
"Urkel" Actor Cleared of Battery Charges
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'(NewsCore) - The actor who played geek Steve Urkel on TV sitcom “Family Matters” has been cleared of charges related to allegations he punched his baby’s mother in the breast in front of the child in California, TMZ reported Thursday.
Jaleel White, 33, was accused of punching Bridget Hardy in one of her breast implants while they were driving with their daughter in the car on Pacific Coast Highway three weeks ago, sources told the entertainment website.
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However the LAPD said there was not enough evidence to pursue the case and White was cleared of charges.
A representative for White denied the allegations saying, "There was absolutely no battery ... no abuse ... and the incident never happened."
"This is just a ploy in an ongoing custody battle over their young daughter to tarnish his name,” he said.
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White is most famous for his role as a child actor playing Steve Urkel on “Family Matters” -- an American sitcom about a middle-class African-American family living in Chicago, which was canceled in 1998 after nine years.'
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