Key takeaways:
- Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta has denied allegations of emotional and sexual abuse made against him by musician María Elena Ríos.
- Huerta characterized the accusations as “false and completely unsubstantiated” and said that the relationship between himself and Ríos began as a friendship and was consensual.
- The allegations against Huerta have sparked a larger conversation about the prevalence of sexual assault and abuse of power in the entertainment industry.
Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta, best known for his role as Namor in the Marvel film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” has denied allegations of emotional and sexual abuse made against him by musician María Elena Ríos.
Ríos, an activist in Mexico who survived an acid attack last year, posted about the allegations on social media over the weekend. Huerta responded to the accusations in a statement posted to his Instagram stories on Monday in both Spanish and English.
“It is very difficult to talk about the emotional abuse and abuse of power of a sexual predator who is loved around the world for playing a character in a movie like @TenochHuerta,” Ríos tweeted in Spanish.
In his statement, Huerta characterized the accusations as “false and completely unsubstantiated.” He added that the accusations have “spread like wildfire — and I cannot let it go unchallenged any longer.”
Huerta also addressed the relationship between himself and Ríos, saying that it began as a friendship and that it was consensual. He said that after it ended, Ríos began to misrepresent their relationship.
The allegations against Huerta have sparked a larger conversation about the prevalence of sexual assault and abuse of power in the entertainment industry. Huerta has not been charged with any crime and has denied the allegations.
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