Emile Hirsch Charged After Allegedly Choking Woman at Utah Nightclub

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(PARK CITY, Utah) — Emile Hirsch has been charged in Utah for an incident at a Park City nightclub last month during which he allegedly choked a woman.

The 29-year-old actor was charged Thursday with third-degree felony aggravated assault, which is punishable by up to five years in prison, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. He was also faces a misdemeanor charge of intoxication.

The incident occurred while Hirsch was in town for the Sundance Film Festival. On Jan. 25, court documents state, Hirsch approached a female Paramount executive and asked her why she looked “so tough,” and said she was a “rich kid” who should not be at Sundance.

The woman pushed him away, after which he allegedly put her in a chokehold, and pulled her across a table and onto the floor. He then allegedly wrapped his hands around her neck.

The woman recalled to police that she may have blacked out momentarily.

In his conversation with police, Hirsch said he had a “verbal confrontation” with the woman, who he said he did not know. He said he had had three or four alcoholic drinks. A police officer detected an odor of alcohol from Hirsch’s mouth, his balance was poor and the actor slurring some of his words, according to documents.

Hirsch is due in court on March 16.

Hirsch attended Sundance to promote a movie titled Ten Thousand Saints, also starring Asa Butterfield and Ethan Hawke. His other credits include Into the Wild, The Girl Next Door, Lone Survivor and Milk.

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