Ezra Miller in June 2018. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP The LA Times reports authorities “cannot locate or serve” Ezra Miller with a restraining order. The actor is accused of physically and emotionally abusing an 18-year-old activist by their parents.
Reps for Miller, the activist, and their parents did not respond to Insider’s request for comment. Law enforcement reportedly “cannot locate or serve” “Fantastic Beasts” star Ezra Miller after the parents of 18-year-old activist Gibson Iron Eyes filed a domestic-violence protection order against the actor, according to a report released Friday by the Los Angeles Times. The order of protection was granted by a judge in the Standing Rock Sioux tribal court on Tuesday, according to the outlet.
In the order, Iron Eyes’ parents — father, Chase Iron Eyes, and mother, Sara Jumping Eagle — accuse the actor of physical and emotional abuse as well as grooming their child, the LA Times reports. According to the outlet, the order prevents Miller from contacting Iron Eyes or their parents for a period of 30 days. The petition says the actor would also have to keep “100 yards away from the family’s residence,” according to the LA Times.
While Iron Eyes is considered an adult according to US law, they remain under the guardianship of their parents under tribal law, which is where the order of protection was filed, the LA Times reports. Miller and Iron Eyes both identify as non-binary and use they/them pronouns. While Iron Eyes is referred to by their birth name “Tokata” in the protective order, Rolling Stone reports they changed their name to “Gibson.
” (Their Instagram is still under the handle “Tokatawin. “)Chase Iron Eyes, an activist and lawyer, also told the LA Times in a Thursday joint interview with Sara Jumping Eagle that a July 12 court hearing is scheduled where Miller and Iron Eyes will be allowed to “weigh in” on the situation. Representatives for Miller, Iron Eyes, Chase, and Jumping Eagle did not respond to Insider’s request for comment.
Iron Eyes’ parents accuse Miller of grooming their child beginning at the age of 12The petition obtained by the LA Times says Miller showed signs of a “pattern of corrupting a minor. ” Chase told the outlet that Miller reportedly met Iron Eyes at the Standing Rock Reservation in 2016 when Iron Eyes was 12 and Miller was 23. At the time, the actor was involved in projects connected to the LandBack Reclamation Movement.
According to the petition, Chase and Jumping Eagle visited Iron Eyes in late May at Miller’s residence in Vermont for a wellness check. During the visit, Jumping Eagle alleges that Miller assaulted her child, the petition continues. “[Iron Eyes] needs help without Ezra’s interference.
Ezra is a 29-year-old person who needs to get help on their own path and not interfere with [Iron Eyes’] development as their own person,” Jumping Eagle told the LA Times. Ezra Miller as Credence Barebone in “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. “Warner Bros.
PicturesAs public pressure on the pair increases, Chase told the LA Times that he and his wife are “very concerned about Ezra’s volatile nature. ” According to the LA Times, the petition also accuses Miller of giving Iron Eyes “alcohol and drugs, such as marijuana and LSD” and has been flying with them to places like “London, Vermont, New York, California, and Hawaii. “”Ezra uses violence, intimidation, threat of violence, fear, paranoia, delusions, and drugs to hold sway over a young adolescent,” the protection order says, referring to Iron Eyes, according to the LA Times.
Iron Eyes has released multiple statements denying what their parents are sayingGibson Iron Eyes in 2020. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for MAKERSOn June 6, Iron Eyes issued a statement on their Instagram account. “I dropped out of [Bard] five months ago, my friend and comrade William passed shortly there after, my mind was incredibly impacted and I’ve needed space and time for the processing of grief,” the statement reads in part.
“My comrade Ezra Miller for the entirety of the aforementioned era has only provided loving support and invaluable protection throughout this period of loss. “It goes on to say that what their father is saying “holds no weight” and is “transphobic and based on the notion that I am somehow incapable of coherent thought. ” A post shared by @tokatawin Iron Eyes’ parents told the LA Times they doubt the statement was written by Iron Eyes.
But Iron Eyes then appeared in an Instagram video Thursday and said that the statement was “directly from me. “”It’s really distressing that the narrative of the ‘victim in question’ is not being granted any trust. I worked really hard to make really clear what was going on,” they said in the video.
They also said in the video that “it’s nobody’s business and that no one is owed a story or an outcome. This is my life. ” Iron Eyes ended the video by saying they are “disappointed in my parents and the press in every way.
” A post shared by @tokatawin The Instagram account holder did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment. Ezra Miller has been the subject of controversy in recent months Miller has appeared in several successful projects, including the Warner Bros. “Fantastic Beast” franchise and Zack Snyder’s “Justice League.
” Sara Jumping Eagle, Iron Eyes’ mother, has repeatedly tagged Warner Bros. in her Twitter posts about Miller. —Sara Jumping Eagle (@drjumpingeagle) June 9, 2022Miller’s film “The Flash” is set to be released on June 23, 2023.
It’s unclear if they will participate in press events leading up to the release, the LA Times reported. A representative for Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
Buzzfeed News reported that in April 2020, a video surfaced that appeared to show Miller choking a woman in a bar in Reykjavík, Iceland. No charges were filed by authorities and the woman did not press charges, according to The Wrap. In a March Facebook post, the Hawaii Police Department said Miller was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and harassment at a local bar.
Miller later pleaded no contest and was fined $500, People reported. Variety reported that a couple filed a restraining order against Miller in March after claiming Miller “burst into” their Hawaii hotel room, threatened them, and took some of their belongings. The restraining order was dropped in April 2022, according to the outlet.
One week later, Miller was arrested in Hawaii for a second time, Newsweek reported. Miller was accused of throwing a chair at a 26-year-old woman, the outlet reported. Warner Bros.
and DC Comics executives held emergency meetings in March to discuss Miller’s future as the Flash with the studio, Rolling Stone reported. A source told the outlet that the studio “hit pause” on any future projects involving Miller, including potential roles in the DC Extended Universe. Read the original article on Insider.
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