, Warmth, From Nightfall Until Daybreak, Con Air and As soon as Upon a Time in Mexico. However he is greatest recognized for starring as Isador “Machete” Cortez within the Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis-directed movies Machete and its sequel, Machete Kills.
The actor — who can be the face behind the favored Los Angeles institutions Trejo’s Tacos and Trejo’s Cantina — has been open about his sobriety and doing hard time in prison. He is been sober since 1968, only one 12 months earlier than he was launched from jail. Since then, Trejo’s devoted his life to serving others.
Trejo’s life story impressed the 2019 Brett Harvey documentary, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo. Two years later, Trejo debuted his memoir, Trejo: My Lifetime of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood.Â
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