If there is one word to describe the bodycam footage of Ezra Miller's March Hawaii arrest, then that is 'chaotic.' The bizarre footage is going viral on social media for all the reasons wrong. The footage that was filmed by the actor themselves too, shows them running around and pleading to officers to not touch their flash ring as it means a lot to them and to not touch their body as they are non-binary.
Ezra Miller Hawaii Arrest Tape Released And It Is Bizarre
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Samantha in
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On 14th May 2022
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Ezra Miller has been the center of attention for the past few months after the news of his arrest in Hawaii made it to the public. Now recently, Miller's body-cam footage from the arrest on March 29 where they film themself getting assaulted for the sake of art.
“I got assaulted and I started filming. Let me show you the video. I got assaulted in this bar, twice in a row. I film myself when I get assaulted for NFT crypto art,” the “Flash” star, 29, bizarrely tells law enforcement in the clip, obtained by TMZ.
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“What’s your name? What’s your badge number? Tell me your name and your badge number. Full name! Full badge number!” they scream repeatedly before their arrest.
“Don’t touch me. Tell me your name and your badge number, now!”
Miller — who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns — then express shock upon learning that they are being cuffed for disorderly conduct.
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“I’m being arrested for disorderly conduct? I was assaulted,” they say. “You understand that, right?”
Miller then attempted to justify their actions inside of a Hawaii karaoke bar.
“The guy at that bar declared himself as a Nazi. I have it on film and he attacked me,” they allege.
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Miller even tried using their amendment rights to prevent the arrest.
“I claim my 9th amendment rights to not be unlawfully persecuted for a crime of no designation. Disorderly conduct means something I am un-guilty of,” they say in the clip.
“I claim my 4th amendment rights to not be searched and seized on no probably cause, that you will not be able to offer in a court of law. I claim my 4th Amendment rights to not be searched and seized.”
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Miller additionally asked the police to not touch their “Flash ring” as it “means a lot” to them. They also claim that their genitals were touched by law enforcement in the footage.
“Hey, you just touched my penis. Please don’t do that. I’m transgender, non-binary and I don’t want to be searched by a man!” they exclaim.
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After their arrest, Miller pleaded no contest in the court to disorderly conduct charge.
Court records also show that Miller was given a $500 fine which is the same amount as their bail at the time.
In exchange for their no-contest plea, the judge dismissed a harassment charge from the same incident and a charge of obstructing a public sidewalk in a separate incident.
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The “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” actor's appearance in the court comes after they were accused of allegedly throwing a chair at a woman after becoming irate over being asked to leave a private residence located in lower Puna, Hawaii.
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The chair hit the woman in the head and resulted in a half-inch cut. Police also confirmed that she refused treatment for the injury.
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