Kiefer Sutherland arrested after allegedly assaulting ride-share driver, L.A. police say
  • 5231 points stereosalvation

    With all that's going on in the world right now, its nice to see something familiar to ground us a bit.

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    1744 points lynch1986

    Kiefer's shit faced and swinging at the help, everything's going to be okay.

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    555 points mdlinc

    Just give it 24hrs.

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    202 points kilkenny99

    Beep. Beep. Beep.

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    155 points chibichibichibichibi

    No, no, it's: Beep. Beep. Boop. Beep.

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    62 points MonsierGeralt

    Hey that’s my ringtone

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    21 points tHE-6tH

    Me too!

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    15 points AlwaysRushesIn

    Beep. Beep. Boop. Boop... Bop?

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    12 points Walawacca

    Did you lose the bleeps?

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    11 points _bones__

    And the sweeps, and the creeps.

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    45 points stevekez

    Chloe, open up a socket now, damnit.

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    12 points MostTattyBojangles

    Son of a BITCH

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    33 points CelticTitan

    Damn it Chloe

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    9 points ebon94

    say that again

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    64 points sleepymeowth052

    If it were a month earlier do you think we'd see him tackle another christmas tree?

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    44 points Locke_John

    He actually recreated this in a Christmas film called Tinsel Town that came out last month

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    6 points sleepymeowth052

    hilarious

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    11 points MichaelTruly

    “Kiefer you’re a pirate, man”

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    10 points sleepymeowth052

    that would explain everything

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    16 points geraldoprimavera

    Had to look that up. Holy shit!

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    400 points HiHoRoadhouse

    I'm glad he took an Uber and didn't drive!  Next step will be not punching the driver 

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    176 points stereosalvation

    The twelve steps of getting home hammered.

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    36 points mdlinc

    He was airing his grievances. Ah hell, wrong holiday.

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    21 points stereosalvation

    Just a little post-Festivus feats of strength.

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    16 points HiHoRoadhouse

    Festivus isnt over until you pin a random service worker, Kiefer

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    23 points SoMuchMoreEagle

    If he'd taken a Waymo, he wouldn't be in this mess.

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    11 points moderatorrater

    That driver knew where the bomb was.

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    179 points jessnotok

    So comforting!

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    104 points miketruckllc

    I thought he was on the wagon. Oh well.

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    204 points muskag

    Bro everyones wagon is on the Oregon Trail right now, even his.

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    36 points govunah

    This shits choco mountain on 150cc and I've got the broken controller

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    7 points jjcoola

    The Cheeto stained transparent mad cat controller

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    14 points infomaticjester

    I think I died of dysentery.

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    13 points Fuzzy_Donl0p

    can I have some

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    29 points cb148

    How do you think they got the liquor from town to town? On a wagon.

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    8 points CrumbBCrumb

    You mean to tell me if I had put that drink six inches over to the right, Sutherland wouldn't have done this?

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    4 points byebybuy

    Could've been Hennigan's.

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    4 points Denzalo

    It's the no smell, no tell, scotch.

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    6 points Wusifaktor

    Is it on the wagon or off the wagon?

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    12 points gravity_hypocrisy

    Seriously 😂, I had to double check to make sure this was new report. Gosh I would give anything to see an angry drunk Kiefer going Jack Bauer on someone (limited to verbal ofc).

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    11 points UglyBag0fM0stlyWat3r

    Well, we need some stability around here

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    10 points XxTreeFiddyxX

    We could use a little bit of this and some unhinged mel aka meltdown gibson

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  • 2169 points Hank_Scorpio_ObGyn

    Should have just given him the location of the bomb. This could have all been avoided.

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    695 points JackDonneghyGodCop

    Dammit, Chloe.

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    336 points red_280

    DAMMIT WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME!

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    171 points ExtensionParsley4205

    TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

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    93 points fzammetti

    AND WHERE THE HELL IS THE BATHROOM?! DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN HOLDING IT IN TODAY?!

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    58 points Ladzofinsurrect

    BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP (whatever that countdown noise is when the scene cuts)

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    21 points fzammetti

    I think when it was airing everyone online seemed to settle on UGH PLOP UGH PLOP.

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    11 points Ladzofinsurrect

    There’s always a bit of this dramatic echo for a split second after each beep so you’re not wrong, it can sound like that

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    5 points shewy92

    beep BEEP beep BEEP

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    13 points nownowthethetalktalk

    "I'm gonna need a hacksaw"

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    63 points Vynaca

    She didn’t open a socket in time.

