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Danny Trejo, 80, breaks silence on July 4th fight which saw him punching 'coward'  who threw water balloon at parade

The 80-year-old veteran actor said that he was provoked and targeted over his race in the ugly incident in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Actor Danny Trejo has broken his silence regarding an incident which found him trading punches with a parade-goer who threw a water balloo n at him during a Fourth of July event Footage filmed by stunned witnesses showed Trejo and the man throw wild punches at each other, with the actor being knocked to the floor while his friend was left with a bloodied face. A witness told ABC7 that throwing water balloons is a regular part of the Los Angeles suburb's Fourth of July celebrations, but Trejo took offense to them being targeted at him as a special guest.

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