"According to People magazine, McAvoy was sucker punched by another visitor to Charlotte's Room bar on Monday evening, two days after the premiere of his directorial debut, California Schemin', at the Toronto film festival. People magazine quoted a source close to McAvoy who said: James was having a casual get-together with the producers of his movie and, as he later learned when speaking with the staff, there was a man who drank too much who was getting escorted out. James's back was to him and the man just punched him."
"EW magazine reports that MacAvoy had not interacted with the man previously, nor did he provoke the attack and other patrons of Charlotte's Room rushed in to restrain the man, who was eventually escorted out. Afterwards, McAvoy reportedly stayed at the bar and even laughed off the incident with other patrons and the staff. California Schemin' is based on the real-life adventures of Scottish rap duo Silibil N' Brains, who passed themselves off as American to secure a record deal in a story previously told in the 2013 documentary The Great Hip-Hop Hoax."
Actor James McAvoy was assaulted at Charlotte's Room bar in Toronto when a drunken man punched him from behind during a casual gathering two days after the premiere of his directorial debut, California Schemin'. Other patrons rushed in, restrained the attacker, and the man was escorted out. McAvoy had no prior interaction with the assailant and did not provoke the attack. McAvoy stayed at the bar afterward and reportedly laughed off the incident with patrons and staff. California Schemin' dramatizes the real-life exploits of Scottish rap duo Silibil N' Brains, who pretended to be American to land a record deal.
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