Steve Buscemi flooded with support after being randomly punched in New York | indy100

Steve Buscemi punched on NYC street

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An outpouring of support for Steve Buscemi has flooded social media after the actor was the victim of a random attack in New York City.

The 66-year-old Fargo and Sopranos star was punched in the face late Wednesday morning in Manhattan, and taken to a nearby hospital with bruising, swelling and bleeding to his left eye.

“Steve Buscemi was assaulted in Mid-Town Manhattan, another victim of a random act of violence in the city,” reads a statement from his publicist. “He is ok and appreciates everyone’s well wishes.”

The New York Police Department said no arrests had been made and that the investigation was ongoing.

Since the incident was made public, fans have been sending their love and support to Buscemi on social media.

Many users were quick to give Buscemi the label of "national treasure":

Whoever physically harmed Steve Buscemi should be publicly flogged. The fucking audacity. That man is a goddamn national treasure. He is NOT TO BE HARMED.\n\nAnyone else riding at\u2026 well, not exactly dawn, but like 8am?\n\nHas Goodman been called in? This calls for some Walter.
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What is happening?!\n\nSteve Buscemi is a national treasure! Protect him at all costs!!
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Steve Buscemi is a national treasure. \n\nKeep your dirty hands off of him!
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Another joked that social media's response to Buscemi's assault is similar to the Avengers assembling:

The general mood on Twitter in response to the news about Steve Buscemi being assaulted:
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Others used the opportunity to praise Buscemi and his past actions, with one user reminding others to Buscemi returned to his previous role as a firefighter after 9/11 to help find survivors in the rubble of the World Trade Centre.

As a reminder, Steve Buscemi was a FDNY before the acting gig. On Sept. 11, 2001, he famously returned to the Lower Manhattan firehouse where he worked in the 1980s and stayed for days, sifting through the rubble of the World Trade Center in search of survivors.
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Another used simply said aloud the question we're all thinking: "Seriously who would punch Steve Buscemi?"

Dude literally volunteered at his former fire house during 9/11. He's been regarded by many as one of the nicest people in the world. Seriously who would punch Steve Buscemi?
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