The "bar incident" involving former Scientologist and anti-Scientology content creator
Aaron Smith-Levin and Sky Daily (the widow of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan) occurred in September 2021 at a bar on Clearwater Beach, Florida. [
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At the time, Smith-Levin was running for a seat on the Clearwater City Council. According to Clearwater Police Department records and officer bodycam footage, the altercation unfolded as follows: [
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- The Confrontation: Smith-Levin had previously sent several unsolicited Facebook messages to Sky Daily. When they ran into each other at the bar, Daily reportedly accused him of being a stalker. [1, 2]
- The Altercation: According to bartender statements given to responding police officers, a heavily intoxicated Smith-Levin responded by loudly calling Daily a highly offensive expletive ("c**t") multiple times. Hearing the insults, Daily's boyfriend at the time stepped in and punched Smith-Levin in the face. [1, 2]
- Police Response: Smith-Levin was thrown out of the establishment. He initially intended to press battery charges against the man who punched him. However, after Clearwater police officers reviewed the statements from multiple witnesses identifying him as the verbal aggressor who instigated the fight, he declined to pursue charges. [1, 2]