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    38 points EvilTwinCities

    Son of a bitch!

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    17 points beer_me_twice

    DAMMIT!

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    13 points Cosmic__Echo

    SALT THE SNAIL

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    160 points InflationLeft

    I clicked for 24 jokes and I am not disappointed.

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    81 points DelayedTism

    23 left to go

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    23 points yankeedjw

    22 now

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    25 points ShoddyOwl4918

    (procedes to torture the uber driver)

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    18 points millionth_dollar

    DO IT NOW

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    3 points send3squats2help

    Yeah like first off we are jumping to conclusions- there is a degree of likelihood that this “driver” was obviously part of a sleeper cell, and Kiefer was just doing his job.

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  • 525 points Serling45

    The following takes place between 12 am and 1 am.

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    93 points VastStranger1164

    events happen in real time

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    42 points Eyeshield_sena

    Event occurs in real time

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  • 1211 points CinematicLiterature

    One time I was out in Hollywood having drinks with friends at a divey sort of spot. Kiefer came in wearing a three piece suit, with a 20-something model on his arm. We were hammered so sadly we were NOT discrete, and immediately were like “holy shit you’re Jack Bauer!” (this was maybe 2011 so 24 was fresh on our minds). Told him we were fans, he said “thanks bro”.

    He bought us a round of shots, said goodbye, and was gone.

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    400 points rayschlaa

    he lent me his lighter and we smoked a cigarette together outside of a hotel in ann arbor. he also let me take a photo of him with my friends who were too shy to ask. super nice dude at least in that instance!

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    47 points ItsADeparture

    he lent me his lighter and we smoked a cigarette together outside of a hotel in ann arbor.

    All the cool shit happens when I'm not in Ann Arbor. The most interesting people I see there are my doctors.

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    8 points rayschlaa

    we were there for the folk fest which he played in! just happened to be staying at the same hotel

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    106 points idunno_999

    I saw him getting kicked out of Los Globos in Silverlake. Security stood in front of the door to keep him out. I was in my 20s at the time and was thinking, how sad..

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    29 points Zealot_Alec

    Donald leaves a big acting shadow

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    34 points Opening-Cherry-5235

    Kiefer has surpassed that shadow in his own right and is legitimately a successful nepotism project.

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    19 points ThanksContent28

    I’m 28 and more familiar with Kiefer than Donald. Mainly from 24, Metal Gear Solid games, and that cool cowboy movie he did when he was real young.

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    9 points redwingsphan19

    Young Guns

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    9 points Blue_Calx

    Don't forget Lost Boys

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    38 points SPorterBridges

    I was just chilling one day and he passed by and handed me a box of takeout. At first I said I wasn't hungry but he was all "You don't like rice? Tell me, how could a billion Chinese people be wrong?" So I had some but I looked down again and it turned out I was actually eating maggots! Motherfucker walked away laughing to himself.

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    4 points AgentCirceLuna

    Holy shit this is hilarious

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    204 points Hamplanetfever

    I saw Kiefer at a grocery store in Los Angeles once. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.

    The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.

    When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

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    189 points taylor-swift-enjoyer

    It's an old pasta sir, but it checks out.

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    14 points ObviousAnswerGuy

    same thing happened to me when I met Steve Blake

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    15 points jzakko

    Honestly we can't keep letting celebrities get away with this exact scenario.

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    3 points BluePearlGaming

    I worked with him on rabbit hole, one night we were all drinking as a crew and he showed up, got hammered, paid for everyones bill and then kissed me on the cheeks goodnight... im also a guy lmao

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  • 924 points travio

    He has long had issues with alcohol.

    At least he was taking a ride share instead of driving?

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    107 points Yeeaaaarrrgh

    "Good evening, Mr. Sutherland, and welcome to Uber. Before you get seated, I'm going to need you to blow under a .09"

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    92 points fromwhichofthisoak

    Best i can do is .24

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    326 points bwermer

    still shouldn't assault the ride-share driver

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    424 points Mr_Wrecksauce

    That all depends on what sensitive information the driver was keeping from him.

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    67 points Underscore_Guru

    Or the driver was actually a Christmas tree

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    17 points ThePrussianGrippe

    That would explain everything.

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    6 points Nice_Marmot_7

    Best video on the internet.

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    67 points peon2

    Oh you guys just have rules for everything these days. So who exactly is he allowed to assault then!?/s

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    37 points Rynetx

    Dude gets 24 hours every few years to punch as many people as he wants, he’s just being selfish taking all the punching.

