Although Tenoch Huerta has been professionally acting since 2006, last year his profile skyrocketed when he starred as Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. However, the actor is currently in the news not because his performance in the sequel (which can be streamed in with a Disney+ subscription), nor him potentially reprising the role in upcoming Marvel movies, but because he’s been accused of sexual assault. Now Huerta has released a statement responding to these allegations.
Over this past weekend, musician and activist María Elena Ríos accused Huerta in a series of tweets of being a “sexual predator” who put her through “emotional abuse and abuse,” as well as said that he “ appears charming, which is a characteristic of a narcissist and a good deal of victimization.” Huerta has since taken to his Instagram Stories to comment on what she shared with the public, starting off by saying that what Ríos said is a “false and completely unsubstantiated accusation” that has “spread like wildfire.” The rest of his statement reads as follows.
