Overview
- Bystander videos published by TMZ capture a four-minute exchange outside the Four Seasons after the BAFTA Tea Party on January 10.
- Birch is heard saying, “I’ll f—ing knock you out,” and asking, “What are you, from f—ing Israel?,” to which the man replies he is from Puerto Rico.
- The autograph seeker alleges Michael Benton Adler tore his photos and repeatedly demands $30 in compensation.
- A second video shows Birch signing the photos to defuse the dispute as the couple attempts to walk away.
- In a statement to TMZ, Birch and Adler express regret, describe the pursuer as a professional autograph seeker, and say her Israel remark was an attempt to place an accent, with no reports of charges.