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    8 points jazir555

    24xThePurge

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    10 points AggressivelyMediokre

    ”I thought this was America!”

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    7 points FuktOff666

    It’s called harm reduction

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    26 points earthgreen10

    maybe the ride share guy was being a dick

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    7 points monkeyamongmen

    Finally a reasonable take.

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    4 points GameJerk

    baby steps

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    3 points ThePooksters

    Respectfully - it depends what valuable information he was withholding

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    17 points Clay56

    As evident when he had a brief stint as a pirate

    https://youtu.be/dCiageqMHJc?si=BBy2s0rJk3Mx5uVC

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    8 points Ms74k_ten_c

    Fake news! He gets along swimmingly well with alcohol or did not read the article?

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  • 446 points Yangervis

    DAMNIT CHLOE CALL ME AN UBER

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    67 points roguebananah

    Jack it’ll be 18 minutes for a non-shared Uber!

    DAMMIT! I NEED UBER BLACK!

    Stand by Jack!

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    20 points correcthorsestapler

    She’s too busy mashing it.

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  • 39 points Pugilist12

    It would so surreal to be attacked by Jack Bauer.

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  • 210 points InfinitePluribius

    SNAKE? SNAKE!!!!!

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    121 points MovieGuyMike

    No! That is NOT Solid Snake!

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    43 points isolate_spark

    man I totally forgot about all this and the controversy around it. Now I wanna replay MGSV

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    26 points MovieGuyMike

    I was quoting MGS2, but yeah there was also that.

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    5 points ItsADeparture

    I feel like all of the controversy would have been avoided if David Hayter didn't voice Big Boss in MGS3. He wanted Kurt Russell to voice him in MGS3 and Russell was just like "why would I voice of a ripoff of Snake Plissken? I was already Snake Plissken".

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    33 points SeefKroy

    He's already a demon

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    17 points myuusmeow

    Uber driver: Kept you waiting, huh?

    Kiefer:

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    8 points rosstamonsta

    Snakes? Snakes… Snakes… I don’t know no Snakes

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  • 416 points kungers

    I've run into this dude a few times in a few different bars, and he's always super fuckin drunk, but he was always incredibly nice and easy to talk to. I'm surprised to read this.

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    179 points IceBreak

    Initial reaction to something like this is generally that it’s 100% his fault but we should remember that we don’t know that for sure. Assuming it is, I hope he takes accountability for it and comes out better on the other side.

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    22 points InspectorMendel

    I guess it’s not completely impossible that he had some good reason to punch someone. But I would say it’s extremely unlikely.

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    15 points IceBreak

    Sometimes being a celebrity alone can draw out the worst in others. Sometimes it can draw out the worst in one’s self.

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    115 points donorcycle

    Likewise. I was in Vegas, my buddy's brother was the GM at a well known stripclub, wound up chatting it up with Keifer. Came in all non-descript, flannel shirt, jeans, boots, driving a big ass pick up truck. Was on his way to his place in New Mexico he said. Eventually he asked me if there was a place nearby to get a drink, so I sent him half a block away to Kelly's bar. Later on, Kelly hit up my buddy's brother to thank me because Keifer wound up being some really cool guy, bought drinks for everyone all night.

    So equally surprised to hear as he was nothing but super laid back, funny, and loved to talk about hockey lol. Guess we all have our demons.

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    88 points BusinessofShow

    That’s sort of the thing with addiction. He might be the nicest guy in the world usually, but once in a while chronically drunk people have a bad night. It’s just so much easier to make a bad choice when you’re drunk all the time that even the nicest people fuck up once in a while

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    13 points Phazon2000

    And maybe the uber driver was just being a fuckwit.

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    23 points AmishAvenger

    You mean the guy who realized he’s a pirate enjoys drinking?

    https://youtu.be/PhB_3Jz0x_s?si=5lKANgWNay4aP82m

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    23 points HandsomeCostanza

    That Christmas tree was a terrorist.

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    8 points redi6

    TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT YOUR LIGHTS!

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  • 180 points Clueless_in_Florida

    All of you younguns with your 24 jokes. Where the hell are the vampire jokes?

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    66 points fusionsofwonder

    Hard to do a good vampire joke since he was invited into the car.

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    67 points Diablojota

    Are you a lost boy here?

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    25 points Clueless_in_Florida

    That’s better!

