Attorney: Kiefer no wrongdoer in incident

NEW YORK, May 11 (UPI) -- Kiefer Sutherland's attorney says the actor was not an instigator or a wrongdoer in a recent alleged altercation in New York in which he faces charges.

The "24" star was charged last week with misdemeanor assault after Proenza Schouler co-designer Jack McCollough reportedly accused Sutherland of head-butting him at a Manhattan nightclub after the pair exchanged words May 4.

"We are troubled by the untruthful and self-serving information circulating regarding Kiefer Sutherland and events of last Monday evening," lawyer Michael C. Miller said in a statement issued to E! News. "We are confident, however, that the investigation being conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the New York Police Department will confirm that Kiefer Sutherland was neither the instigator nor a wrongdoer in this incident. Out of respect for this law enforcement process, Kiefer Sutherland will not be making any comment."