NEW YORK _ Video evidence proves Alec Baldwin didn't throw a punch in his latest dust-up over a parking spot near the actor's Greenwich Village home, Baldwin's attorney said Monday.
"There is incontrovertible video evidence that has been turned over to the district attorney's office that proves beyond all doubt that Mr. Baldwin never punched anyone," said Baldwin's lawyer Alan Abramson at Baldwin's arraignment on attempted assault and harassment charges in Manhattan Criminal Court.
Abramson said the star _ known for his high-profile outbursts and tantrums _ "did not commit any crime and we're confident that once this matter is fully investigated it will be resolved swiftly and appropriately in court."
Baldwin, 60, who wore a purple polo shirt, did not speak to reporters as he came and went.
Baldwin was arrested Nov. 2 and charged with assault and harassment for the altercation on E. 10th Street near Fifth Avenue.
He was accused of sucker-punching 49-year-old motorist Wojciech Cieszkowski for pulling his Saab station wagon into a parking spot that a Baldwin relative was trying to save for him.
As Cieszkowski went to the meter to pay, Baldwin followed him and hit him, sources said.
"I observed the defendant push me and then strike me across the left side of my face with his closed right hand, resulting in pain to my face," Cieszkowski told authorities, according to court papers.
Baldwin admitted to cops on the scene that he put his hands on Cieszkowski, prosecutors allege.
He said it to a cop at the scene about 20 minutes after the fight.
"He's an asshole. He stole my spot. I did push him," Baldwin said about 20 minutes after the confrontation, according to court papers.
Baldwin was issued a desk appearance ticket and ordered to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday.
The actor sounded off on Twitter later that day, denying any wrongdoing.
"Normally, I would not comment on something as egregiously misstated as today's story," he said. "However, the assertion that I punched anyone over a parking spot is false.
"I realize that it has become a sport to tag people w as many negative ... charges and defaming allegations as possible for the purposes of clickbait entertainment. Fortunately, no matter how reverberating the echos, it doesn't make the statements true," he added.
