James McAvoy: Hollywood actor attacked in Toronto bar - which move was he promoting and is he a director now?
Hollywood actor James McAvoy has been assaulted at a bar in Toronto, Canada, according to reports.
An article from People magazine claimed the 45-year-old actor was “sucker punched” on Monday night while at Charlotte’s Room bar with producers from his new film, California Schemin’.
The movie marked a directorial debut for the X-Men and Split star, with the flick getting its premiere at the city’s film festival two days prior.
A source told the outlet that McAvoy was blindsided by the attack, which came totally unprovoked.
They said: “James’s back was to the man as he was being escorted out for drinking too much - and he just punched him.”
People magazine reported that McAvoy had no interaction with the attacker beforehand and did nothing to provoke the assault. Other customers quickly restrained the man, who was removed from the venue.
Despite the incident, McAvoy stayed at the bar and even joked about it with staff and fellow patrons.
His film California Schemin’ tells the true story of Scottish rap duo Silibil N’ Brains, who famously faked American identities to land a record deal.