Almost six months after his last breakthrough role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever starring Namor Tenoch Huerta was charged with sexual assault. After starring in films like Sin Nombre, Narcos: Mexico, and The Forever Purge, Huerta found his biggest role to date in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the main antagonist of the Black Panther sequel, the leader of the underwater kingdom of Talokan, who led it The world, including Wakanda, is bent on annihilation. Huerta was expected to return as Namor for Avengers 2025; The Kang Dynasty, but that may not be the case anymore.
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Mexico-based publication Reforma first reported that Tenoch Huerta has been accused of sexual assault by saxophonist and activist María Elena Rios. Twitter user @regret offered English translations of the report Rios‘ thread, in which she also accuses the Poder Prieto Collective of not paying her and not protecting the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever actor. The Los Angeles Times reached out to representatives from Huerta and Disney, neither of whom responded. See the various threads below:
What we know about Huerta’s allegations
The extent of Huerta’s allegations is unclear at this time, with translations ranging between mentioning the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star as a “sexual predator” and committing sexual assault. With no English language publications reporting the allegations and no representatives of the Namor actor releasing a statement on the matter, there are many unknowns regarding the very serious situation.
Unfortunately for Marvel Studios, should the allegations leveled against Huerta prove true, he would become the MCU’s second major star whose future is uncertain due to personal issues. Last March, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’s Jonathan Majors, who like Josh Brolin’s Thanos was primed to become the next overarching villain for the MCU, was arrested for an alleged assault on his love partner. The Kang actor’s lawyer has sworn Majors’ innocence and has released messages from the partner that appear to suggest so.
Marvel has remained largely silent about the future of the Majors in the MCU, although some reports suggest they have no intention of recasting him. given Tenoch Huerta With him set to be a similarly central character in the franchise after Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, it will be just as interesting to see what comes of Namor’s future as the actor’s career. Screen Rant will continue to provide updates on Huerta’s situation as new details emerge.
Sources: Reforma; LA Times; Maria Elena Rios & Ri/Twitter