Pierce Brosnan Pleads Not Guilty to Charges That He Trespassed on Delicate Thermal Area in Yellowstone

•Pierce Brosnan was cited in December for allegedly entering a protected thermal area in Yellowstone National Park

• The ‘James Bond’ actor apparently shared a photo of himself standing on white bark similar to those found in the park’s restricted thermal areas

• He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to new court documents

Pierce Brosnan claims he didn’t make a mistake while hiking in Yellowstone’s hot springs.

In December, the actor was charged in Wyoming after allegedly trespassing in protected thermal areas of Yellowstone National Park, according to a court document obtained by PEOPLE. TMZ shared a seemingly deleted photo of the actor standing on a white bark reminiscent of some of the park’s thermal attractions.

Earlier this month, Brosnan pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, according to an additional court document.

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According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Wyoming in December, James Bond the actor was ticketed on November 1 for traveling on foot “in all thermal areas and/or Yellowstone Canyon on restricted trails” and “violating restrictions and use restrictions.” Both citations were listed as petty violations.

Thermal areas within the park include hot springs, geysers, mud pots, tufa terraces and fumaroles, according to Yellowstone National Park’s official website.

Pierce Brosnan cited for allegedly trespassing in protected thermal areas of Yellowstone Park

Visitors to Yellowstone must follow multiple safety rules around the thermal areas. The park warns that the ground below the thermal areas “may be only a thin crust above the boiling hot springs”, and there is no confirmation as to whether the area is safe or not.

Additionally, park visitors must stay on established hiking trails because “the pools are acidic enough to burn through your boots.”

Yellowstone National Park.

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Brosnan was in Wyoming in October to film The Unholy Trinity. By the way, the western is mostly shot at the Yellowstone Film Ranch in Paradise Valley The Livingston Company.

The upcoming historical epic stars Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Brandon Lessard and Ethan Peck. Brosnan plays a man who sends his estranged son (Lessard) to kill a man who framed him for a crime he didn’t commit.

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