"I will knock you out"... 'Hocus Pocus' Thora Birch in a physical confrontation with a fan on the street
After the BAFTA event, a heated exchange in Beverly Hills... Husband tears up photos and Birch threatens physically "He harassed us all weekend" vs "Just a request for an autograph"... Video of the furious couple goes viral. After a question about being "Israeli" sparked a racial controversy... "I am also Jewish, just trying to gauge his accent" apology
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.
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