Ezra Miller Faces Backlash After Video Surfaces That Appears to Show Actor Choking Woman

Social media backlash has arrived after a video surfaced appearing to show actor Ezra Miller choking a woman in public.

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Ezra Miller is facing social media backlash after a video has surfaced online in which they appear to choke a woman. Known for their roles in Fantastic Beasts and Justice League among other films, Miller has faced harsh criticism after the clip started to circulate on Twitter.

"Oh, you wanna fight? That's what you wanna do?" the person who appears to Miller says in the video.

When the person in the clip grabs the woman by the neck and pushes her into the wall, however, the tone changes completely with the person behind the camera expressing concern. The woman is slowly pushed to the floor. "Whoa, bro! Bro!" the cameraman can be heard saying.

The interaction reportedly took place in Reykjavik, Iceland, although it's not immediately clear when the video was taken.

Dam.. insanely inhuman to disrespect and a harm a fan like that. Don’t know the whole backstory but I don’t think I have to. People get so clouded up in their heads with vanity they think they can do whatever they want to whoever they want. Fuck Ezra Miller

— Diego Tinoco (@diegotinoco) April 6, 2020

Miller, who identifies as non-binary, has yet to respond to the clip.

On My Block star Diego Tinoco was one of the first celebrities to respond to the clip. "Insanely inhuman to disrespect and a harm a fan like that," Tinoco wrote. "Don't know the whole backstory but I don't think I have to. People get so clouded up in their heads with vanity they think they can do whatever they want to whoever they want. Fuck Ezra Miller."

Ezra Miller turns out to be problematic I fucking hate 2020 pic.twitter.com/s2EhXjgPrK

— Salma (@braincellswho) April 6, 2020

See what Twitter users had to say about the clip below, with responses ranging from disappointment to outright anger. 

ezra miller is a great example of why yall should stop saying someone ended toxic masculinity everytime they wear unblended eyeshadow bc they’ve proven they can reject traditionally masculine aesthetics and still not hesitate to choke a woman to the ground 😁

— ria (@personaguk) April 6, 2020

I clicked on the Ezra Miller tab on the trending page and chile- pic.twitter.com/NT9R7vBe42

— anna 🪷 (@R0CKPHOBIC) April 6, 2020

Ezra Miller when he does Meet and Greet. https://t.co/YsrZMF9W2k

— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) April 6, 2020

checking out why ezra miller is trending. that’s enough internet for me pic.twitter.com/w4vZOnE8ga

— chaelisa voodoo (@BPforeverBP) April 6, 2020

Me checking why Ezra Miller is trending and thought it’ll be cute:pic.twitter.com/SeWKB629JL

— james morrison 🅴 (@dudeistheword) April 6, 2020

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