{"id":32115,"date":"2022-12-10T18:13:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T18:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/10\/l-a-city-councilman-kevin-de-leon-brawls-at-christmas-tree-lighting\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T18:13:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T18:13:19","slug":"l-a-city-councilman-kevin-de-leon-brawls-at-christmas-tree-lighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/10\/l-a-city-councilman-kevin-de-leon-brawls-at-christmas-tree-lighting\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. City Councilman Kevin de Le\u00f3n Brawls at Christmas Tree Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-f6c3b6bbe7bfe96ebc1041f0babd9041\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-0c9ed0e3-bce7-475e-b6cf-454971c79342-721609609-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-0c9ed0e3-bce7-475e-b6cf-454971c79342-721609609-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/82\/16by9\/2022\/12\/10\/821375b53f1348eab7791cc2ba6e8dc2_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f6c3b6bbe7bfe96ebc1041f0babd9041--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7c7fc89fd1e610b358be87fb28a13b07\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Controversial L.A. councilman <strong>Kevin de Le\u00f3n <\/strong>obtained right into a knockdown, drag-out struggle with an activist &#8230; whereas attending a Christmas tree lighting and toy giveaway occasion, of all locations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7c7fc89fd1e610b358be87fb28a13b07--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2bf63e6a53af87c841c0a211fb02e089\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The video begins as de Le\u00f3n is slamming <strong>Jason Reedy<\/strong> down onto a desk, and the two of them continued wrestling right into a hallway &#8230; as folks round them tried to interrupt it up. Reedy is an organizer for a tenant rights group, and apparently has beef with de Le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2bf63e6a53af87c841c0a211fb02e089--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-65161b2ca90b6d774881159d976c0ea3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20221210_4468088053374cfc8a87afa1b5aec731\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0fa9a887-c9e1-41e7-8689-c2a3e0d6436c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/44\/4by3\/2022\/12\/10\/4468088053374cfc8a87afa1b5aec731_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kevin De Leon\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-65161b2ca90b6d774881159d976c0ea3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5c75f25acd6488d445ab129ff064c1bd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After the struggle ended &#8212; with no critical accidents &#8212; de Le\u00f3n claimed it began with Reedy headbutting him. He stated the &#8220;self-proclaimed activists&#8221; assaulted him through the &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5c75f25acd6488d445ab129ff064c1bd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dd3c2caa2d8aedd3fca68663ea0c84b2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The incident&#8217;s not all that stunning &#8212; de Le\u00f3n 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 Le\u00f3n refused to step down and, as a substitute, issued an apology.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dd3c2caa2d8aedd3fca68663ea0c84b2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3ee76e6dc420d489f9c1229c5af76188\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20221210_b7be84a29e114ca5a9b4611b6353f89b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0fa9a887-c9e1-41e7-8689-c2a3e0d6436c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b7\/4by3\/2022\/12\/10\/b7be84a29e114ca5a9b4611b6353f89b_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"mayoral debate\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3ee76e6dc420d489f9c1229c5af76188--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-85c2d4274a30f271acab2e991c6bf681\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After Friday&#8217;s scuffle, Reedy&#8217;s lawyer advised the LA Times, de Le\u00f3n is \u201ca disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-85c2d4274a30f271acab2e991c6bf681--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9e05123c8c3d120015191f8baae55f99\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>De Le\u00f3n &#8212; who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of L.A. this 12 months &#8212; 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,<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9e05123c8c3d120015191f8baae55f99--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material Controversial L.A. councilman Kevin de Le\u00f3n obtained right into a knockdown, drag-out struggle with an activist &#8230; whereas attending a Christmas tree lighting and toy giveaway occasion, of all locations. 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