Ezra Miller may be in hot water after a somewhat unclear video surfaced that appears to show him putting his hands around the neck of a woman and pushing her to the ground.
Known for roles in Justice League and the Fantastic Beasts series, Miller, wearing a long red coat, says, “Oh, you wanna fight? That’s what you wanna do?” to a female fan before grabbing her. Variety confirmed that the altercation took place at a bar in Reykjavik, Iceland on April 1.
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According to eyewitnesses, a group of fans approached Miller, who eventually loses his temper. However, the seven-second video does not include other potential contexts for the confrontation, either before or after. The woman in question appears laughing and smiling before Miller grabs her.
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Bar staff confirmed that Miller frequents the venue when visiting Reykjavik and that he was escorted from the premises following the incident.
Miller and his reps have yet to comment on the video, which has gone viral.
The actor is scheduled to appear in both a third Fantastic Beasts film as well as the superhero film The Flash. Podcast The Lords of Longbox now reports that Warner Bros. is investigating the incident and could cancel The Flash, which has already undergone several different script incarnations and changes in creative talent.
Warner Bros. has not commented on the incident.
Vince
Yep. Drunk dumbass chokes drunk dumbass fan.
chase_boston
are we calling gaslighters trigggering : in conjunction with dew´s : drunk behavior that is Dumbass : Vinnie !!!
Tempus
I don’t know why but Ezra Miller for a while now has just given me a vibe that he’s got emotional & psychological issues so this doesn’t exactly shock me. I am surprised by the form it took but I felt like something would snap eventually though physical assault was not on my radar. Obviously you can’t really tell what set him off yet I don’t see how his actions can be justified as his response was…intense.
LARRY
The biggest problem with Queerty and its click bait is that until we have both sides of the story which we obviously DO NOT its tempting to jump to conclusion. I agree with Tempus that Ezra strikes me as odd but that is what makes us human. I will be withholding any judgement until we know the whole story…I will also NOT judge if she truly deserved what she got…nor will I judge if he was in the wrong and it destroys his career.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
We see a seven second clip. In which he asks “do you want to fight?”. Clearly the person was video taping the entire incident….. Why only release that part?
Possibly she assaulted him??
Until the entire video is released no one should pass judgement
succubus
azzhole fool
dhmonarch89
so- Iceland isn’t practicing social distancing?
Toofie
It really doesn’t show much. Until we see more or hear from the lady, no point raising the pitchforks yet.
Donston
I really don’t know what to make of the video. It’s certainly not a good look. And the fact that Ezra hasn’t responded makes it look worse. Certainly drugs/drunkenness has to be involved. I’m not quick to judge, but it did appear to be an unnecessary, exaggerated response, even if there was some antagonism. The social media response was quite something. It’s funny how these fangirls are be all “oh, you don’t care about gender norms. That’s so progressive and sexy”. But as soon as you do or say something they don’t like you’re just a faux fem, “horrible man”.
Ezra does seem a bit, um, fragile. He/they/them comes off like someone who uses pretension, a “queer” veneer, partying, drugs, sex to deal with some deeper issues and to not have confront bad impulse control and self-destructive instincts. But that’s par for the course, especially in that industry.
Black Pegasus
Warner Bros needed an excuse to get rid of him so here it is… Now maybe we can get a proper Flash movie with a new and responsible actor.
Donston
Ezra really has built a career on being “edgy” and “mysterious” and having an “interesting” face. But the talent and charisma just aren’t there. People also hype up his/they/them’s “queerness” as an example of Hollywood’s progression. But if Ezra was publicly gay identifying or was unabashedly into guys and had overall same-sex preferences and legit same-sex relationships, I highly doubt he/they/them would have been offered so many roles in big Hollywood movies. Despite the “queerness”, Ezra has benefitted from hetero-normalcy and hetero appeal, benefitted from being a cis white male, and benefitted from being “fem” instead of being effeminate. More than anything though, there just isn’t any real talent or personality there.
Doctor Benway
It’s hard to tell anything from this vidéo. She seems to still laugh when he grab her neck.
Before jumping to conclusion, i think we need more.
rray63
Watch that video closely. First she has a 10″ thick turtle neck on, doubtful she even felt his hands. Second he did lot throw her to the ground, he laid her on the ground with her help. I’d play the odds on this being staged.
Boston495
She went to the ground very slowly, which was weird if he threw her to the ground. Something is missing here.
Norm
She had a smirk on her face the whole time and how could it be real when he sounded like a bad actor from some B movie?
Bob LaBlah
Its hard to believe how many of you are that slow where you can’t see this is faked. For one he does NOT sound angry and number two if he is for real wouldn’t she have been SLUNG to the ground instead of being guided to the ground? I thought he was wrong when they cast him as the Flash and hope for his sake that the planned movie The Flash (that has been put on hold four times and now says it will be out in 2022) never sees the light of day.