TV STAR BURNS FILES CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT AGAINST NEW YORK CITY

TV STAR BURNS FILES CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT AGAINST NEW YORK CITY

American TV star ERIC BURNS has filed suit against the city of New York after he was allegedly attacked by a police officer outside a nightclub.
Burns, who has a recurring role in long-running soap opera All My Children, claims he was punched in the face by a policeman and attacked by several other officers on 31 August (08) outside a nightspot in the Chelsea district.
In the notice filed against the city last Friday (28Nov08), the actor claims he was trying to make peace after his brother and a friend got into a scuffle as they left the Mansion nightclub.
Burns says his civil rights were violated, reports the New York Post.
The 31-year-old was charged with felony assault on an officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
He was freed on his own recognisance.