Michael Pitt, known for his work on Dawson’s Creek, Boardwalk Empire and Hannibal, is facing charges of sexual abuse and assault in New York City.
According to court records, Pitt was arrested Friday, May 2. He was arraigned in Brooklyn Supreme Court on eight counts, including two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and other related charges stemming from four domestic incidents that allegedly took place between April 2020 and August 2021. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and was released on $15,000 bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for June 17.
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Pitt was previously arrested in July 2022 for assault and petty larceny for allegedly hitting a man multiple times and taking his phone. Later that year, he reportedly was hospitalized and deemed “emotionally disturbed” after he was accused of throwing items at people from the roof of a building.
Jason Goldman, an attorney for Pitt, said in a statement, “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. 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. This case will be dismissed.”
Pitt most recently appeared on film in 2023’s thriller drama Asphalt City and Jack Huston’s Day of the Fight.
The news was first reported by the New York Post.
