Emile Hirsch Appears in Utah Court on Assault Charge — hollywoodreporter.com

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Actor Emile Hirsch made his first court appearance Monday on allegations that he put a studio executive in a chokehold and dragged her across a nightclub table while in Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. The Into the Wild star declined to comment Monday outside court in Park City. His attorney Neil Kaplan said Hirsch is receiving counseling after going to rehab. The actor from Encino, Calif., is charged with felony assault, which is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. He also faces a misdemeanor count of intoxication.

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