Scuttlebutt is that his 2 buddies who were extras from the show were the "perps" who "assaulted" him as part of this hoax, potentially because he was being written out of the show and wanted the publicity.
Scuttlebutt is that his 2 buddies who were extras from the show were the "perps" who "assaulted" him as part of this hoax, potentially because he was being written out of the show and wanted the publicity.