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Dan Bilzerian arrives at Entertainment Weekly's Annual Comic-Con Closing Night Celebration in San Diego on July 26, 2014.John Shearer—AP by [Steve Helling / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Steve Helling / People Contributor Mar 20, 2015 4:46 PM UTC Last year, Dan Bilzerian was in trouble. In December, the poker player and playboy [was sued](http://www.people.com/article/dan-bilzerian-speaks-out-about-charges-instagram) by Miami-based model Vanessa Castano, who claimed that he had kicked her in the face at a trendy South Beach club. “Bilzarian was on an elevated dancing platform,” the lawsuit reads, “and violently and intentionally kicked plaintiff in the face while wearing what resembled military boots.” Things soon went downhill for Bilzerian, 34, who has been dubbed the “King of Instagram” because of his 7.1 million [followers](https://instagram.com/danbilzerian/). Miami Beach police launched a criminal investigation into what happened that night. Days later, he was arrested in Los Angeles on felony explosive charges for allegedly [detonating a homemade bomb](http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2015/feb/06/poker-pro-dan-bilzerian-takes-plea-deal-las-vegas-/) at an unofficial shooting range outside Las Vegas. But now, it appears that Bilzerian will not face any criminal charges in the incident. A Miami Beach Police Department spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE that the investigation into the nightclub incident has been closed. And earlier this month, the explosive charges went away after Bilzerian pleaded no contest to a reduced misdemeanor charge of failing to extinguish a fire. He paid restitution and will film a PSA. **‘I’m Ready to Move On’** Shortly after the Miami incident, cell phone video of the altercation appeared online – and was given to police. “They did a full investigation,” Bilzerian tells PEOPLE. “They got the club’s \[surveillance\] video, which is much better and clearer than the handheld video that was posted online. And it shows that I didn’t kick anyone.” So what does Bilzerian say happened? “I broke up a fight,” he says. “And then I spoke to police afterwards.” Police tell PEOPLE that Bilzerian was “generally cooperative” in the investigation, but they won’t confirm or dispute whether he was breaking up a fight. Castano and her attorney did not return messages for comment. The civil case is still pending. “I don’t believe in violence against women,” Bilzerian says. “I would never assault a woman. It got blown so far out of proportion.” Bilzerian’s attorney, Jose Baez, had been dealing with the Miami Beach police. “They concluded their investigation and found no reason to charge my client,” he says. “This matter is behind him.” As for the plea deal in the explosives case: “I’m happy with the outcome,” he says. “I think it was fair; I did leave a fire unattended. I admit that. But it’s over now, and I’m ready to move on.” **Fast Living** Bilzerian seems to have a take-no-prisoners approach to life. His social media presence includes pictures of fast cars, guns, celebrities and scantily clad women. “I’m just living my life the way I want to,” he says. “I have the freedom to do that.” But even he understands that his ostentatious displays may rub people the wrong way. “People see my pictures and think that I’m an a–hole,” he says, “but I’m really not trying to go in that direction.” “I’m getting more active in productive stuff,” he says. “Movies, possibly a TV show … and charity work. I already do some charity, but I don’t necessarily talk about it. That doesn’t mean I don’t do it.” “Everyone has a right to their own opinion about me, and that’s fine” he adds, “I’m just going to keep being myself and living my life. That’s all I can do.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/dan-bilzerian-investigation-closed-moving-forward) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com)_._ _Read next:_ [_See How One Photographer Uses Instagram to Bring a Community Together_](http://time.com/3742996/instagram-matt-eich/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) Police Case Closed for 'King of Instagram' Dan Bilzerian ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3752669/dan-bilzerian-case-closed/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3752669/dan-bilzerian-case-closed/"},"headline":"'King of Instagram' Won't Face Charges in Miami Beach Incident","datePublished":"2015-03-20T16:46:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:59:37.553Z","description":"\"I'm happy with the outcome,\" says Dan Bilzerian","url":"https://time.com/3752669/dan-bilzerian-case-closed/","keywords":["celebrities","Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc02c99b6cb3ca6c/6987848e524fc06b4bdecfec/ap879587834528-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Steve Helling / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc02c99b6cb3ca6c/6987848e524fc06b4bdecfec/ap879587834528-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dan Bilzerian arrives at Entertainment Weekly's Annual Comic-Con Closing Night Celebration in San Diego on July 26, 2014.","caption":"Dan Bilzerian arrives at Entertainment Weekly's Annual Comic-Con Closing Night Celebration in San Diego on July 26, 2014.","creditText":"John Shearer—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3752669/dan-bilzerian-case-closed/","name":"'King of Instagram' Won't Face Charges in Miami Beach Incident"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Instagram Photographer of the Year 2014","description":"Matt Black is the Instagram Photographer of the Year","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/dqP0weIr/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-12-18T12:43:13.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/dqP0weIr.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3752669/dan-bilzerian-case-closed/","duration":"PT3M50S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3752669/dan-bilzerian-case-closed/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```