{"id":166821,"date":"2025-05-07T15:28:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T15:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/michael-pitt-boardwalk-empire-dawson-creek-star-arrested-for-sexual-abuse\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T15:28:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T15:28:19","slug":"michael-pitt-boardwalk-empire-dawson-creek-star-arrested-for-sexual-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/michael-pitt-boardwalk-empire-dawson-creek-star-arrested-for-sexual-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Pitt: &#8216;Boardwalk Empire,&#8217; &#8216;Dawson&#8217; Creek&#8217; Star Arrested For Sexual Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Michael Pitt \u2014 the actor best known for his roles on <em>Boardwalk Empire<\/em> and <em>Dawson\u2019s Creek<\/em> \u2014 has been arrested in connection with numerous allegations of violence and sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <em>New York Post<\/em>, Pitt has been charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse in addition to counts of strangulation in the second degree, assault, and injury with a blunt object.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet adds that Pitt entered a plea of not guilty before posting a $15,000 bail.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661607-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Pitt attends Jack Huston's &quot;Day Of The Fight&quot; Los Angeles Special Screening Hosted by Anjelica Huston at DGA Theater Complex on December 06, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-525031 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661607-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661607-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661607-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661607-2048x1447.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661607-960x678.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661607-1080x763.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661607-1200x848.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661607-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michael Pitt attends Jack Huston\u2019s \u201cDay Of The Fight\u201d Los Angeles Special Screening Hosted by Anjelica Huston at DGA Theater Complex on December 06, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Lila Seeley\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-michael-pitt-accused-of-abusive-behavior-toward-ex-girlfriend\">Michael Pitt accused of abusive behavior toward ex-girlfriend<\/h2>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/06\/us-news\/actor-michael-pitt-arrested-in-brooklyn-on-sex-charges-in-domestic-incident\/?_gl=1*1pudv5y*_ga*MjEzNTg2MzU4MC4xNzQ2NTQ4MTIw*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3NDY2MjkxNDgkbzIkZzEkdDE3NDY2MzAzMjQkajU3JGwwJGgw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">court documents<\/a> obtained by the <em>Post<\/em>, Pitt allegedly \u201cforcibly fondled his then-girlfriend and then months later sexually assaulted and struck her with a wooden plank.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The documents allege that Pitt also \u201cassaulted the woman with a cinder block in June 2021\u201d and strangled her in August of that same year.<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys for Pitt describe him as \u201can accomplished professional who would never so much as contemplate these crimes.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>They claim that the arrest was based on nothing more than the \u201cuncorroborated word of an unhinged individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Pitt speaks during the \" day=\"\" of=\"\" the=\"\" fight=\"\" la=\"\" special=\"\" screening=\"\" at=\"\" ray=\"\" kurtzman=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" november=\"\" in=\"\" los=\"\" angeles=\"\" california.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-525033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Pitt speaks during the \" day=\"\" of=\"\" the=\"\" fight=\"\" la=\"\" special=\"\" screening=\"\" at=\"\" ray=\"\" kurtzman=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" november=\"\" in=\"\" los=\"\" angeles=\"\" california.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-525033 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2185618938-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michael Pitt speaks during the \u201cDay Of The Fight\u201d LA special screening at Ray Kurtzman Theater on November 22, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Tommaso Boddi\/Getty Images for \u201cDay of the Fight\u201d LA special Screening)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to proving his innocence through the evidence and not through the media,\u201d attorney Cary London <\/p>\n<p>Pitt is due back in court on June 17.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-michael-pitt-s-history-of-brushes-with-the-law\">Michael Pitt\u2019s history of brushes with the law<\/h2>\n<p>Sadly, this is not the first time that Pitt has been taken into custody following allegations of violence.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2022, the actor was arrested and charged with assault and petty larceny after allegedly taking a man\u2019s phone and striking him multiple times.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Pitt attends Jack Huston's &quot;Day Of The Fight&quot; Los Angeles Special Screening Hosted by Anjelica Huston at DGA Theater Complex on December 06, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-525032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Pitt attends Jack Huston's &quot;Day Of The Fight&quot; Los Angeles Special Screening Hosted by Anjelica Huston at DGA Theater Complex on December 06, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-525032 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2188661608-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michael Pitt attends Jack Huston\u2019s \u201cDay Of The Fight\u201d Los Angeles Special Screening Hosted by Anjelica Huston at DGA Theater Complex on December 06, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Lila Seeley\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later that same year, Pitt was hospitalized and diagnosed as \u201cemotionally disturbed\u201d after being accused of throwing items at passersby from the rooftop of a building.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his work on <em>Boardwalk<\/em> and <em>Dawson\u2019s<\/em>, Pitt also appeared on TV shows like <em>Hannibal<\/em> and films like last year\u2019s <em>Day of the Fight<\/em>, for which he received widespread critical acclaim.<\/p>\n<p>Pitt has not yet publicly responded to the allegations against him.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/michael-pitt-boardwalk-empire-dawson-creek-star-arrested-for-sexual-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Michael Pitt \u2014 the actor best known for his roles on Boardwalk Empire and Dawson\u2019s Creek \u2014 has been arrested in connection with numerous allegations of violence and sexual abuse. According to the New York Post, Pitt has been charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse in addition to counts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-166821","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}