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Joey Chestnut was sentenced to 180 days of probation aft pleading blameworthy to a misdemeanor artillery charge, tribunal records show.
Us Weekly was nan first to study that nan 17-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion was astatine Joe's Grill successful Hamilton County, Indiana, Chestnut's location state, erstwhile he drunkenly slapped a man successful nan look astir 2 a.m. connected March 21.
The unfortunate allegedly recognized and approached Chestnut astatine nan barroom and exchanged a handshake correct earlier Chestnut "slapped him" connected nan near broadside of his face, the outlet reported.
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Joey Chestnut grabbed a protester by nan cervix who interrupted nan 2022 Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest successful Coney Island, New York City, connected July 4, 2022. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
"The accused pulled [the victim] forward, moves person and uses his correct manus to onslaught [the victim] connected nan look pinch an unfastened hand. [The victim] is observed reacting to nan onslaught and moving his caput downward and holding it location while nan accused stands complete him and [his friend]," nan serviceman said successful an affidavit obtained Us Weekly. "[Chestnut] moves toward [the victim] again and [the victim] moves distant from nan accused.
"The rubbing was nude, insolent aliases angry because nan open-handed onslaught was nonconsensual to nan unfortunate successful a mode that caused symptom while nan accused allegedly utilized provocative connection toward nan unfortunate to illicit a reaction."
The serviceman added that nan slap "resulted successful bodily wounded to [victim] successful that he had a title of symptom to nan near broadside of his face."
Defending champion Joey Chestnut competes successful nan 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest astatine Coney Island successful Brooklyn, New York City, connected July 4, 2023. The men's title was postponed owed to thunderstorms but later took spot without spectators successful nan arena. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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Chestnut, who said he was "pretty drunk and didn't remember" what happened, pleaded blameworthy to artillery resulting successful bodily wounded and was sentenced April 20.
The situation, however, was quickly defused, and Chestnut took "full work for this misunderstanding," his lawyer told Us Weekly.
Chestnut filed petitions to recreation extracurricular of Indiana, arsenic nan Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest takes spot connected Coney Island successful Brooklyn, New York, connected nan Fourth of July. He was granted support to travel, truthful arsenic agelong arsenic he behaves, he will beryllium vying for his 18th title successful his past 19 attempts successful little than 2 months.
Joey Chestnut wins nan men's title astatine Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest successful New York City connected July 4, 2025. He returned to compete for a 17th triumph aft missing nan 2024 arena owed to a sponsorship conflict pinch Major League Eating. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)
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Chestnut was barred from nan 2024 competition aft he signed a woody pinch Nathan's rival Impossible Foods. Chestnut was still connected nan outs months earlier past year's arena erstwhile he announced that he and nan organizers had recovered communal crushed connected sponsorships.
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