“I tried to dial 911. Gary grabbed the phone…”: Harry Potter’s Gary Oldman May Never Escape the Domestic Abuse Controversy Staining His Oscar-Studded Career
From playing Count Dracula in Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, which earned him an Oscar win, Gary Oldman has undoubtedly marked his name in the history books. Despite being considered one of the greatest actors of our time, his Oscar win for Darkest Hour sparked controversy surrounding the actor.
Gary Oldman in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Credit: Warner Bros.
However, the controversy at the time had little to do with his performance, as it boiled down to the allegations of domestic abuse in the early 2000s after he parted ways with his then-wife Donya Fiorentino.
Gary Oldman’s domestic abuse allegations resurfaced in the wake of his Oscar nod Darkest Hour | Credit: Universal Pictures
In 2001, Donya Fiorentino accused Gary Oldman of domestic abuse, alleging that the latter grabbed the phone from her hand and hit her in the face while she was attempting to call the cops,...
Gary Oldman in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Credit: Warner Bros.
However, the controversy at the time had little to do with his performance, as it boiled down to the allegations of domestic abuse in the early 2000s after he parted ways with his then-wife Donya Fiorentino.
Gary Oldman’s domestic abuse allegations resurfaced in the wake of his Oscar nod Darkest Hour | Credit: Universal Pictures
In 2001, Donya Fiorentino accused Gary Oldman of domestic abuse, alleging that the latter grabbed the phone from her hand and hit her in the face while she was attempting to call the cops,...
- 1/27/2025
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
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