{"id":22179,"date":"2026-03-24T03:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/reacher-star-caught-on-video-repeatedly-punching-neighbor-in-front-of-kids\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T03:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:48:19","slug":"reacher-star-caught-on-video-repeatedly-punching-neighbor-in-front-of-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/reacher-star-caught-on-video-repeatedly-punching-neighbor-in-front-of-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Reacher\u2019 Star Caught On Video Repeatedly Punching Neighbor In Front Of Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative\" data-narration-container=\"true\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cReacher\u201d star and outspoken Trump critic Alan Ritchson was allegedly caught on video getting into a fight with his neighbor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The video originally <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/23\/reacher-star-alan-ritchson-neighbor-explains-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">shared<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> on TMZ shows a man identified as Ritchson punching another man, reported to be a neighbor, as two children perch on motorized vehicles nearby. The actor\u2019s neighbor then spoke with the outlet to give his side of the story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Ronnie Taylor said it all started on Saturday when he told Ritchson to slow down while driving his motorcycle, noting how he had been \u201crevving and speeding through the neighborhood.\u201d Taylor said he did not realize his neighbor was a Hollywood star when he confronted him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Taylor said he approached Ritchson the following day, Sunday, after the actor sped by twice and told him he needed to stop, which is what led to the physical fight that was caught on film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cIt escalated quite quickly from there,\u201d the Tennessee resident noted. \u201cI did push [Ritchson] because he was coming towards me on his bike,\u201d Taylor added. He said after pushing him a second time, Ritchson got off his bike and \u201ckicked the crap\u201d out of him.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udfa5 EXCLUSIVE: \u201cReacher\u201d star Alan Ritchson might\u2019ve thought he was still shooting an episode of his popular show Sunday, because he allegedly beat the hell out of a neighbor in Tennessee. \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ljz3oEFGI0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/ljz3oEFGI0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TMZ (@TMZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/2035932327562580399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">He shared a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/23\/reacher-star-alan-ritchson-neighbor-explains-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> statement with TMZ, which showed facial injuries he allegedly sustained from the incident. \u201cI don\u2019t wish the guy any malice or ill will,\u201d he added. \u201cWe just don\u2019t need people riding through neighborhoods like this, and I just decided \u2026 I\u2019m gonna take a stand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The outlet noted that sources allegedly connected to Ritchson disagree with this version of the story, saying that Taylor ran toward the \u201cReacher\u201d actor in an \u201caggressive manner\u201d before the altercation got physical.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The sources further stated that Taylor pushed Ritchson, which led to him crashing his motorcycle and sustaining minor injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Law enforcement has not provided any further details other than to say the investigation is ongoing, as Fox News <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/reacher-star-alan-ritchson-allegedly-caught-video-throwing-punches-neighbor-his-kids-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Ritchson, who is also vocal about his Christian faith, went viral for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/alan-ritchson-interview-reacher-faith-stardom-mental-health-1235864260\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">defamatory comments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> he made about President Trump while speaking with The Hollywood Reporter in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cI\u2019m a Christian quite simply because of what Jesus calls us to do. Love other people until death. It doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re all to be hung on a cross, but how can I suffer for you? That is a beautiful thing,\u201d he told the outlet, going on to describe how he felt about the president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cTrump is a rapist and a con man, and yet the entire Christian church seems to treat him like he\u2019s their poster child and it\u2019s unreal. I don\u2019t understand it,\u201d the actor said. \u201cChristians today have become the most vitriolic tribe. It is so antithetical to what Jesus was calling us to be and to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-reacher-star-caught-on-video-repeatedly-punching-neighbor-in-front-of-kids\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cReacher\u201d star and outspoken Trump critic Alan Ritchson was allegedly caught on video getting into a fight with his neighbor. The video originally shared on TMZ shows a man identified as Ritchson punching another man, reported to be a neighbor, as two children perch on motorized vehicles nearby. The actor\u2019s neighbor then spoke with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-current-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}