Rod Stewart assault case unlikely to go to trial, US court told

Sir Rod Stewart’s assault case in Florida is unlikely to go to trial, a US court has heard (Simon Cooper/PA)

Rod Stewart’s assault case in Florida is unlikely to go to trial, a US court has heard.

The 75-year-old chart-topping rocker and his son Sean, 40, have been charged with simple battery following an alleged incident involving security guard Jesse Dixon at a luxury hotel in Palm Beach on New Year’s Eve.