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Yahoo
17-06-2025
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‘Boardwalk Empire' star Michael Pitt's lawyer says sex assault case ‘built on a bed of lies'
NEW YORK — The sexual assault case against 'Boardwalk Empire' star Michael Pitt is 'built on a bed of lies,' the actor's lawyer told the Daily News after a brief court appearance in Brooklyn. Pitt, 44, was busted May 2 on charges he sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend and attacked her with a four-by-four and a cinder block, at the Brooklyn home they previously shared. 'This case is an utter, absolute disgrace,' Pitt's lawyer, Robert Gottlieb, said outside the Brooklyn Supreme Court building, as the actor stood silently by his side. Pitt didn't offer any comment. 'It is built on lie after lie after lie. We have obtained some of the discovery, not all of it,' Gottlieb said, referring to the materials prosecutors must release to defense attorneys, 'and already we can say, it is built on a bed of lies, which is unbelievable that it even came to this point.' 'It is clear that the district attorney did not investigate this case, because if they investigated it, there is no way that this man, who is innocent, would find his way in this court,' Gottlieb said. He didn't elaborate further. A spokesman for Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Tuesday that his office can't comment on pending cases. Pitt is charged with criminal sex act, criminal sexual abuse, assault, attempted assault and strangulation. The top charge carries a maximum 25-year prison sentence, if convicted at trial. He's pleaded not guilty to the charges, and remains free on $100,000 bail. The indictment against the 'Funny Games' and 'Ghost in the Shell' actor describes four disturbing allegations by the woman, who is not named in court papers. He's accused of forcibly touching her anus and vagina with his finger in April 2020, forcing her into oral sex and assaulting her with a four-by-four in August 2020, attacking her with a cinder block in June 2021 and strangling her in August 2021. On Tuesday, Gottlieb sparred with Assistant District Attorney Amanda Fisher over the release of documents and evidence during an appearance in Brooklyn Supreme Court in Pitts' sexual assault case. In court, Pitt's lawyer Gottleib accused the D.A.'s office of slow-walking key documents in the case. 'We do know that, as of this late date, that we haven't received a single police report… no detective notes, no complaint reports, no DIR [domestic incident] reports,' Gottlieb told Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Abena Darkeh, adding that Pitt was under investigation as far back as February 2024. 'It's all due now,' the defense attorney said, 'and it's all glaring what's missing. It goes to the heart of the investigation that goes on for so long.' Fisher countered that the case was investigated entirely by the Brooklyn D.A.'s office. 'There is no NYPD involvement in this case other than the arrest,' she said. Pitt returns to court July 1, when the judge is expected to hear an application to modify the actor's bail so he can get his passport back.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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Actor Michael Pitt hit with protective order after arrest for alleged sexual abuse
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways NEW YORK — A protective order has been issued against 'Boardwalk Empire' star Michael Pitt, after he was arrested Friday for allegedly sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend at the Brooklyn home they previously shared. A Kings County Supreme Court judge ordered a full no-contact order of protection for a year against the 44-year-old 'Funny Games' actor, the Daily News has confirmed. TMZ was first to report the order, which prohibits Pitt from going near the woman's home or work — as well as other locations she visits — as well as attempting to contact her in any way, shape or form. Pitt was arrested on Friday for sexual abuse in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first and third degree, assault in the second degree, attempted assault in the second degree and strangulation in the second degree, according to an indictment viewed by the Daily News. The arrest pertains to alleged domestic incidents at the exes' Bushwick home between April 2020 and August 2021, including forced 'sexual contact' and injuring the alleged victim 'by means of a dangerous instrument, namely: a four-by-four.' A year later, Pitt allegedly used a cinder block to attack the unnamed woman. Pitt was released from custody after posting $100,000 bail. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. 'Unfortunately, we live in a world where somebody like Mr. Pitt — an accomplished professional who would never so much as contemplate these crimes — can be arrested on the uncorroborated word of an unhinged individual,' Pitt's lawyer, Jason Goldman, said in a statement to the Daily News. 'In reality, this baseless claim is suspiciously raised some four or five years after the alleged incident, at a time when the two parties were in a completely consensual and voluntary relationship,' added Goldman, who maintains the 'case will be dismissed.' Pitt's next court appearance is set for June 17. _____ (With reporting by John Annese.) _____
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michael Pitt hit with protective order after arrest for sexual abuse
A protective order has been issued against 'Boardwalk Empire' star Michael Pitt, after he was arrested Friday for allegedly sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend at the Brooklyn home they previously shared. A Kings County Supreme Court judge ordered a full no-contact order of protection for a year against the 44-year-old 'Funny Games' actor, the Daily News has confirmed. TMZ was first to report the order, which prohibits Pitt from going near the woman's home or work — as well as other locations she visits — as well as attempting to contact her in any way, shape or form. Pitt was arrested on Friday for sexual abuse in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first and third degree, assault in the second degree, attempted assault in the second degree and strangulation in the second degree, according to an indictment viewed by the Daily News. The arrest pertains to alleged domestic incidents at the exes' Bushwick home between April 2020 and August 2021, including forced 'sexual contact' and injuring the alleged victim 'by means of a dangerous instrument, namely: a four-by-four.' A year later, Pitt allegedly used a cinder block to attack the unnamed woman. Pitt was released from custody after posting $100,000 bail. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. 'Unfortunately, we live in a world where somebody like Mr. Pitt — an accomplished professional who would never so much as contemplate these crimes — can be arrested on the uncorroborated word of an unhinged individual,' Pitt's lawyer, Jason Goldman, said in a statement to the Daily News. 'In reality, this baseless claim is suspiciously raised some four or five years after the alleged incident, at a time when the two parties were in a completely consensual and voluntary relationship,' added Goldman, who maintains the 'case will be dismissed.' Pitt's next court appearance is set for June 17. With reporting by John Annese
