Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol actor Jeremy Renner was reportedly injured in a bar brawl involving a rotor axe, metal pipes, wooden clubs and a table leg in Phuket, Thailand, according to sources. The fight left two men in serious condition, and led to the arrest of six others.
Reports say that Renner and a pal, Vorasit Issara, the manager of a Thai luxury resort, were bar hopping with four friends into the wee hours of the night in the beach town.
They ended up at the Rachada Pub where Mr Issara threw a glass and agitated the bar staff, according to the
Phuket News.
In a scene that sounds more like a movie than reality, six men allegedly attacked Mr Issara and several of Renner's friends. Reports say that 20 people were involved in the brawl.
According to the Thai newspaper, Mr Issara was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition, after being hit in the neck with an axe and stabbed in the stomach. His chauffeur, Noppadon Preechawai, was also taken to hospital after being cut in the face. He is in stable condition as well.
Reports said that Renner's hand was injured in the ruckus and that he was treated at the hospital but Renner's rep says he was not injured.
Renner's rep told the Post that the
Hurt Locker star was "not injured or involved" in the altercation, and that "he exited when the fight broke out." Renner is in Asia working on
The Bourne Legacy in Manila, Philippines.
Six men have been arrested and will apparently be charged with attempted murder.
The men appeared at a press conference, with several confessing to taking part in the bloody brawl. The axe that hit Mr Issara was found hidden under a couch at the pub.