Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty to hiking off-trail in Yellowstone park

James Bond star fined $500 and told to donate $1,000 to non-profit that supports park after stepping out of bounds in a thermal area

Pierce Brosnan, whose fictitious movie character James Bond has been in hot water plenty of times, pleaded guilty Thursday to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to Yellowstone national park.

Brosnan, who called in to the court hearing, was fined $500 and ordered to make a $1,000 donation to Yellowstone Forever – a non-profit organization that supports the park – by 1 April, court records showed.