Kiefer Sutherland gets NYC assault charge dropped after victim refuses to cooperate with probe

September 13th, 2009 KIEFER SUTHERLAND has been named chairman of the Canadian Film Centre's Actors Conservatory.

August 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Charlie Sheen and Kiefer Sutherland have been named the top-earning actors on the small screen in the U.S. According to a new TV Guide magazine Who Makes What, Sheen rakes in 825,000 dollars per episode of his sitcom 'Two and a Half Men', reports Contactmusic.

July 17th, 2009 Court postponed for Sutherland's alleged head-buttNEW YORK — Kiefer Sutherland won't be in Manhattan court this week to answer allegations that he head-butted a fashion designer. A spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney's office says the actor's scheduled court appearance Friday on an assault charge has been postponed.

May 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - Head butting incident with designer Jack McCollough has not stopped Kiefer Sutherland from keeping his distance from alcohol, for the actor was spotted courting the bottle again in a bar. The Canadian star, best known for his lead role of Jack Bauer on the thriller drama series 24, was ly seen at Lower East Side bar Libation.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Kiefer Sutherland has settled differences with designer Jack McCollough over a head-butting incident. Sutherland had been charged on May 7 for assaulting McCollough after he allegedly bumped into Brooke Shields in a Manhattan nightspot and refused to apologise.

May 13th, 2009 Sutherland back home in LA after NY assault chargeLOS ANGELES — Kiefer Sutherland, charged with assault in New York, is getting support from his cast mates on the long-running Fox TV drama "24." Sutherland got a loving hug from co-star Jon Voight and kind words from other "24" actors while at an advance screening Tuesday night of next week's season finale. "Well, it's, on so many different levels, it is like a family," Sutherland said on the arrivals line.

May 12th, 2009 NEW YORK - Brooke Shields has defended pal Kiefer Sutherland after he was charged with assaulting fashion designer Jack McCollough. Shields' attorney, Gerald Lefcourt, has issued a statement, insisting the '24' star was just being a gentleman.

May 11th, 2009 Sutherland's lawyer says actor wasn't instigatorNEW YORK — An investigation by New York City officials into a charge Kiefer Sutherland head-butted a fashion designer at a nightclub will show the star of TV's "24" was not a wrongdoer or instigator, his attorney said Monday. Sutherland was charged Thursday with third-degree assault in the incident a week ago at a nightclub at the trendy Mercer Hotel in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan.

May 9th, 2009 NYC cops to question Sutherland on head-butt claimNEW YORK — Police in New York City say Kiefer Sutherland is expected to turn himself in for questioning about a fashion designer's claim that the actor head-butted him at a nightclub. The star of Fox television's "24" could be charged with misdemeanor assault in the incident early Tuesday.

May 9th, 2009 Sutherland reports to NYPD on head-butt claimNEW YORK — Kiefer Sutherland arrived at a New York City police precinct on Thursday for questioning about a fashion designer's claim that the actor head-butted him at a Manhattan nightclub. The star of Fox television's "24" could be charged with misdemeanor assault in a case that could create another major legal hassle for Sutherland, who served 48 days in jail on a drunken driving charge in California last year.

May 8th, 2009 '24' star Sutherland charged over head-butt claimNEW YORK — Kiefer Sutherland has been charged with assault for allegedly head-butting a fashion designer at a Manhattan nightclub. New York police said the charges were filed after Sutherland spoke to investigators at a police station in lower Manhattan on Thursday.

May 8th, 2009 Kiefer Sutherland charged over head-butt claimNEW YORK — Kiefer Sutherland has been charged with assault for allegedly head-butting a fashion designer at a Manhattan nightclub. New York police said the charges were filed after Sutherland spoke to investigators at a police station in lower Manhattan on Thursday.

May 8th, 2009 Sutherland charged in head-butt claimNEW YORK — Kiefer Sutherland has been charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly head-butting a fashion designer at a Manhattan nightclub. The star of Fox television's "24" reported to a lower Manhattan police station in a Lincoln Town Car alongside his lawyers Thursday, but he did not speak to reporters.

May 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland is expected to surrender to New York Police to answer the complaint involving fashion designer Jack McCollough and actor Brooke Shields. Sutherland landed in legal trouble after he allegedly assaulted McCollough at an early morning party in New York City.

May 6th, 2009 Police say designer claims actor head-butted himNEW YORK — New York City police on Wednesday were investigating a fashion designer's claim that actor Kiefer Sutherland head-butted him at a Manhattan nightclub. Jack McCollough, of the Proenza Schouler fashion house, said the incident happened around 2 a.m.