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Los Angeles Times
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Martin Kove accused of biting, then kissing, ‘Cobra Kai' co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim's arm
Martin Kove, who stars as John Kreese on 'Cobra Kai,' allegedly bit a co-star — hard — on Sunday at a fan convention in Washington state. Alicia Hannah-Kim, who joined the Netflix series as Kim Da-Eun in the show's fifth season, was on her way to her booth when she tapped Kove on the shoulder to say hello in an area where the show's cast was hanging out, according to a Puyallup Police Department report obtained by The Times. Kove's reaction appears to have shocked her. 'When Alicia did this Martin Kove suddenly grabbed her arm and bit her upper arm so hard it nearly drew blood, and she yelled out in pain,' an officer who was assigned to VIP security at Washington State Summer Con wrote in the report. 'Once Martin Kove finished biting her arm, he grabbed her arm again and began kissing it where he bit her.' The officer said the actor had a 'very noticeable bite mark on her arm that was already turning blue and bruising' when she showed it to him. When Hannah-Kim, 37, and her husband-handler Sebastian Roche, went to talk to the 78-year-old actor immediately after the incident, Kove 'exploded' and said he had done nothing wrong, the report said. That's when the couple got the police involved. Kove admitted to the officer that he had bitten his co-star's arm and said he 'did it out of jest' and 'thought he was being funny,' the report said. The officer said in the report that he told Kove that biting Hannah-Kim was illegal and could be investigated as an assault. Kove could potentially be arrested or cited, the officer said. Kove said 'something to the effect of he said sorry already,' then 'appeared to see how serious' the situation was and began to apologize in the officer's presence. Hannah-Kim told the officer privately that she did not want to pursue charges but wanted a report filled out in case it happened again. Kove declined the opportunity to file a handwritten statement about what had happened, the report said. Roche did give a handwritten statement in which he noted that Kove had 'resorted to being very angry at us' when he and his wife confronted him about the incident. Hannah-Kim and Kove both play head senseis on 'Cobra Kai.' A representative for Kove, who has more than 230 acting credits including 'Death Race 2000,' 'Wyatt Earp,' 'VFW' and the 'Karate Kid' movies, did not respond immediately on Tuesday to The Times' request for comment.
Fox News
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
John Lawlor, 'The Facts of Life' star, dead at 83
"The Facts of Life" star John Lawlor has died, Fox News Digital confirmed. The television star was 83. Lawlor "passed away peacefully Feb. 13, 2025 at the Albuquerque veterans hospice facility with his daughter, Riel, by his side," his obituary website read, per his agent. His agent told Fox News Digital that the TV sitcom star "stepped away from acting several years ago." Lawlor was "a veteran of the US Army with service in Vietnam," according to his obituary. "John will be remembered for his great love and affection for his family, his work and enjoyment of theater, television, movies, literature, and of course, his beloved horses." Lawlor began his 60-year acting career after graduating from the University of Colorado. He is known for his roles in "Phyllis" and the "Mary Tyler Moore Show." Lawlor's most famous role was as headmaster Steven Bradley at the Eastland School for Girls in "The Facts of Life." The sitcom also starred George Clooney, Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon and Mindy Cohn. He played the role for 13 episodes before he was replaced by Roger Perry's Charles Parker. In 1981, Lawlor got into movies and appeared in "S.O.B." and "Wyatt Earp," according to his IMDb page. "John will be remembered for his great love and affection for his family, his work and enjoyment of theater, television, movies, literature, and of course, his beloved horses," the obituary concluded. Lawlor was born in Troy, New York in 1941 and was the oldest of six children. He is survived by five children, two brothers, three grandchildren, a nephew and two nieces.
