{"id":192178,"date":"2025-09-10T14:24:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/james-mcavoy-assaulted-by-drunk-stranger-in-toronto-bar\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:24:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:24:53","slug":"james-mcavoy-assaulted-by-drunk-stranger-in-toronto-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/james-mcavoy-assaulted-by-drunk-stranger-in-toronto-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"James McAvoy Assaulted By Drunk Stranger In Toronto Bar"},"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>Canadians have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2020\/02\/meghan-markle-getting-more-hate-than-ever-after-moving-to-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a reputation for friendliness<\/a>, but it seems that James McAvoy crossed paths with a surly outlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved actor was reportedly sucker punched by an intoxicated bar patron in Toronto during the city\u2019s annual film festival.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses say the assailant swung on James without provocation while the actor\u2019s back was turned.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199985976-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"James McAvoy attends the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 16, 2025 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-534742 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199985976-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199985976-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199985976-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199985976-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199985976-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199985976-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199985976-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199985976-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James McAvoy attends the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 16, 2025 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kate Green\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-james-mcavoy-attacked-in-toronto-bar-what-we-know\">James McAvoy attacked in Toronto bar: What we know<\/h2>\n<p>The scary incident unfolded as James was conversing with producers of his upcoming directorial debut, <em>California Schemin\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJames was having a casual get-together with the producers of his movie and, as he later learned when speaking with the staff, there was a man who drank too much who was getting escorted out,\u201d\u00a0one onlooker tells <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/james-mcavoy-punched-by-man-bar-toronto-film-festival-exclusive-11806900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJames\u2019 back was to him and the man just punched him,\u201d the witness adds.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, James was not seriously injured. In fact, witnesses say he laughed the incident off and remained at the bar.<\/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\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"James McAvoy attends BAFTA at TIFF 2025 at Four Seasons Hotel Toronto on September 05, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. \" class=\"wp-image-534744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"James McAvoy attends BAFTA at TIFF 2025 at Four Seasons Hotel Toronto on September 05, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. \" class=\"wp-image-534744 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233904779-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James McAvoy attends BAFTA at TIFF 2025 at Four Seasons Hotel Toronto on September 05, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the film that brought James to Toronto, <em>California Schemin\u2019<\/em> is based on the true story of Silibil N\u2019Brains, a Scottish hip-hop duo who pretended to be American in order to boost their street cred.<\/p>\n<p>The movie, which also features a performance from McAvoy, is an adaptation of Gavin Bain\u2019s 2011 autobiography, <em>Straight Outta Scotland: A True Story of Fakery, Money and Betrayal in the Music Industry<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds like a wild story.<\/p>\n<p>Almost as wild as being punched in the head by a random drunk guy while traveling abroad to promote your new movie.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that James wasn\u2019t too shaken by the incident and that he won\u2019t harbor any ill will toward the good folks of Toronto!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/james-mcavoy-assaulted-by-drunk-stranger-in-toronto-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadians have a reputation for friendliness, but it seems that James McAvoy crossed paths with a surly outlier this week. The beloved actor was reportedly sucker punched by an intoxicated bar patron in Toronto during the city\u2019s annual film festival. 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