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    22 points JuzoItami

    Was Lost Boys the movie where that kid told Keifer “Suck my fat one, you cheap dime store vampire”? It’s been a few years since I saw it so I might be misquoting the movie.

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    28 points DJHott555

    That’s Stand By Me

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    5 points AgentCirceLuna

    No it’s stranger things

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    7 points Clueless_in_Florida

    I seem to recall Corey Haim saying something like that. I haven’t watched it in almost 40 years, though.

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    25 points ultimatequestion7

    Where are the MASH jokes?

    Oh you kids mean THAT Sutherland?

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    8 points Clueless_in_Florida

    Now that’s a throwback. My wife and I watched the whole series a decade ago, and we recognized a lot of faces. Blew our minds. I hated that show when I was a kid. It is adult humor for sure.

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    4 points mouse6502

    Don't hit my son with them negative waves so early in the morning. Think the bar will be there and it will be there. It's a mother, beautiful bar, and it's gonna be there. Ok?

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  • 72 points Replicant28

    LOUD BEEPING CLOCK NOISES

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  • 19 points ghoti00

    "TELL ME WHERE THE BOMB IS!!!!!!”

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  • 22 points thethurstonhowell

    Old enough to remember when he fought that Christmas tree.

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  • 22 points Mysterious-Hat-5662

    Uh what a contradictory story.

    “The investigation determined that the suspect, later identified as Kiefer Sutherland, entered a rideshare vehicle, physically assaulted the driver (the victim), and made criminal threats toward the victim,” Terzes said.

    The confrontation was verbal, not physical, and unfolded after the driver allegedly repeatedly refused to allow Sutherland to cancel the ride and let him out, according to a source close to the investigation.

    So did he physically assault him or not?  And if this all went down because the driver wouldn't let him out of the car... I would argue that is some form of a self defense.

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  • 52 points calvinist-batman

    “WHERE’S THE MICROFILM?!!!”

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  • 39 points p2dan

    He’s been a messed up guy for a while. I’m surprised he’s still alive tbh

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  • 69 points LollipopChainsawZz

    Damn it Jack!

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    31 points GameOfLife24

    “I WANT THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE YOU ARE WORKING WITH”

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    6 points rurlysrsbro

    WHERE IS SYED ALI?

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  • 23 points Keikobad

    His customer rating is gonna drop, most probably…

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  • 25 points -Words-Words-Words-

    BEHROOZ!

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    11 points JD_Revan451

    Read that in his mom's voice

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    9 points DogePerformance

    That was ENTIRELY in her voice holy shit how'd you do that

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  • 10 points crozzy89

    “Earlier today I shot my old partner, a friend of mine, because he tried to stop me from doing what I have to do. Don't think for a second that I won't do that to you.”

    -JB

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  • 77 points SiXSNachoz

    I'm curious what led to the encounter. It'd be very random to get into a car like that and just start going after someone.

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    86 points InflationLeft

    The driver knew where they were holding his daughter and wouldn’t give up her location.

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    11 points vibe4it

    Are you saying that you know for a fact that driver was a Cougar?*

    *actual big cat, not a horny woman in her 40s

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    36 points LordMayorOfCologne

    Maybe Kiefer thought the driver was a Christmas tree?

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    14 points HankSteakfist

    That would explain everything.

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    8 points ComfyInDots

    Every Christmas I watch that video repeatedly. It's so unhinged and hilarious.

    Although poor tree and the workers who undoubtedly had to clean it all up.

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    80 points XSC

    DAVID HAYTER WAS THE BETTER SNAKE

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    28 points WySLatestWit

    It's almost not fair to compare...on account of Keifer's total minutes of dialogue across the entirety of the game is...wait for it...22 minutes. By comparison In Metal Gear Solid 4 David Hayter had anywhere from 2 to 3 hours of spoken dialogue.

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    14 points XSC

    It was a joke in response to what OP thought started the assault

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    7 points WySLatestWit

    ...Well I'm saying it anyway! haha.

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    11 points Emm_withoutha_L-88

    Even more ridiculous, there's many hours that kojima paid for him to record but just didn't end up using... Konami actually had a decent argument when you read into it, kojima really did waste a ridiculous amount of money on 5. Then didn't even bother to finish it before they got tired of his stuff.

    I say this as a huge fan of his works.

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    8 points WySLatestWit

    yeah there's a lot of Metal Gear Fans that insist on just treating it as a "fuck Konami!" situation but the reality is that Konami wasn't necessary wrong about Kojima's wildly wasteful practices.

