Rick Moranis Was Attacked in NYC & Twitter is Furious
Rick Moranis, best known for his roles in Ghostbusters I & II and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, was punched in the head while walking near Central Park in New York City yesterday (October 1.)
NBC New York reports, “The 67-year-old actor and comedian was reportedly walking when the suspect punched him in the head, knocking Moranis to the ground. According to the NYPD, Moranis took himself to the hospital before later reporting the incident to police at the 20th Precinct. The NYPD says the attack occurred on Central Park West near W 70th Street around 7:30 a.m. Thursday.”
NYPD released surveillance footage of the attack via Twitter and advised those with any additional information to DM them @NYPDTips.
🚨WANTED for ASSAULT: On 10/1, at 7:24 AM, a 67-year-old male victim was walking southbound on Central Park West in the vicinity of West 70th Street, when an unidentified male struck him in the head with a closed fist, knocking him to the ground. Have info? Call/DM @NYPDTips pic.twitter.com/ZvSUPjtVdp
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) October 2, 2020
This, of course, leads us to the following question: WTF?! In fact, many people had the same question and took to Twitter to voice their displeasure upon hearing this news.
just a reminder that Rick Moranis walked away from a successful Hollywood career to raise his kids when his wife died of cancer
— atomickristin (@atomickristin) October 2, 2020
speedy recovery, Rick https://t.co/IoxcDIhdA1
https://twitter.com/SophNar0747/status/1312053433793421312
https://twitter.com/niklander2/status/1312058314197479424
I WILL DESTROY WHOEVER HURT RICK MORANIShttps://t.co/DI9Y3vFJIt
— Rachel Leishman (@RachelLeishman) October 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/RonFunches/status/1312058956399800320
I know a lot is happening, but we must come together to protect Rick Moranis https://t.co/kc7UVqK7w0
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) October 2, 2020
What kinda MONSTER attacks Rick Moranis??? https://t.co/MkKKFOtBHQ
— Zach Mullis (@zmullis) October 2, 2020
Who in their right mind would just walk up and punch Rick Moranis in the head?!
— Geek Vibes Nation (@GeekVibesNation) October 2, 2020
The dude is a national treasure and wouldn’t harm a fly pic.twitter.com/K8Ty3icaut
Moranis just recently emerged from his private life to start acting again after over two decades away from show business. Back in February, The Hollywood Reporter reported Moranis would reprise the role of Wayne Szalinski in the series Shrunk, with Josh Gad tapped to play son, Adam Szalinski, who becomes a scientist like his father. Joe Johnston, who directed the original 1989 film, will return to helm the series.
Moranis famously slowed down his acting career to raise his two children after his wife passed away from cancer in 1991.
So, yeah…we hope the monster that senselessly punched Moranis in the head is apprehended by local authorities.
