Actor Danny Trejo has broken his silence on an incident in which he exchanged blows with a parade-goer who threw a water balloon at him during a Fourth of July event.
The 80-year-old veteran actor said he was provoked and attacked because of his race in the unpleasant incident that occurred on Thursday in Los Angeles.
He and a friend who was also involved in the altercation spoke to TMZ On Friday he said: “It makes me sad that there are still people like in the 1950s and 1960s who still feel the same way because nobody else started with that.”
The interviewer clarified that Danny was saying it had to do with the fact that they were Mexican.
His friend replied: “It was a target. There was no one else getting hit by balloons in front of us or behind us. You know, there were just our lowriders.”
Actor Danny Trejo has broken his silence on an incident in which he exchanged blows with a parade-goer who threw a water balloon at him during a Fourth of July event.
The 80-year-old actor was seen in crazy footage trading blows with a parade-goer who threw a water balloon at him during a Fourth of July event in Los Angeles.
“Come on, you’ve got a classic lowrider in a parade. The last thing you want is water or something falling on it.”
Danny added that there were concerns the substance was far more sinister than water, as he said someone in the crowd shouted it was acid, causing him to panic.
He also said that he was not the first to start the physical altercation, as he insisted that he was grabbed when it all happened.
Danny expressed regret for his actions and that the incident occurred at a celebratory event.
He explained: “Honestly, I’m very sad. I’m very sad that I behaved the way I did. I’m very sad that grown men have to throw water balloons to enjoy a day.”
This comes as the Spy Kids star worked up a storm at the Sunland-Tujunga Independence Day Parade in Los Angeles, where she was a guest star.
Trejo was riding down the parade route in a vintage convertible when he was hit with a water balloon, prompting him to exit the vehicle to confront the man.
Stunned witnesses filmed footage of Trejo and the man throwing savage punches at each other, with the actor falling to the ground while his friend was left with a bloodied face.
Trejo was driving in a convertible when he was hit by a water balloon, prompting him to get out of the car to confront the person who threw it.
The fight only broke up when witnesses pulled Trejo away from the others in the fight.
He and a friend who was also involved in the altercation spoke to TMZ on Friday and said, “I’m sad that there are still people like those from the ’50s and ’60s who still feel the same way because no one else started it.”
A bigger fight broke out as soon as the 80-year-old was knocked to the ground, as ugly scenes took over the family event.
Another water balloon was also reportedly thrown at Trejo during the fight, as several other men joined in the fight.
The man who initially attacked Trejo then punched another person, sending him to the ground.
Two young children were also seen being pulled away from the convertible as the focus of the fight moved to the sidewalk.
Trejo picked up a folding chair and threw it at another man, before the fight ended when it was broken up by bystanders.
A woman was seen walking away from the group at the end of the fight while holding Trejo – an ex-convict who spent a decade behind bars in the 1960s.
A witness told ABC7 that throwing water balloons is a regular part of Fourth of July celebrations in the Los Angeles suburb, but Trejo was offended when they were delivered to him as a special guest.
“This parade is like throwing water balloons back and forth,” Stanley Herrarte said.
Trejo is an ex-convict who spent a decade behind bars in the 1960s but turned his life around to become a movie star.
‘The reason Danny was so angry was because people don’t normally throw water balloons at fancy cars when they drive by.’
Another witness, Arnie Abramiam, told Fox11 Los Angeles that it didn’t appear Trejo was looking to cause violence and that “it was more of a confrontation at first.”
“It’s not like I went there to hit anyone,” he said.
“But then once he got hit, he started throwing punches.”
Abramiam said she hoped the incident would not deter Trejo from returning to his community, as she said she “knows he’s a good man.”
‘Thank you for taking your time and coming to our 4th of July parade, and I’m sorry on behalf of our community… we love you and appreciate you.’
