BLACK PANTHER 2 Star Tenoch Huerta Drops Out Of Netflix Movie To Focus On "Restoring My Reputation"

BLACK PANTHER 2 Star Tenoch Huerta Drops Out Of Netflix Movie To Focus On "Restoring My Reputation"

Though he still maintains his innocence, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's Tenoch Huerta has dropped out of an upcoming Netflix feature he was set to play the lead in to focus on restoring his reputation.

By MarkCassidy - Jun 21, 2023 10:06 PM EST

Last week, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star Tenoch Huerta, who played Namor in the recent Marvel Studios sequel, was hit with some very serious allegations by saxophonist María Elena Ríos, who accused the actor of being a "sexual predator" in a series of Tweets.

Huerta released a statement shortly after, categorically denying Rios' claims and calling them “false and completely unsubstantiated.” However, the actor has now dropped out of an upcoming Netflix film titled Fiesta en la Madriguera, in which he was set to play the lead.

“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 actor said in a new statement via Variety. "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.”

Rios has yet to provide any additional details, and we don't know if she's actually brought charges against Huerta, but we're sure we'll learn more about this situation in due time.

 Huerta is (or was) expected to reprise the role of the Savage Submariner in the MCU at some point, but, like Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania's Jonathan Majors, we don't know if he'll remain on in the role after this.

Marvel Studios has yet to weigh in.

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TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 6/21/2023, 10:34 PM
Disney is just batting zero all across the board
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 6/21/2023, 10:43 PM
@TyrantBossMedia - It was only a matter of time.
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 6/22/2023, 12:04 AM
@TyrantBossMedia - Majors’ lawyer just unloaded an ICBM’s worth of supposed evidence yet nothing but silence on this site
TheBlueMorpho
TheBlueMorpho - 6/21/2023, 10:44 PM


NGFB
NGFB - 6/21/2023, 10:48 PM
He totally comes across as being a creepy d-bag.
VictorAlonzo
VictorAlonzo - 6/21/2023, 10:54 PM
@NGFB - Yeah totally! Like remember that time he was harassing Sarah at Mark's party! 😤😐😳....


wait 🤔... that never happened ...


We werent there, because....

Sara doesn't exist. And we don't know each other... or him. 🤨
Tonic24k
Tonic24k - 6/21/2023, 10:56 PM
@NGFB - No he doesn't. Dafuq are you talking about?
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