Danny Trejo is speaking out about the Fourth of July brawl that occurred on Thursday during a parade in Sunland, California. "Honest to God, I'm so sad," Trejo told TMZ in an interview over the weekend. "I'm so sad I behaved the way I behaved.
I'm so sad that grown men gotta throw water balloons to enjoy a day." The Machete star, 80, was a guest of honor and riding in a vintage convertible as part of the Sunland-Tujunga Rotary Club's annual 4th of July parade in Sunland, California. According to multiple reports, a spectator threw a water balloon at the convertible, bringing the parade to a screeching halt.
Video footage circulating on social media showed the actor stepping out of the car and confronting a man. Punches were then thrown, and Trejo was knocked to the ground, triggering a full-on melee. Another man later identified as Mario, Trejo's best friend, also get knocked down.
Mario appeared bloodied with a massive cut on his face. "I don't think I would have even got out of the car if somebody hadn't yelled, 'It's acid,'" Trejo told TMZ . "That's when I got panicked.
" It's unclear if there was anything other than water in the balloons that were thrown. According to one eyewitness who spoke to ABC7 , throwing water balloons at cars in the parade is sort of a tradition, but it's understood that water balloons are not to be thrown at the nicer cars, which is what apparently set off Trejo. According to the actor, he claims he confronted the man he believes threw the balloon.
