A judge dismissed a slander charge against actor Alec Baldwin in a civil suit stemming from a 2018 parking spot dispute, according to court documents filed.
Wojciech Cieszkowski alleges Baldwin verbally and physically assaulted him over a parking spot and claimed the actor went on TV to discuss the matter and slandered him in the process.in the ruling, New York state Judge Benjamin Cohen argues that Baldwin's public words criticizing Cieszkowski were"words of frustration with someone's driving" that didn't portray the him in a positive light, but which didn't warrant a slander charge.
According to reports at the time, the 49-year-old Cieszkowski was taken to a local hospital after sustaining injuries to his left jaw.Alec Baldwin pleads guilty to harassment in parking spot disputeIn January 2019, Baldwin plead guilty to a criminal charge of harassment after facing several charges.On February 4, 2019, about four months after the two men's parking space confrontation, Baldwin appeared on"The Ellen Show.
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