‘X-Men’ Star Suspect in Weed Wacking Assault

6/1/2011 5:01 PM PDT by TMZ Staff  

Jason Beghe — one of the stars of “X-Men: First Class” and a veteran actor — is under criminal investigation for allegedly attacking a man who was wacking weeds on his property, TMZ has learned.

According to the incident report, Daniel Montalvo was using a weed wacker on Beghe’s Malibu property last week when the device malfunctioned.  Cops tell us … a frustrated Montalvo “mistreated the device.”  That pissed off Beghe, who then got into a loud confrontation with Montalvo which became physical.

Montalvo went to the Malibu cop shop and filed a report.  The Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station  investigated the incident and sent the case to the D.A. for possible misdemeanor battery prosecution against Beghe. 

Beghe was convicted in 2009 with accosting a process server.

Beghe is also featured on “Californication,” and has appeared in “Eli Stone,” “Ghost Wisperer,” “Matlock,” and our fav — “Jake and the Fat Man.”

Beghe — an ex-Scientologist — tells TMZ, “It’s probably the Church of Scientology f**king with me.  They have it out for me.”