2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumClinton-Supporting Actor Who Played Clarence Thomas Arrested for Assaulting Bernie Supporter
Sources at the Loews Hotel in Atlanta tell us the actor struck up a convo with the woman and her boyfriend at around 3:30 AM. The talk turned political and Wendell -- a big Hillary Clinton supporter -- got upset when the woman declared her support for Bernie.
We're told Wendell -- who played Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the HBO drama, "Confirmation" -- became enraged, pushed the boyfriend and then went after his girlfriend ... grabbing her hair and smacking her in the head.
http://www.tmz.com/2016/05/15/the-wire-arrested-wendell-pierce-hilary-clinton-bernie-sanders/
And Bernie supporters, according to the bourgeois Hillary base, are supposed to be the violent ones?
Think again.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)People should not discuss politics at 0330
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)tonyt53
(5,737 posts)Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)This just happened last night.
But here's a picture of him being arrested, so we do know he was detained:
And the story says he posted a $1,000 bond for battery.
floriduck
(2,262 posts)hellofromreddit
(1,182 posts)Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)TMZ isn't my go-to source for news, but when it comes to celebrities, they generally know their stuff.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)At first, I thought the title meant Hillary Clinton was supporting this person.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)And you're correct about the hyphen.
I usually try to make myself more clear.
Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)NT
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Babel_17
(5,400 posts)Needless to say, we've only heard one side so far. That's a serious charge for two people to make. Even if mostly true there could be more to it, like back and forth escalating physical contact.
Also needless to say is that if the couple's story stands up it will look very bad for Mr. Pierce. Maybe he was under a lot of other pressure and felt sucker punched by what he was hearing and reacted very badly.
But let's hear his side.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)Still doesn't give anyone the right to assault someone, though, but might explain the escalation.
Assuming the couple's story has at least some truth to it, and giving the benefit of the doubt to Mr. Pierce, I think it possible he felt like he was getting played, verbally, and then .... well, then things took a turn for the worse from there.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)However, that might not be true. Thomas is there despite sexually harassing Anita Hill. If Biden gets involved and doesn't allow relevant testimony, we may never know the truth.
Hare Krishna
(58 posts)I can see he's a dick in RL.
H2O Man
(73,715 posts)I notice that these "tough guys" are very selective in selecting their victims.
Recommended.
Jitter65
(3,089 posts)Those BS supporters must have gone out of their way to be incite him. Wendell is a very decent person and supporter of progressive causes. He just thinks Hillary will be a better President.
kiva
(4,373 posts)This political season's version of "She must have been wearing something sexy" for rapists.
That'll learn her. She was just begging to be assaulted. Probly runnin her mouth!