Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta has announced that he will step down from the filming of the new Netflix film "Fiesta en la Madriguera" because he is involved in a sexual assault scandal.
On November 9, 2022 local time, Tenoch Huerta attended the premiere of "Black Panther 2" in Naucalpan, Mexico. Visual China Data Map
The 42-year-old Huerta is well-known to the audience for his role in the American TV series "Narcos: Mexico". Last year, he played the role of the villain Namor in the Marvel Universe work "Black Panther 2", becoming one of the top Hollywood actors; And because of his identity as an aboriginal descendant, he was especially commended and recognized by Hollywood progressive groups. However, just this month, the saxophonist Maria Elena Rios (Maria Elena Rios), also from Mexico, accused Tenoche Huerta of sexually assaulting herself through social media, and she The reason why she wanted to stand up was also because Tenoche Huerta had attended a publicity event of the Mexican indigenous non-profit organization "Brown Power" and talked about how she advocated equality and fraternity, which made her feel that it was too much. He did the same thing, so he decided to expose his true colors as a "pervert".
Tenoche Huerta immediately denied this accusation. He admitted that the two had a relationship almost a year ago, which lasted only a few months, but the relationship between the two parties was purely your own. Therefore, the woman now proposes These allegations are all irresponsible nonsense and have no factual basis. I have decided to take up legal weapons to defend my innocence.
However, on June 21, Huerta took the initiative to issue a written statement to a number of media, announcing his withdrawal from the project of Netflix's new film "Madridella Holiday", which had been officially filmed for a week, on the grounds that Maria Elena Rios's " False accusations have hurt not only me alone, but also the entire hardworking cast and crew involved in the "Madragola Holiday" project." For this reason, he can only reluctantly withdraw from the crew to minimize the impact of this negative news; and after he quits filming, he can also concentrate on restoring his reputation through legal means.
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In fact, Tenoch Huerta is not the only Marvel actor whose career has been affected by scandal recently. Jonathan Majors, who played the villain Conqueror Kang in "Ant-Man 3", was arrested by the New York police on suspicion of domestic violence in March this year. Although he was released on bail, many endorsement projects have been quickly cut off from him. Even though Majors categorically denied all the allegations, the Manhattan District Court ruled this week that the case was valid and he needs to appear in court on August 3.
According to the original plan, Kang the Conqueror played by Jonathan Majors will appear in the next episodes of the Marvel Universe, "Rocky 2", "Avengers: The Kang Dynasty" and "Avengers 6". "(Avengers: Secret Wars) and other works appeared. Once convicted, whether Marvel will replace the role will inevitably affect the development prospects of the entire Marvel universe.