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'Whiplash' actor Miles Teller responds to punching incident in Hawaii
Whiplash actor Miles Teller was punched in the face while on his Hawaiian vacation. Police said the incident happened at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Monkeypod Kitchen on the island of Maui.
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Miles Teller was reportedly punched by someone accusing the 'Whiplash' star of owing him $60,000. (Screengrab from "Whisplash"/Courtesy of Bold Films)
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ctor Miles Teller has responded to Pat McAfree's tweet making fun of his incident in Hawaii. “I got jumped by two guys in a bathroom. Never met them before in my life but ya cool wrestling segue bud,” Teller tweeted on Saturday.
Knowing that Teller actually had a bad experience, the professional wrestler-cum-sports analyst, promptly apologized. “Miles…. I apologize for not knowing the whole story. I will fix my position and make it right... with that being said, it was a pretty good segue,” McAfee said.
Miles Teller was punched in the face while on his Hawaiian vacation. Police said the incident happened at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Monkeypod Kitchen on the island of Maui. Miles and his wife, Keleigh Sperry, were having dinner with fellow actor Shailene Woodley and her fiance, NFL star Aaron Rodgers.
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When Miles went to the bathroom, an unknown man suddenly confronted him and punched him in the face. They were told to go outside the bathroom and Miles screamed that he was going to press charges. He did not appear to be seriously injured in the incident.
As TMZ reported, The man accused the Whiplash star of owing him US$60,000. The man was complaining that he had not been paid for having performed at Miles' wedding in Maui in 2019.
Not long after that incident, Sperry released a statement on her Instagram story saying that the accusation reported by TMZ was false.
"The story reported about Miles being punched in the face by @TMZ over 'money' is completely false," Sperry wrote, according to NBC. "Miles was jumped by two men we have never met after they trapped him in a bathroom."
The Maui Police are currently investigating the assault.
