Woody Harrelson hits photographer at Watergate Hotel?

American actor Woody Harrelson hit one of the photographers on the roof of the Watergate Hotel in Washington, NBC Washington reports referring to the Metropolitan Police.

The man was reportedly charged after refusing to stop photographing Woody Harrelson and his daughter and then lashing out at Woody himself.

Harrelson approached him, asked him to stop this and delete the pictures he had taken.

According to the celebrity's testimony, the attacker rushed at him and tried to grab him by the neck. As a result, Harrelson hit the man for self-defense reasons.

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