Oscar-winning actor Jack Nicholson let his anger get out of control when he used a two-iron to batter Robert Blank’s Mercedes-Benz while he was stopped at a red light in North Hollywood. After accusing Blank of cutting him off in traffic, Nicholson used the golf club to hammer the roof and windshield of his car. In a criminal lawsuit filed against the actor, an eye- witness confirmed Blank’s account of the incident, and misdemeanor charges of assault and vandalism were filed against Nicholson. All charges were dropped after Nicholson apologized and the pair reached settlement with a reported $500,000 check from Nicholson.

Nicholson later expressed regret about the incident, calling it ‘a shameful incident in my life.’ He explained that a close friend had recently died, and he went ‘out of my mind’ and snatched one of his golf clubs from the trunk of his car. ‘I was on my way to the course, and in the midst of this madness I somehow knew what I was doing,’ he said, ‘because I reached into my trunk and specifically selected a club I never used on the course … my two-iron.’