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    7 points maikuxblade

    What doesn't help their case was that Kojima's track record with the series basically ensured they would recoup their expenses. Also they clearly just wanted to be a pachinko company for awhile there.

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    5 points maikuxblade

    Hey…you’re pretty good!

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    19 points vibe4it

    Yeah, when has anybody ever gotten into a ride share drunk and belligerent?

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    10 points MaxPower91575

    most uber drivers have cameras so hopefully we will find out.

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  • 38 points bravetailor

    New season of 24 dropped!

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    19 points GlorpJAM

    I was gonna say it sounds like the designated survivor finally snapped.

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    8 points Zealot_Alec

    One thing for sure Sutherland has NEVER been the designated drivour

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  • 29 points WizardPhoenix

    Thanks for that, Boss!

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  • 14 points appletinicyclone

    Big Boss?

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  • 20 points kingofwishful

    The driver didn’t TELL HIM WHAT HE NEEDED TO KNOW.

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    8 points Vynaca

    OR WHO HE WORKED FOR

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  • 15 points lenifilm

    Remember that YouTube video where he tackles a Christmas tree?

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  • 15 points assisianinmomjeans

    He had a long career before 24 both in acting and criminal misconduct. He’s a pro.

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  • 7 points redpandabear89

    DAMMIT!

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  • 13 points 32FlavorsofCrazy

    Victim sustained no injuries so sounds like kind of a nothingburger. Assault has a pretty broad range of definitions, it could be something extremely minor and this guy just recognized him and saw an easy paycheck.

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  • 6 points phoonie98

    There will most certainly be a video

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  • 8 points uncheckablefilms

    "THERE'S NO TIME! TELL ME! WHERE IS IT?!?!"

    "Um, sir. This is an Uber..."

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  • 7 points MelonElbows

    He just needed to get across LA within the hour to stop a bomb!

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  • 6 points SearchHot2631

    Dammit Chloe

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  • 6 points sandleaz

    Probably trying to stop a terrorist attack.

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  • 5 points jessie_monster

    Let me guess, he was drunk.

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  • 5 points phillytoilet

    As long as he yelled “DO IT NOW!!!” during it I’m cool

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  • 13 points Haltopen

    You can tell Kiefer Sutherland is a good actor because he was able portray a kind hearted, well adjusted and mild mannered peacemaker on designated survivor whose such a boy scout he sounds like he has to practice being upset in the mirror because he's so agreeable and meek he doesn't know how to raise his voice or sound angry.

    Meanwhile in real life he's a belligerent mess who gets in fist fights, drives like a maniac and is so consistently sauced that his blood is permanently 40% ABV

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  • 11 points JD_Revan451

    Thats a weird coincidence. I started my first rewatch of 24 very recently

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    8 points Treysinatra

    Would 24 hold up for a new viewer? I’ve always meant to watch it. Wondering if it’s too dated now.

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    20 points Serling45

    Still worth it

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    4 points Treysinatra

    Alright then.

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    4 points ChelseaAndrew87

    Definitely holds up. I'm midway through rewatching them again currently as I couldn't find anything else to settle on

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  • 42 points BeepBeepGoJeep

    He's always been kind of an asshole. I remember Freddie Prinze Jr really hating working with him on 24. He's Tommy Douglas' grandson so I tolerate his buffoonery to a point. 

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    67 points austen_317

    In all the times I’ve met him he’s been very very nice.

    Even introduced himself to me, not the other way around.

    He does get really drunk though. I’ve seen him take a swing at someone and miss by a solid foot. To Kiefer’s credit the guy he swung at was an asshole and deserved it. Kiefer was very apologetic to the bar staff after.

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  • 3 points Hazmat-Asscastle

    That right there is why you're the best, boss! The one and only!

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  • 4 points tws1039

    Hey now not the worst thing a president has done just saying

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  • 3 points Chaoshumor

    I guess he truly is a Lost Boy.

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  • 3 points acuddlebug

    Just a demon after all 

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  • 5 points eburton555

    WHERE’S THE SENTOX NERVE GAS???

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  • 3 points definetlyrandom

    This boy seems lost ....

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  • 3 points xjohnkdoex

    Didn’t he attack a tree a few Christmas’ ago?

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  • 5 points thebarkbarkwoof

    Why was the driver keeping him in the vehicle? It sounds like he wanted to force a fare.

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  • 8 points W31337

    He'll be out in 24H

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