Comedian and actorAndy Dickis in custody after his latest arrest, and the entire incident was captured on video. PerTMZ, Dick was arrested on charges of felony sexual battery after an adult maleaccused him of sexual assaultat the O’Neill Regional Park. The incident was recorded and livestreamed on Captain Content’s RV live stream on Wednesday, and the video has been rapidly spreading throughout social media since. you may watch the clip below.
In the video, deputies greet Dick at the door of a trailer before placing him and handcuffs and escorting him to a nearby vehicle. Reportedly, Dick has been living in this trailer with a group of live streamers which may explain why his arrest was able to be broadcast live as it happened. After the arrest, police entered the trailer and “asked to collect the male victim’s pants as evidence.”
Dick has had brushes with the law dating back decades. This includes a prior incident in 2008 when he allegedly removed a teenage girl’s top, and after cops found cannabis and Xanax in his possession, he was charged and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and marijuana possession. In 2010, Dick was arrested after allegedly groping a bartender and a patron at a West Virginia bar, but the charges were later dismissed. He later pled not guilty in 2018 and 2019 on two separate incidents of allegedly groping people, and in 2021, he was arrested again for felony assault with a deadly weapon.
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Andy Dick Has Long Been Controversial
There have also been reported instances of Andy Dick havingproblematic behavioron movie sets. In 2015, it was reported that Dick had been fired from his role in the James Buchanan biopicRaising Buchanan. One day after he shot his role as Lancaster Guy, which later had to be re-shot with Robert Ben Garant, it was alleged that Dick has been acting inappropriately with his co-stars, prompting complaints that led to his removal from the film.
Reportedly, Dick’s behavior was alleged to include “groping people’s genitals, unwanted kissing/locking, and sexual propositions of at least four member of the production.” At the time, Dick released a statement, perTHR, suggesting that the claims had been blown out of proportion and that he’s never groped anyone. Though, he did admit that he may have “licked” some of his co-workers that day. As Dick explained:
“My middle name is ‘misconduct.’ They know what they signed up for… I don’t grope people anymore. I don’t expose myself anymore. I do understand that the temperature in the world right now is delicate. I didn’t grope anybody. I might have kissed somebody on the cheek to say goodbye and then licked them. That’s my thing — I licked Carrie Fisher at a roast. It’s me being funny. I’m not trying to sexually harass people."
Dick also said he may have tried to pursue “a date” with certain people he’d met, but insisted that he’d always moved on anytime he was rejected. The comedian also claimed to have learned his lesson.
“I didn’t grab anybody’s genitals. Of course I’m going to proposition people. I’m single, depressed, lonely and trying to get a date. They can just say no, and they probably did and then I was done… I won’t do it anymore. I won’t lick anyone’s face anymore. We have an agreement.”
