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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