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April 1, 2008

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PC actor charged with assault

Posted Apr. 1, ’08, 9:07 AM PT by Brian Chen
Category | Apple » News

justin long owie.jpgNEW YORK, NEW YORK—Actor John Hodgman, best known for his personification of the PC in Apple’s “Get a Mac” commercials, has been charged for aggravated assault after an alleged altercation with his co-star Justin Long—better known as “the Mac”—outside a Brooklyn bar Monday night.

The New York Police Department said the fight occurred 11:30 p.m. outside LuLu’s, a bar in Greenpoint. According to Philip Bouman, Long’s lawyer, Hodgman allegedly delivered several blows to Long’s face, groin area and small intestine. Long is in stable condition at New York Presbyterian Hospital, where he is being treated for cosmetic and internal injuries, police said.

“[Hodgman] was a freaking lunatic!” said Danny Adler, a witness of the fight. “The guy was hammered off, like, three peach ciders and screaming stuff like, ‘How do you like them Apples?’ and ‘Are Macs compatible with my fist in your mouth?’”

Adler said he overheard that the fight broke out after Long cracked a joke about Hodgman being prone to carrying “sexually transmitted viruses.” However, some witnesses said Hodgman had instigated the argument by making fun of Long’s “puny hard drive.”

Hodgman declined to comment. Heather Morgenstein, Hodgman’s lawyer, said her client was suffering from injuries as well—“of the emotional sort.”

“My client has asked that the media allow him to rest and heal at this very difficult time,” Morgenstein said.

Police are investigating the details of the incident.

[Photo credit: Heather Kelly]


10 Comments

Joe said:

HAHAHAH SO FUNNY APRIL FOOLS!! I almost fell for that...... almost macuser, almost...

April 1, 2008 9:32 AM
Nathan said:

Yawn!

April 1, 2008 9:55 AM
Irritated said:

Why does EVERY SINGLE news site feel it necessary to do April fools crap? It's getting old after 11 years...

April 1, 2008 10:21 AM
Sean said:

Why do people bother leaving comments if they think this was such a waste of their time?

Some people like a good laugh (even if it's not a great laugh).

April 1, 2008 10:58 AM
Irritated said:

Most people like a good laugh. But it stops being a good laugh (or even a laugh at all) when EVERY story on EVERY tech news site is a friggin' April Fool's joke.

April 1, 2008 12:05 PM
Sean said:

Have you really been keeping track of this for 11 years?

April 1, 2008 1:26 PM
Irritated said:

Keeping track? What, like keeping news clippings of every April Fool's story and pasting them on my bedroom wall so that when the day comes that I take my revenge upon the whole world I have a steady accounting of everyone involved so that they can pay their due?

Er... no. Why do you ask?

April 1, 2008 1:57 PM
Sean said:

WOW. If you're some kind of psycho chick, can I have your number?

Otherwise, I was just curious because it's nice to be able to enjoy a non-religious/non-political/non-pagan holiday at least once a year and be able to make everyone around you feel like a complete idiot because they believed your lie.

Have some fun.

So anyway, are you available?

April 1, 2008 2:06 PM
Irritated said:

Sorry, I'm not a psycho chick. I just play one on the Internet.

Sure I'm flattered. Maybe even a little curious...

April 1, 2008 3:27 PM
Sean said:

Well, unfortunately April Fools is over. Perhaps we'll run into each other next year.

PS. I'd be honored if you print this page out and add it to your bedroom wall. Later.

April 2, 2008 9:12 AM

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