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Rod Stewart guilty of battery, no jail time

MIAMI: British pop superstar Rod Stewart and his son pleaded guilty to battery over an altercation with a Florida security guard, prosecutors said Friday (Saturday in Manila), but neither face jail time or any fines.

The 76-year-old singer of 'Maggie May' and numerous other hit songs was accused of punching a hotel guard outside a children's party at The Breakers, a luxury hotel in Palm Beach, on New Year's Eve 2019.

ROCKER IN TROUBLE Scottish singer Rod Stewart attends an event in Scotland in 2020. The British pop star and his son pleaded guilty to battery over an altercation with a Florida security guard, prosecutors said on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, but neither face jail time nor any fine. AFP PHOTO