Pierce Brosnan, whose fictitious movie character James Bond has been in hot water plenty of times, is now facing heat in real life, charged with stepping out of bounds in a thermal area during a recent visit to Yellowstone National Park.
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- Citations Issued to Pierce Brosnan: Pierce Brosnan, known for playing James Bond in movies, has been charged for stepping out of bounds in a thermal area during his visit to Yellowstone National Park.
- Violation at Mammoth Terraces: The incident occurred at Mammoth Terraces, located in the northern part of Yellowstone near the Wyoming-Montana line, on November 1. Brosnan received two federal citations for this violation.
- Mandatory Court Appearance: Brosnan is scheduled to make a mandatory court appearance on January 23 in the courtroom of Yellowstone National Park.
- Park Officials Decline to Comment: Yellowstone officials declined to comment on the matter. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Wyoming confirmed that Brosnan was on a personal visit and not there for film work.
- Danger of Thermal Areas: Yellowstone’s thermal areas, like Mammoth Terraces, are dangerous due to boiling water and mineral-encrusted hot springs. Visitors often face serious injuries for straying off the trail in these areas.
- Legal Consequences of Trespassing: Trespassing in Yellowstone’s thermal areas can result in jail time, fines, and bans from the park.
- Brosnan’s Career: Apart from his role as James Bond, Pierce Brosnan is also known for his work in “Remington Steele,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” and “The Thomas Crown Affair.”
The Associated Press has the story:
Pierce Brosnan is in hot water, accused of trespassing in a Yellowstone thermal area
Newslooks- CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) —
Pierce Brosnan, whose fictitious movie character James Bond has been in hot water plenty of times, is now facing heat in real life, charged with stepping out of bounds in a thermal area during a recent visit to Yellowstone National Park.
Brosnan walked in an off-limits area at Mammoth Terraces, in the northern part of Yellowstone near the Wyoming-Montana line, on Nov. 1, according to two federal citations issued Tuesday.
Brosnan, 70, is scheduled for a mandatory court appearance on Jan. 23 in the courtroom of the world’s oldest national park. The Associated Press sent a request for comment to his Instagram account Thursday.
Yellowstone officials declined to comment. Brosnan was in the park on a personal visit and not for film work, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Wyoming said.
Mammoth Terraces is a scenic spot of mineral-encrusted hot springs bubbling from a hillside. They’re just some of the park’s hundreds of thermal features, which range from spouting geysers to gurgling mud pots, with water at or near the boiling point.
Going out-of-bounds in such areas can be dangerous: Some of the millions of people who visit Yellowstone each year get badly burned by ignoring warnings not to stray off the trail.
Getting caught can bring legal peril too, with jail time, hefty fines and bans from the park handed down to trespassers regularly.
In addition to his four James Bond films, Brosnan starred in the 1980s TV series “Remington Steele” and is known for starring roles in the films “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “The Thomas Crown Affair.”
