Eric Mabius, the actor best known for his work on the TV show “Ugly Betty,” was arrested for battery and resisting a law enforcement officer without violence on Thursday morning after an alleged bar fight with a woman, The Post can confirm.
The star, 53, was taken into custody by officers from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department in Florida on Thursday at 2:13 a.m. ET. Mabius, who is a Florida resident, was booked into the Nassau County Jail and Detention Center at 5:45 a.m.
Both Mabius’ battery and resisting an officer without violence charges are misdemeanors.
‘Ugly Betty’ star Eric Mabius was arrested for battery.
According to Mabius’ arrest report obtained by The Post, the actor was with a female companion who was asked to leave the bar “several times” by the bartender and “even a few patrons” because she was “continuously being disrespectful.”
The woman with Mabius allegedly started spitting on people before turning to the alleged victim “as if she was going to spit on her.”
When the alleged victim told Mabius’ companion that she needed to leave, the woman began pushing her, according to the written statement. It was at this point that Mabius allegedly got involved, reportedly knocking both the alleged victim and his friend to the ground.
The reported incident “only took a few seconds,” with the alleged victim telling officers that “while she was on the ground Eric got on top of her and was pulling her hair ripping a handful of her hair from her scalp.”
That spurred “multiple people at the bar” to pull both Mabius and his companion off of the alleged victim, the written statement said.
The actor with Vanessa Williams during a scene for “Ugly Betty.” ABC
America Ferrera and Eric Mabius. FilmMagic for Academy of Television Arts and SciencesAn eyewitness who claimed Mabius’ friend spit on him told sheriffs, “Eric, slung both girls to the ground and so he grabbed Eric off of the girls and the cops where [sic] arriving on scene.”
“The witness advised he did not wish to press charges for getting spit on,” the official record noted.
When police arrived at the bar, they observed Mabius trying to help his friend stand. The officers noted that Mabius and the woman were “extremely intoxicated” and “kept trying to yell at everyone in the bar.”
Eric Mabius attends the premiere of Netflix’s “Gentefied.” FilmMagicPolice said that Mabius’ female companion “laid on the ground and refused to listen and or speak,” forcing the officers to physically pick her up and carry her outside. “Once outside [the woman] continued to resist and was ultimately placed under arrest for resisting,” the report added.
As for Eric, he allegedly “became more belligerent” outside the bar and was “not following simple commands to just sit on the bench.”
At one point in time, “Eric tried to stand up and walk behind” the arresting officer while he “was trying to finish investigating the incident.” The report stated that “several deputies had to escort him back to the bench and placed him under arrest for resisting without violence.”
UGLY BETTY, America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, ‘A Thousand Words By Friday’, (Season 2, aired Jan. 24, 2008). ©ABC/Courtesy Everett CollectionThe alleged victim told police that she did wish to press charges against both Mabius and his female companion, who were each placed under arrest for simple battery and resisting without violence “based on the officer’s investigation, the evidence, and the witness statements.”
In the booking photo obtained by The Post, the actor appears to have a bruise and a cut on the corner of his right eye.
A spokesperson for the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department told The Post Thursday afternoon that Mabius is still in custody and hasn’t had his first court appearance yet, which will most likely be tomorrow morning.
UGLY BETTY, America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, ‘Giving Up The Ghost’, (Season 2, aired Nov. 22, 2007), 2006-2010. ©ABC/Courtesy Everett CollectionA rep for Mabius did not immediately respond to the Post’s request for comment.
In addition to his work on “Ugly Betty,” Mabius has appeared on other popular TV shows, including “The OC,” “Blue Bloods,” “The L Word,” “Outcasts” and “Chicago Fire.” He also had memorable roles in movies such as “Cruel Intentions,” “Resident Evil” and “The Crow: Salvation.”
Most recently, he starred in the Hallmark series “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.”






