Trailer Park Boys' Mike 'Bubbles' Smith arrested for domestic battery after allegedly choking a woman at iconic Hollywood hotel

Published: 00:49 EST, 2 April 2016 | Updated: 05:16 EST, 2 April 2016

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Mike Smith, the man behind the cult character Bubbles from resurrected comedy Trailer Park Boys, was arrested early Friday morning.

TMZ reports that the 43-year-old actor was taken into custody after a verbal altercation with a woman allegedly turned violent.

The Canadian actor - whose show's tenth season was released on Netflix just days earlier - was detained by Hollywood Police at 1.15am after witnesses reported a man and woman fighting in a bathroom at the Roosevelt Hotel.

Arrested: The man behind the cult character Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys, Mike Smith (pictured centre with co-stars Robb Wells and John Paul Tremblay) was arrested in Hollywood on Friday for domestic battery

The actor was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery but released just after 5am Friday morning on $20,000 bail, the Dailymail.com has confirmed.

Witnesses told TMZ that the Trailer Park Boys star and the woman were arguing in the restrooms near the hotel's iconic pool and bar reportedly over who the actor was texting.

Alleged scene: Witnesses claim the actor was arguing with the woman in the bathrooms of the Roosevelt Hotel

Witnesses claim they then heard the woman yell, 'You're chocking me', and when they ran to help they say Mike pinning the woman against the bathroom wall.

The actor - whose rep did not respond to requests for comment by TMZ - then reportedly ran away but was detained a short time later by LAPD officers.

Earlier in the evening the star had been at performance by English funnyman Noel Fielding before heading to the Hollywood Boulevard hotel.

Mike has previously spoken out against violence against women supporting his fellow Trailer Park Boys star Lucy DeCoutere after she accused Canadian radio personality Jian Ghomeshi of choking and raping her.

Last month, Jian was found not guilty of raping the actress and two other women who also said they were attacked by him.

Back in 2014, Mike wrote on Twitter: 'I am incredibly proud of my friend @lucydecoutere for having the courage to come forward against #JianGhomeshi Way to go Luce! #IBelieveLucy.'

Mike became the breakout star of TV mockumentary Trailer Park Boys when it first aired in Canada in the early 2000s playing trailer park inhabitant Bubbles.

The cult show has been resurrected after old episodes found a large international following thanks to Netflix.

The streaming service has since commissioned new episodes and a number of specials with its tenth season released March 28, just days before Mike's arrest.

Cult character: Mike became the breakout star of TV mockumentary Trailer Park Boys when it first aired in Canada in the early 2000s playing trailer park inhabitant Bubbles

Previous support: The actor has previously spoken out against violence against women supporting his fellow Trailer Park Boys star Lucy DeCoutere after she accused Canadian radio personality Jian Ghomeshi of choking and raping her