Fargo actor Steve Buscemi assaulted in New York

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Police say an investagtion is continuing after actor Steve Buscemi was assaulted in New York. (AP PHOTO)
Police say an investagtion is continuing after actor Steve Buscemi was assaulted in New York. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AP

US actor Steve Buscemi is OK after he was punched in the face by a man on a New York street, his publicist says.

The 66-year-old star of Fargo and Boardwalk Empire was assaulted on Wednesday morning in Manhattan and taken to a nearby hospital with bruising, swelling and bleeding to his left eye.

“Steve Buscemi was assaulted in Midtown Manhattan, another victim of a random act of violence in the city,” according to a statement from his publicist. “He is OK and appreciates everyone’s well wishes.”

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The assault was first reported by the New York Post.

The New York Police Department put out a nameless statement on the assault Wednesday. Buscemi’s representative confirmed on Sunday that the unidentified assault victim in the police statement was Buscemi.

The police department said there were no arrests and the investigation was continuing.

Buscemi’s Boardwalk Empire co-star Michael Stuhlbarg was hit in the back of the neck with a rock while walking in Manhattan’s Central Park on March 31. Stuhlbarg chased his attacker, who was taken into custody outside the park.

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