‘Sharknado’ star
Ian Ziering was one of the assemble cast of Beverly Hills 90210, a teen drama television show that lasted from 1990 to 2000. He is also known as a star of the movie Sharknado. On New Year’s Eve, he was the victim of a bizarre attack by a group of mini-bike riders.
Weird, huh? He was stuck in traffic on Hollywood Boulevard, in the vicinity of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with his 10-year-old daughter. Before he knew what was happening, a group of about a dozen mini-bikers were all around his vehicle. Ziering thought one biker who was in front of his vehicle may have done some damage so he got out of the car to check. One thing led to another and he was being aggressively attacked by various bikers in the group. He punched back and ran across the street to get rid of them. Some followed him before the attack broke up. Neither he nor his daughter were hurt.
Let’s stop there for a minute. As a mom, the first thing I ponder is why he left his little girl there among the bikers as he ran away? What if some whacko had gotten into the car and grabbed her? Or hurt her as she waited in the car? I don’t want to shame the victim but that is something I thought about when reading the story.
TMZ got the story and ran with it. Unfortunately, they mistook his younger daughter for his older daughter. He had his younger daughter in the car, 10-year-old daughter, Penna. TMZ reported he was with his 12-year-old daughter, Mia. The important thing is that she was not harmed.
Ziering is appalled at the lawlessness on the street and an insufficient law enforcement response. He released a statement about the attack on his Instagram account.
‘I am relieved to report that my daughter and I are both completely unscathed, but the incident has left me deeply concerned about the growing boldness of such groups who disrupt public safety and peace,’ Ziering added on Instagram.
