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In a pointed shot across the bough of Jack McCollough, who recently had his nose redesigned in an alleged head-butting incident with Kiefer Sutherland, the actor's reps released this statement to media outlets including StyleList today:

"Michael C. Miller, from the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson, makes the following statement on behalf of Kiefer Sutherland:

We are troubled by the untruthful and self-serving information circulating regarding Kiefer Sutherland and events of last Monday evening. We are confident, however, that the investigation being conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the NYPD 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."

The statement seems to refer to an aggressive stance taken by McCollough's camp, whose rep said he "was the victim of a vicious, violent, unprovoked assault" by Sutherland.

Shortly afterward, the same PR person released a second statement, this one regarding Brooke Shields (who was the damsel in distress at the center of the incident) and attributed to attorney Gerald Lefcourt.

"A number of statements have been attributed to Ms. Shields in the media that are neither true nor authorized. These statements were obviously made by those who were not in attendance at the party and constitute their version of events. While at the party she was bumped into by Jack McCollough and Kiefer Sutherland became concerned. Kiefer has always been a gentleman in her company. Both Jack and Kiefer are friends of Ms. Shields and she regrets this unfortunate situation. "

Looks like the head-butting isn't over yet!