SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (AFP) – Former footballer turned tough-guy actor Vinnie Jones got involved in a bar brawl over his role in the film X-Men which ended up with him being arrested, police and witnesses said.
Witnesses said the fight began on Friday when Jones tried to join a game of pool in the small town of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Jones took offence when one of the men identified him as the character Juggernaut from "X-Men: The Last Stand" -- which he apparently took as a slight against his more significant acting roles.
"He started pushing my other friends around," said Juan Barrera, 24, who sat nearby while his friends played pool.
"He said he's been in so many other movies."
Police said Jones charged at one of the men, 24-year-old Jesse Bickett, who then hit Jones in the face with a beer glass.
His face bloodied, Jones was heading to the bathroom to clean up when he saw Barrera and punched him in the face, Barrera told AFP.
Barrera said he hit Jones once or twice in the face before bar staff kicked him out.
Jones was treated for facial injuries at a local hospital where was arrested for misdemeanour assault early on Friday morning, police said.
Formal charges have not been filed, and no court date has been set.
Police charged Bickett with felony aggravated assault, but his mother claimed he had acted in self-defence.
After a career playing football for Wimbledon in which he developed a "hard man" reputation, Jones made his debut as an actor in the 1998 film "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels." His other film credits include "Snatch" and "Gone in Sixty Seconds."
Jones' manager said he was on holiday in South Dakota but refused to comment on the brawl.
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