Sir Rod Stewart has been charged by police after allegedly punching a security guard at a Palm Beach hotel on New Year's Eve.
The Daily Mail report the British rock star has been charged with simple battery – a misdemeanour – after the incident was sparked when Stewart and his group of revellers were denied access to a private event at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.
The alleged assault took place at about 11.09pm, with both Stewart, 74, and his 39-year-old son, Sean Stewart, both named in the incident, report the Daily Mail.
![Sean Stewart with father Rod. Photo / Instagram.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GPMT6R4JAP2H6LYFW63TY4RTNI.jpg?auth=848990f21a5f714c92c06dce4dc7ce8480288f243110b8727a9ba4228dc1fc3a&width=16&height=16&quality=70&smart=true)
A police report obtained by the Daily Mail details how hotel security guard Jessie Dixon told authorities he had witnessed "a group pf people" near the event's check-in table, trying to gain access, despite the fact they "were unauthorised to do so."