A Los Angeles man has accused Redmond O'Neal, troubled son of actors Ryan O'Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett, of perpetrating a hate crime, USA Today reports.

Ken Fox filed a lawsuit this week against O'Neal, 33, detailing an alleged confrontation that the victim believes was motivated by his sexual orientation.

Fox, who is gay, says O'Neal called him "faggot" before attacking him in May as he walked along an L.A. street.

Fox is one of five men accusing O'Neal of unprovoked attacks during a violent crime spree. Two of the men were seriously injured.

Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred held a press conference to announce her client's lawsuit alleging assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, violation of civil rights, negligence, loss of consortium, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Fox seeks punitive and compensatory damages in excess of $25,000.

Fox said he was wheeling a laundry basket to a nearby laundromat when he saw a young man walk toward him wearing a hoodie and carrying a bottle in a paper bag.

Fox claims the man, later identified by police as O'Neal, asked, "What are you looking at?" before calling him the anti-gay slur. "I was not dressed provocatively," Fox said. "All I did was look up when I saw him approach me."

Fox said O'Neal then hit him in the nose with a beer bottle and stood over him as he lay bleeding on the ground, continuing to throw punches, taunt the victim with more slurs, and threaten additional hits with the bottle.

"I felt trapped, like a wounded animal," Fox said while choking back tears. "I literally thought I was going to die... All I could do was scream until he just walked away."

Fox, who had to have his broken nose re-broken and reset, said he is currently seeing multiple physicians and a psychologist for various post-traumatic issues.

“I have spent the last four months recovering from what Redmond O’Neal did to me," continued Fox, who made it clear he's pressing charges to hold O'Neal accountable for homophobic violence that violates California civil rights laws.

"I am speaking out today because I need to do what I can to make sure that this man never injures or hurts another defenseless ‘faggot’ ever again. That’s what Mr. O’Neal called me right before he sucker punched me. The word faggot is hate speech and just one of many offensive terms used to make gay men feel ashamed of themselves.”

"In my opinion he is competent enough to know exactly what he was doing," Fox continued. "He wanted to hurt an old, weak, defenseless gay man. He wanted to hurt me. And he did hurt me."

“We contend in our lawsuit that a substantial motivating reason for Redmond O’Neal’s conduct towards Ken was Mr. O’Neal’s perception of Ken’s sexual orientation," Allred added. "There must be serious consequences for anyone who engages in violence against innocent victims and particularly where the victim is victimized on account of his status as a member of a minority which has a long history of persecution and violence against them on account of their sexual orientation.”

O’Neal fled the scene but was later arrested after allegedly committing other unprovoked acts of violence, including stabbing a Venice man in the head and slitting his throat. He was eventually charged with attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats, brandishing a knife, and battery connected to the reported crime spree.

The alleged assailant has been in police custody since May 8, when he was arrested on suspicion of robbing a convenience store at knife point.

O'Neal, who has a history of substance abuse, was previously arrested in 2011 for possession of heroin and an unauthorized firearm, which followed a 2008 DUI and drugs charge. He was sentenced to three years in prison in 2015 for violating parole.

O'Neal has previously blamed all his problems on his famous parents, specifically his strained relationship with his father following Fawcett's 2009 death from cancer.

His half-sister, Oscar winner Tatum O'Neal, has also publicly struggled with substance abuse.