Before Anthony Mackie was Captain America, and even before Falcon, he had his eyes on playing another Marvel character.
22.06.2023 - 16:11 / usmagazine.com
Tenoch Huerta will no longer star in Netflix’s Fiesta en la Madriguera in light of his sexual misconduct scandal.
“Given the impact of the recent false statements by María Elena Ríos and the damage they have caused, I have no choice but to withdraw from participating in the film Fiesta en la Madriguera,” the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever actor, 42, told Entertainment Tonight in a statement on Thursday, June 22. “It is with great sadness that I do this, but I cannot allow her actions to harm not only me, but also the work of dozens of talented and hard-working people involved in the project.”
He continued: “My focus now is simple: continue the process of restoring my reputation.”
Fiesta en la Madriguera, which will be directed by Manolo Caro, isbased on a screenplay by Birdman’s Nicolás Giacobone and was first announced by Netflix in May. The film, which is slated to debut in 2024, is adapted from Juan Pablo Villalobos’ novel in which child Tochtli urges his father, Yolcaut, to adopt an endangered exotic animal for his private zoo.
Neither Netflix nor the film’s crew have publicly addressed Huerta’s exit, which comes weeks after he was first accused of sexual assault by musician Ríos, 31.
“Why am I late in talking about it? Because I have a process. Why didn’t I report?” the saxophonist wrote on June 11, in Spanish via Twitter. “Because I was afraid that this would happen: people who refuse to believe that a SUPER HERO is an abuser, manipulator and sexual predator. Yes, you @TenochHuerta abuse because you know you have power.”
After Ríos slammed the Marvel star as a “sexual predator,” he vehemently denied the claims.
“A false and completely unsubstantiated accusation about me has spread like wildfire – and I cannot let it go
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Tenoch Huerta, who gained mainstream fame last year playing Namor in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, is exiting production on the forthcoming Netflix film, “Fiesta en la Madriguera”, amid allegations of sexual assault.
Tenoch Huerta, who gained mainstream fame last year playing Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, is exiting production on the forthcoming Netflix film, , amid allegations of sexual assault.Huerta announced the news of his departure in a statement to on Wednesday.«Given the impact of the recent false statements by María Elena Ríos and the damage they have caused, I have no choice but to withdraw from participating in the film ,» Huerta claimed in his statement. «It is with great sadness that I do this, but I cannot allow her actions to harm not only me, but also the work of dozens of talented and hard-working people involved in the project.»«My focus now is simple: continue the process of restoring my reputation,» Huerta concluded.Netflix first announced the project in May, with director Manolo Caro helming production on a screenplay from Oscar-winning scribe Nicolás Giacobone.On June 10, musician María Elena Ríos accused Huerta of being a «sexual predator» — a claim he denied and said was a «false and completely unsubstantiated accusation.»Ríos leveled her allegations on Twitter, writing in Spanish, «It's very difficult to talk about the emotional abuse and the abuse of power of a sexual predator who is loved around the world for playing a character in a movie such as Tenoch Huerta.»«Charming in appearance, the great hallmark of a narcissist + a good helping of victimization,» she added of Huerta, who is also known for his roles in and As for why she didn't report the alleged assault, Ríos explained, «They say those who live in a macho country, where justice is unattainable, where they almost kill you — and even still they don't believe you and justice isn't served.
William Earl Tenoch Huerta, who starred in “Black Panther 2,” has exited the upcoming Netflix film “Fiesta en la Madriguera” after a sexual assault claim was made against him. Huerta confirmed the news in a statement shared with Variety, which says, “Given the impact of the recent false statements by María Elena Ríos and the damage they have caused, I have no choice but to withdraw from participating in the film ‘Fiesta en la Madriguera.’ It is with great sadness that I do this, but I cannot allow her actions to harm not only me, but also the work of dozens of talented and hard-working people involved in the project. My focus now is simple: continue the process of restoring my reputation.”
Tenoch Huerta will not be starring in Netflix‘s Fiesta en la Madriguera.
Tenoch Huerta has announced that he is exiting the Netflix film Fiesta en la Madriguera following the allegations of sexual assault.
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tweeted on Sunday, calling Huerta, 42, a “sexual predator” and alleging that he abused her.“It is very difficult to talk about the emotional abuse and abuse of power of a sexual predator who is loved in the world for playing a character in a movie like @TenochHuerta.”“Charming in appearance, the great hallmark of a narcissist + a good helping of victimization,” Ríos claimed, translated from Spanish. On Monday, Huerta posted a statement to his Instagram Story — which was also provided to The Post — claiming that he and Ríos had a consensual relationship nearly a year ago.
actor of being a «sexual predator,» a claim he denied in a statement to ET.«A false and completely unsubstantiated accusation about me has spread like wildfire — and I cannot let it go unchallenged any longer,» Huerta said. «About a year ago, I dated Elena for several months.
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released a statement on Instagram on Monday denying the accusations of sexual assault made against him by Mexican musician and activist María Elena Ríos, with whom he had a relationship for several months. Ríos made the accusations after Poder Prieto, an anti-racism collective of actors and entertainment workers of which Huerta is a member, shared an episode of a podcast Ríos appeared on.