James Bond actor’s legal troubles wrapping up
Brosnan pleads guilty, fined in Yellowstone violation
Pierce Brosnan's legal troubles in Wyoming are coming to an end.
On Thursday, the James Bond” star, 70, entered a guilty plea for walking off the designated path in one of Yellowstone National Park's thermal areas in November 2023, according to court documents filed in Wyoming's U.S. District Court and obtained by USA TODAY. Brosnan was issued the violation notice – as well as a second for allegedly violating a closure at Mammoth Hot Springs – on Nov. 1, 2023.
Brosnan was fined $500 for straying off the trail and ordered by a judge to pay $1,000 to the nonprofit organization Yellowstone Forever. The court dismissed his second violation.
Brosnan took to Instagram on Thursday to apologize for his misstep.
“As an environmentalist I have the utmost respect for and love of our natural world. However, I made an impulsive mistake – one that I do not take lightly – when entering a thermal area covered in snow in Yellowstone National Park to take a photograph,” he wrote in the post's caption. “I did not see a ‘No Trespassing' sign posted that warned of danger nor did I hike in the immediate area.”