Starr will soon be seen back on screens as Homelander in the popular comic book series’ third season, but according to reports, he has only narrowly avoided an actual prison sentence after a speedy trial on Thursday following two nights held in custody. He was told that he had to pay 21-year-old Bathuel Araujo his compensation money within 72 hours, or he would be facing a custodial sentence.
According to the report, Araujo was said to have been punched twice by Starr before the actor hit him in the face with a glass, leading to the chef requiring stitches to a wound next to his eye. Araujo later told the press that Starr was “very drunk” at the time of the assault, which seems to have stemmed from a friend of the Spaniard’s asking for the actor’s friend to calm him down because he was “being a nuisance.” Starr apparently then launched his attack. After being ejected from the pub, the fight then continued outside, during which it was claimed by Araujo that the actor yelled, “You don’t know who you’ve messed with, you don’t know who I am and what you’ve done. You’ve committed the mistake of your life and I’m going to look for you. I want to kill you.”
Antony Starr is Used to Grabbing Headlines as Homelander in The Boys
Antony Starr is now best known for playing the depraved Homelander in The Boys, and while the character is known for his violent ways and less than pure morals, in real life, he would probably rather have avoided acting similarly to his on-screen character. His suspended sentence is pretty standard, as most prison sentences of under two years being delivered to first time offenders are generally suspended, and in the case of Starr it is on the condition that he does not re-offend in the next two years and pays the requested compensation to Araujo within three days.
