Controversial L.A. councilman Kevin de León obtained right into a knockdown, drag-out struggle with an activist … whereas attending a Christmas tree lighting and toy giveaway occasion, of all locations.
The video begins as de León is slamming Jason Reedy down onto a desk, and the two of them continued wrestling right into a hallway … as folks round them tried to interrupt it up. Reedy is an organizer for a tenant rights group, and apparently has beef with de León.
After the struggle ended — with no critical accidents — de León claimed it began with Reedy headbutting him. He stated the “self-proclaimed activists” assaulted him through the “neighborhood vacation occasion to the dismay of a mess of households and kids who have been there to have fun a Christmas tree lighting and to obtain toys and meals.”
The incident’s not all that stunning — de León has been below hearth since a leaked recording of him and different council members making racist remarks got here out in October. Two of the council members resigned, however de León refused to step down and, as a substitute, issued an apology.
After Friday’s scuffle, Reedy’s lawyer advised the LA Times, de León is “a disgrace.”
De León — who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of L.A. this 12 months — had been the goal of protests hours earlier throughout a metropolis council assembly. The protestors have been nonetheless offended concerning the racially charged recording, and shouted for his resignation,