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News.com.au
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘Cobra Kai' star Alicia Hannah-Kim accuses Martin Kove of biting her at fan convention
Looks like Martin Kove may have taken his character John Kreese's motto a little too far. The Cobra Kai actor, 78, was reportedly kicked out of the Washington State fan convention after being accused of assaulting his co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim over the weekend. Hannah-Kim told an officer working at the fan event that Kove allegedly bit her arm, and when she yelled out in pain, he 'began kissing' the area. According to an informational police report obtained by People, Hannah-Kim claimed the alleged attack happened when she tapped Kove on the shoulder to greet him at their cast booth. 'Martin Kove suddenly grabbed her arm and bit her upper arm so hard it nearly drew blood, and she yelled out in pain,' the documents read. 'Once Martin Kove finished biting her arm, he grabbed her arm again and began kissing it where he had bit her.' Hannah-Kim — who starred alongside Kove as Kim Da-Eun for Season 5 and 6 of the Netflix series — claimed her husband, Sebastian Roche, was there and witnessed the alleged attack. When the pair confronted the actor, he reportedly 'exploded on them' while insisting 'he did not do anything wrong.' She found an on-site officer, who noted that she 'had a very noticeable bite mark on her arm that was already turning blue and bruising,' per the report. The law enforcement officer also stated that when he questioned the actor about the incident, Kove 'admitted to biting' her but claimed 'he did it out of jest.' 'He thought he was being funny, and they play fight all the time on the set of Cobra Kai, and he did not think it was a big deal,' the report stated. When the officer informed Kove that his alleged assault was illegal and would 'not be tolerated in the future,' the actor responded that 'he was just messing around' and 'did not mean for it to be perceived as illegal.' Despite the ordeal, Hannah-Kim declined to press charges, but she requested the report to be taken 'in case this continues.' Kove was then 'escorted out of Summer Con,' per the report. The Post reached out to Kove's reps for comment. The actor found fame as John Kreese in the 1984 movie The Karate Kid. He reprised the role for Parts 2 and 3 of the film franchise. He joined Netflix's show Cobra Kai in 2018 and starred in the series until showrunners announced it would not be returning after Season 6.
Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Cobra Kai star Martin Kove was kicked out of a Washington state fan convention after BITING co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim
Cobra Kai star Martin Kove found himself booted from a Washington state fan convention after shockingly biting his co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim. The 78-year-old actor attended the Washington State Summer Con in Puyallup, Washington over the weekend, but the incident lead to the police getting involved and the actor being kicked out. The incident happened in the VIP section of the Washington State Fair and Events Center when Hannah-Kim, 37, and her husband, actor Sebastian Roche, walked past Kove and said hello. Kove then allegedly grabbed her arm and bit it so hard he nearly drew blood, and then even kissed her arm when she cried out in pain, according to TMZ. Both Hannah-Kim and Roche witnessed the incident and immediately told Kove - who recently lashed out at 'political Hollywood' - what he did was inappropriate. reached out to reps for both Kove and Hannah-Kim and they have not yet responded to requests to comment. Kove, according to the police report, was, 'furious and outraged and visibly angry when I told him calmly not to bite me,' and, 'he insisted he bit me for fun.' Kove also claimed he was trying to be 'funny' adding that they, 'play fight all the time on the set of Cobra Kai.' The police officer who was monitoring the VIP section told Kove that what he did was a crime, and told him to stay put while the situation was sorted out. While Hannah-Kim did not press assault charges against Kove, she did request that a report be taken with statements from her and her husband, to have on file in case a situation like this happened again. Photos were also taken of Hannah-Kim's arm, which showcased a, 'very noticeable bite mark on her arm that was already turning blue and bruising.' After the police were involved, Kove seemed to realize the gravity of the situation and apologized to Hannah-Kim and Roche in front of the officer. Kove was told to leave the convention, and the officer told him never to do something like that again. Kim played Kim Da-Eun, a powerful South Korean sensei who is also the granddaughter of Kim Sun-Yung, the master who taught initially taught Kove's character John Kreese in his youth. Kove played Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese in the 1984 classic The Karate Kid, and its 1986 and 1989 sequels, The Karate Kid Part II and The Karate Kid Part III. He reprised that role for Cobra Kai, set 34 years after the events of the original Karate Kid film, which originally aired on YouTube Red before moving to Netflix. The show enjoyed a strong run spanning six seasons, following Kreese's old student Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and his rivalry with Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), which ended its run back in February. Kove will next be seen in Killing Mary Sue with Sean Patrick Flannery, Dermot Mulroney and Jason Mewes, while Hannah-Kim is filming the South Korean TV series The North Star.
