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The actor had been drinking heavily that night and had no
memory of the Jan. 25 incident, lawyer Robert Offer said in a
statement on Thursday. Hirsch checked himself into an alcohol
rehabilitation facility a few days later, Offer said.
Hirsch, 29, was charged on Thursday with felony aggravated
assault for allegedly putting Daniele Bernfeld, Paramount
Pictures' vice president of digital entertainment, in a
chokehold at the TAO Nightclub in Park City, Utah.
According to court papers filed on Thursday, Bernfeld told
police Hirsch pulled her across a table and landed on top of her
on the floor and wrapped his hands around her neck.
"Emile takes these allegations very seriously, and is devastated
that any of this has occurred," Offer said in the statement.
Hirsch is due to appear in court on March 16 and could face up
to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine if convicted.
He has also been charged with misdemeanor intoxication, said
Ryan Stack, a prosecutor with the Summit County Attorney's
office.
(Reporting by Patricia Reaney in New York; Editing by Eric
Kelsey and Andrew Hay)
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