Kiefer Sutherland has been charged with assault for allegedly headbutting women’s wear designer Jack McCollough after a boozy night at a local club, Usmagazine.com confirms.

New York police said the charges were filed after he spoke to investigators Thursday, the Associated Press reports.

The 24 star — who is scheduled to start filming the eighth season in late May — arrived at a New York City police station for questioning on Thursday, two days after the incident. He arrived in a Lincoln Town Car with his lawyers. He did not speak to reporters as he entered the precinct house in lower Manhattan.

“Kiefer is here, he walked in a few minutes ago,” an officer told Us.

Sutherland, 42, was talking to Brooke Shields at a Met Gala after-party when McCollough accidentally bumped into the actress. Sutherland, who appeared intoxicated, then demanded the designer apologize.

McCollough claims Sutherland attacked him after the argument, leaving him with a cut on his face. Detectives also may question actress Brooke Shields as a witness.

This isn’t Sutherland’s first booze-related mishap.

He was arrested in 2004 for DUI and, again, in 2007. In the 2007 case, he pleaded no contest to the DUI charge and was sentenced to 48 days in jail. It’s unclear whether the charges will affect his probation status.

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