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Kevin de Leon, a member of the Los Angeles City Council who is embroiled in a racism scandal, fought with an activist at a Friday night holiday toy giveaway.
Footage of the altercation, which took place at Lincoln Park following the giveaway and tree lighting, was posted on Twitter via two activist groups, RootsAction and J-TOWN Action and Solidarity. The man de Leon appeared to wrestle to the ground was identified as Jason Reedy, a People’s City Council organizer.
In an interview with CBS Los Angeles, de Leon, a Democrat, said he was "headbutted, punched twice" and said the footage that emerged online was cleverly edited. He said he was considering pressing charges.
The groups subsequently released longer footage of the altercation on Saturday.