On Sunday, June 22, Cobra Kai stars Martin Kove and Alicia Hannah-Kim attended the fan convention Summer Con in Washington. It has since been reported that Martin was asked to leave the event after allegedly assaulting Alicia.

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According to a police filing obtained by People and Variety, Alicia, 37, claimed that Martin, 78, attacked her unprovoked after she tapped him on the shoulder to greet him once she arrived at the event.

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“Martin Kove suddenly grabbed her arm and bit her upper arm so hard it nearly drew blood, and she yelled out in pain,” the filings allege. “Once Martin Kove finished biting her arm, he grabbed her arm again and began kissing it where he had bit her.”

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The report claims that Martin later “exploded” on Alicia and her husband, Sebastian Roché, after they confronted him about the alleged bite.

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After the Karate Kid actor purportedly insisted that “he did not do anything wrong,” Alicia reportedly found an on-site officer who confirmed that she had a “noticeable bite mark on her arm that was already turning blue and bruising.”

The officer reportedly questioned Martin after seeing the bite mark, after which the actor allegedly “admitted to biting” Alicia “out of jest.” The file alleges, “He thought he was being funny, and they play fight all the time on the set of Cobra Kai, and he did not think it was a big deal.” Alicia allegedly made it known that Martin “had legitimately caused her pain.”

Martin later allegedly said that he “did not mean” for the bite “to be perceived as illegal,” and insisted again that “he was just messing around.” Alicia purportedly decided against pressing charges, though she requested an official report privately “in case this continues.”

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Reacting to the report online, several internet users were incredibly concerned for Alicia. “this is not okay like what???” one user replied to Variety’s tweet about the incident. “Everything about this is crazy,” another person said.

“Martin Kove (Sensei Kreese) just completely destroyed and ruined his reputation,” one user tweeted. Someone else wrote on Reddit, “What a strange thing to do. ‘Play fight’? Like it would be one thing if they mimed karate moves at one another, since it's a fucking karate show, but actually biting someone? What the hell?”

BuzzFeed has reached out to Martin and Alicia’s teams for comment. We’ll keep you posted as this story unfolds.

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