SHORT TAKES : Pro Wrestler Fined for Scuffle
Pro wrestler Andre the Giant was fined $100 for doing to a TV cameraman what he does to opponents in the ring.
A judge found Andre Roussimoff guilty of criminal mischief for scuffling with Ben Hildebrandt last year after losing a match. The 7-foot-4, 540-pound wrestler on Tuesday was also ordered to pay $233 to KCRG-TV to fix the camera.
The scuffle broke out when Roussimoff, who acted in the movie “The Princess Bride,” contended that Hildebrandt videotaped the match without his permission.
Hildebrandt said he was just shooting crowd scenes when the wrestler put him in a headlock.
The judge found Roussimoff innocent of assault, saying the wrestler didn’t mean to harm Hildebrandt.
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