Tenoch Huerta Exits Netflix Film After Sexual Assault Claims

Tenoch Huerta will not be starring in Netflix‘s Fiesta en la Madriguera.

Just this past week, the Black Panther actor was accused of sexual assault by musician and activist María Elena Ríos, and due to the claims, will not be part of the movie after all.

According to Deadline, the movie was announced just last month.

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In a statement to the outlet, Tenoch shared that “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.”

He continued on, “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.”

While he departed this film, Tenoch is still set to star with Dianna Agron and Bobby Luhnow on El Elegido (The Chosen One), which will be released in August.

If you missed it, Tenoch did respond to the accusations.