"I will knock you out"... 'Hocus Pocus' Thora Birch in a physical confrontation with a fan on the street

Actress Thora Birch (43), known for the movies 'Hocus Pocus' and 'American Beauty', and her husband Michael Benton Adler (48) are making headlines in Hollywood after a video surfaced showing them in a heated argument with a member of the public on the street.

According to reports from TMZ and Daily Caller on the 13th (Korean time), the incident occurred outside the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on the 10th (local time). The couple clashed with a man who was asking for autographs as they were leaving a BAFTA tea party event.

◆ Ripping photos and threatening "I will knock you out"

The released video captures a tense situation. Husband Adler expressed his anger by snatching the photos of Thora Birch that the man was holding and tearing them up. When the man protested, Adler shouted, "If you hit me, you will die," and Thora Birch, also agitated, lunged at the man, threatening, "I will knock you out". The situation was so intense that Adler had to pull his wife back to calm her down.

Adler referred to the man as a 'crazy person' to the filmer, claiming that he had been stalking and harassing his wife all weekend.

◆ Clarification on the "Are you Israeli?" comment

In the video, Thora Birch is seen asking the man, "Are you Israeli?", which raised suspicions of anti-Semitic remarks from some quarters.

In response, the couple issued an immediate apology statement through TMZ on the 12th. They expressed, "We deeply regret that the situation escalated," explaining that Thora was being harassed by a professional autograph collector who followed her into a private space, and they were trying to stop it.

Regarding the controversial remark, they stated, "Thora is Jewish and has family close to Israel. She was just trying to gauge the man's accent," and they sincerely apologized for any misunderstanding caused.

Although Thora Birch started as a child star in the 1990s and has established herself as a serious actress, this street altercation video is likely to have a significant impact on her image.