Sutherland back home in LA

This one is from Yahoo news…

LOS ANGELES – Kiefer Sutherland, charged with assault in New York, is getting support from his cast mates on the long-running Fox TV drama “24.”

Sutherland got a loving hug from co-star Jon Voight and kind words from other “24″ actors while at an advance screening Tuesday night of next week’s season finale.

“Well, it’s, on so many different levels, it is like a family,” Sutherland said on the arrivals line.

“We’ve had, I think, 12 weddings on our show over the last seven years,” Sutherland continued. “I think 16 children have been born. We’ve lost a couple people. So all of those things really pull you together.”

The actor is accused of head-butting a fashion designer at a New York City nightclub early last week. He was charged with third-degree assault.

Reporters at the screening were asked not to bring up Sutherland’s new legal troubles.

No decision has been made on whether the charge will affect Sutherland’s probation for a drunken-driving conviction in Los Angeles.

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