Alicia Hannah-Kim confronted Cobra Kai costar Martin Kove in new body camera footage over his alleged actions towards her.
Body camera footage is providing more insight into the aftermath of the alleged biting incident between the Cobra Kai stars.
Kove is accused of biting his costar Alicia Hannah-Kim on the arm so hard he nearly drew blood, according to a police report.
Hannah-Kim said they were at a VIP meet-and-greet Sunday at Summer Con in Puyallup, Washington, when Kove suddenly grabbed her arm and bit her after she tapped him on the shoulder to say hello.
“I walked past Martin Kove, tapped him on the shoulder, and said hello & he turned around, grabbed my arm, and bit down hard, almost drawing blood. I yelped and drew back, and then he grabbed my arm again to kiss it,” she said in a handwritten statement included in the police report. “I pulled away and rushed back to my table.”
The footage after the incident shows the castmates outside Summer Con on Sunday, June 22, discussing the incident with an officer present.
“You cannot bite people. That is not okay,” the police officer tells Martin Kove.
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“That is assault!” Hannah-Kim shouts at him.
“I apologize,” Kove says. “I was just playing because we’re very playful together, and I bit down too hard.”
The actress then turns to the officer, stunned. The officer explains that she has a “visible” mark on her arm and that it’s “super not cool.”
‘COBRA KAI’ star Martin Kove being confronted by Alicia Hannah-Kim at fan convention after biting her on the arm. https://t.co/QMDbp4JN4S pic.twitter.com/j0INClJrS3
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“No, we do not play like that,” Hannah-Kim says.
“I want to be very clear with witnesses. Martin, you think it’s funny to play with people. We are colleagues.”
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Martin Kove was accused of biting Hannah-Kim in the arm at Washington State Summer Con.
The actress, who played Kim Da-Eun for Seasons 5 and 6 of “Cobra Kai,” claimed the alleged attack happened when she tapped Kove on the shoulder to greet him.
Kove reportedly “admitted to biting” Hannah-Kim but claimed, “he did it out of jest.”
Kove gave a full apology for the incident in a statement obtained by TMZ.
He was forced to leave the fan convention, but there is no word on any other ramifications he might face.
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