The couple’s first child, Robbie, was born in 2018. This article was amended on 27 April 2023 to correct the name of the alleged victim in the incident.A post shared by Tom Daley and Black’s posts were flooded with congratulations, including from fellow famous gay dads David Burtka, Chasten Buttigieg, Lance Bass, and Andy Cohen. “Of course Mr Black will respect the process, and in the meantime will continue to focus on being a loving father and husband.” He married Daley in 2017 and the couple have two sons.Ī representative for Black said: “Mr Black was surprised and saddened to learn that after the other person involved in this unfortunate incident took responsibility and expressed remorse for a punch to the back of Mr Black’s head – which left him with a life-altering concussion – a decision was made to now examine the matter of a spilled drink in a court of law. He also created the FX series Under the Banner of Heaven starring Andrew Garfield, and wrote the 2011 film J Edgar starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer. The Metropolitan police said officers were called to a club in Soho, in the West End of London at about 12.30am on 18 August last year following reports of “an altercation” between a man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s.īlack won an Oscar for best original screenplay for Milk, a film based on the life of the gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk. And now I understand the road back will be long.” “This has been a challenging, frightening time for a creative type who depends on what’s in his skull to work, care and love. Showing little improvement, my doctors ordered me to shut off my brain in hopes of it healing. He said: “A month ago I sustained a serious head injury that put me out of commission.

The following month, Black also posted on Instagram about why he “vanished for a while”. “I didn’t have a drink to throw back so I did choose violence, it wasn’t that violent, he got a little tap on the back of the head.” He was reported to have been accompanied by Daley at the time.Įdwardes reportedly posted on Instagram after the alleged incident, writing: “I went out for a couple of quiet drinks with my friends last night, nothing crazy, and I bumped into Tom Daley and his husband in Soho, who … pretty much unprovoked he threw an entire drink over me in Freedom. According to reports, Black allegedly threw a drink over Edwardes at Freedom nightclub in Soho. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted unconditional bail before a trial set for 8 August.Įdwardes is an LGBTQ+ party planner and host of the BBC Three show Big Proud Party Agency. A statement said he would next appear at the same court on Tuesday 8 August.īlack is charged with assaulting Teddy Edwardes by beating on 18 August last year.

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