Pierce Brosnan ordered to pay $1,500 for hiking too close to dangerous hot springs
Two months after entering a not guilty plea to the offence, Pierce Brosnan has admitted he hiked too close to dangerous geothermal pools – and has been ordered to pay a fine of more than $1,500 for the offence.
Pierce Brosnan has pleaded guilty to hiking too close to dangerous geothermal pools.
The former James Bond actor, 70, two months ago entered a not guilty plea to trespassing in hot springs at the Yellowstone National Park in November, where acid rising from the ground can reach boiling temperatures.
A judge in Wyoming has now accepted the actor’s plea and ordered him to pay a fine of more than $1,500 for the offense – and his payment will go to a non-profit tasked with preserving the park.
Pierce admitted on Thursday (14.03.24) he violated federal regulations that ban foot traffic near the Mammoth Terraces hot springs.
A second charge accusing him of disregarding closure signs in the area was dropped as part of his plea deal.
Both the offences are classified as “petty offense/misdemeanours”.
Federal rules state visitors to national parks must stay on the designated walkways and venturing off the boardwalk is punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $5,000.
Millions of people visit Yellowstone each year and at least 22 people have died from burns from the park’s springs and geysers.
A photo of Pierce in the famous park was posted on an Instagram account mocking Yellowstone's “tourons” – tourist morons.
It appeared to show the actor in sunglasses and a brim hat posing by snowy springs.
At the time of his offence, Pierce – who starred as 007 in four James Bond films – had been living in the area while filming a new film.
