Beverly Hills, 90210 star Ian Ziering has been accused of battery and assault in a civil complaint.
PEOPLE reported the actor best known for his role as Steve Sanders was accused of battery, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, malicious prosecution, negligence, and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
New details! … Better call Andrea Zuckerman at the West Beverly Blaze:
Jacob Hernandez alleged that Ian verbally and physically assaulted him in a road rage incident that took place Dec. 31, 2023, according to the complaint.
The Plaintiff and a friend of his were riding on motorbikes in LA on NYE in 2023. The two riders were attempting to shift lanes when they had to pause in front of an already stopped Mercedes-Benz, containing Ian.
Jacob was “not impeding the flow of traffic in any way, specifically not the Mercedes’, as no traffic was moving,” the complaint claims.
Ian “suddenly exited the car” and began yelling at Jacob, who did not respond. The Dancing With the Stars season 4 semi-finalist then allegedly approached Jacob Hernandez and shoved him, “completely unprompted.” That caused JH to fall into his friend, and their bikes to fall to the ground. Both individuals sustained injuries as a result of the altercation, and both bikes were damaged.
As the incident unfolded in the street, an alleged “melee occurred between [Ziering] and multiple individuals who came to the aid of [Jacob Hernandez].” This was allegedly captured on video.
“[Ziering’s] actions were intentional, unnecessary, and posed a foreseeable risk of physical and emotional harm, which [Hernandez] in fact suffered,” the complaint claims.
This is so Steve Sanders coded …
Jacob’s filing further alleged that IZ utilized his celebrity to steer the narrative around the altercation. He gave multiple interviews to multiple news sources, omitting the truth when recounting the incident on his social media.
As a result of “misleading information provided by [Ziering] to law enforcement,” the complaint alleges, Hernandez was arrested in May 21, 2024, and held on $50,000 bail, which his family was able to post to have him released from custody.
The next month, he was informed at his arraignment that the District Attorney’s office had no criminal case against him pending.
