Rod Stewart and his son have pleaded guilty to battery over an altercation with a security guard at a Florida hotel in 2019.The musician and his son, Sean, entered guilty pleas to a misdemeanour count of “simple battery” but will not face jail, pay a fine nor go on probation.
The judge withheld adjudication, which means the pair have not been formally convicted.Rod’s lawyer, Guy Fronstin, said that the singer entered a guilty plea to “avoid the inconvenience and unnecessary burden on the court and the public that a high-profile proceeding would cause” [via BBC News].Rod and Sean were accused of assault on New Year’s Eve 2019 when they were refused access to a private event at Breakers Palm Beach Hotel, according to a police report.
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