A celebrity talent agent accused of trying to use his Range Rover to bulldoze a cycling activist out of the way has been cleared of dangerous driving.
Paul Lyon-Maris, 60, was said to be fuming when his route was blocked by Mike van Erp, 50, known as CyclingMikey.
But Lyon-Maris told the jury the YouTuber had "jumped" on his car.
The YouTuber, known for his CyclingMikey channel, has caught out other celebrities, including Guy Ritchie and Chris Eubank in the outer circle of Regent's Park.
Lyon-Maris, who has represented Oscar-winner Colin Firth and Lord Of The Rings actor Sir Ian McKellen, found Mr van Erp standing in the road while filming with a GoPro head camera and selfie stick
He had taken an illegal right turn to avoid a queue of traffic at the junction dubbed Gandalf Corner, on his way to a physio appointment in September last year.
Footage captured the moment the cyclist came down on to the bonnet of Lyon-Maris' Range Rover, which continued to drive forward and turned the corner.
He told jurors he fell on to the vehicle "like a crash test dummy" when Mr Lyon-Maris drove at him twice before turning a corner and coming to a stop around 20 yards after the junction.
Mr van Erp said he had already stopped two drivers for pulling the same unlawful manoeuvre that morning when the incident happened.
Footage showed the moment the cyclist came down on to the bonnet of Lyon-Maris' Range Rover, which continued to drive forward and turned the corner.
Jurors were played footage recorded on the GoPro by the Dutch cycling campaigner where there is an audible bang followed by Mr van Erp yelling "why are you driving into me?"
Lyon-Maris yells back "I've got an appointment at half past eight. Get out of the way."
Mr van Erp is heard saying "Hey Siri, call 999" before officers arrived at the scene.
Lyon-Maris said he felt "surprised and a little intimidated" when the cyclist jumped on his bonnet holding a selfie stick.
He told jurors it was simply not true that he drove purposely at Mr van Erp in a "fit of rage and anger."
A jury at Southwark Crown Court took three hours and 51 minutes to clear the agent of dangerous driving and assault by beating.
Lyon-Maris, a director of the Independent Talent Group with clients including Singing Detective star Sir Michael Gambon, X-Files actress Gillian Anderson, denied the charges.
Giving evidence, Mr van Erp said Lyon-Maris had warned him to "get out the way" during the confrontation.
He continued: "I think it started as I stood in front of him and made him come to a stop. Then the driver drove into me, and I fell onto his bonnet for the first time.
Michael Epstein, defending, had asked the YouTuber how many interactions with motorists he had uploaded.
"I'm not sure of the most accurate account, but I have been YouTubeing since 2006, since 2018 there has been more than 1,000 uploaded... I have about 1,000 reports of bad driving," he said.
"But my concern is far more with justice than with social media."
The barrister asked: "If cars don't adhere to the orders, you are giving them, if the drivers of those vehicles don't comply, you have a default position of getting on the bonnets of those vehicles and claiming they have driven into you."
Mr van Erp replied: "I'm not giving drivers orders I'm just infringing on them going forwards. I have no authority I'm just telling them to go back. I'm just an ordinary member of the public."
Lyon-Maris admitted driving around the keep left sign but said he told the cyclist to 'please' get out of his way after he jumped on his bonnet.
"A man stepped right in front of my car. I wasn't going very fast, I applied the brakes and stopped in front of him," said Lyon-Maris.
"I didn't know who he was or what he was trying to do. In his left hand he had a long stick.
"I was met with an intimidating figure. I came up with something to calm him down. I said I was on my way to a doctor's appointment.
"I said it because I thought it was a calming thing to say. He then, with the stick, banged it on the windscreen, at which point I said 'what the hell?' Before I knew it he was on my bonnet."
Summing up the case the judge, Mr Jonathan Bellamy said: "The defendant is a man of previously good character.
"The fact that he is 60 and of good character could mean he is less likely to commit the offences with which he has been charged."
Lyon-Maris, of Belsize Park, north London, denied and was cleared of dangerous driving and assault by beating.
He earlier admitted failing to comply with a road sign and was fined following a magistrates court hearing.
