Alan Ritchson is “happy to be back” following a “crazy week” that involved a wild fight with his neighbor in Tennessee.
The “Reacher” star took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce that he wrapped production on Season 4 of the hit action crime series, marking his first social media video since being caught on camera fighting neighbor Ronnie Taylor over the weekend.
“Here we are in the ADR booth for the very last time for Season 4 of ‘Reacher,’” Ritchson, 43, began in the clip. “We are dunzos. This thing is going to be hitting the airwaves very soon. Best season yet.”
The “War Machine” actor then addressed his “crazy week” in the caption of his Instagram video.
“Happy to be back in the booth after such a crazy week!” he wrote. “That’s a wrap for me on post-production — #Reacher Season 4.”
He continued, “This is, without a doubt the most gripping season yet. I think we hit our stride. Firing on all cylinders… as it were.”
The Amazon Prime Video star was seen in a video obtained by TMZ beating Taylor in broad daylight on Sunday.
Footage showed the actor’s neighbor kneeling on the ground as Ritchson appeared to hit him “at least four times.”
Taylor spoke out on the shocking incident on Monday, telling TMZ that Ritchson “kicked the crap” out of him following a motorcycle dispute in their Brentwood neighborhood.
“Then, on Sunday, when I was cleaning my bike outside my house, he rode past once, twice, and on the second time, I walked out in front of him, and I said, ‘You got to stop. Someone’s going to get hurt,’” Taylor recalled.
“Then it escalated quite quickly from there,” he added. “I did push him because he was coming toward me on his bike.”
Ritchson, meanwhile, declined to discuss Sunday’s fight when speaking with the Daily Mail on Monday.
“I can’t answer questions about that right now,” he told the outlet. “There’s an active investigation.”
However, the “Titans” alum did take to social media Monday to share a pointed quote attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte in the wake of his and Taylor’s scary altercation.
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake,” the actor wrote.
The Brentwood Police Department, meanwhile, announced Tuesday that Ritchson wouldn’t face any criminal charges over his and his neighbor’s brawl.
Authorities ruled that Ritchson acted in self-defense, and the investigation into the incident was closed.
“After reviewing available evidence, including video footage and witness statements, authorities determined that no criminal charges will be pursued,” Brentwood Police Captain Steven Pepin told the Hollywood Reporter.
He added, “Mr. Ritchson’s actions were found to be in self-defense.”
Pepin also revealed that Ritchson declined to press charges against Taylor, although a potential reckless endangerment charge was “considered.”
A rep for Ritchson didn’t immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
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