Australian Police are investigating an incident that occurred over the weekend in Sydney between australian actor Jacob Elordi and a reporterwho accused the star of the film Saltburn of grabbing him by the neck when he was playing a prank on him for a radio show.

The New South Wales Police have indicated in a statement that the incident “is still under investigation”, and that Elordi has not been charged with any crime at this time. Officers received a report on Saturday about an incident that occurred at 3:30 p.m. local time (GMT+11) in which a “32-year-old man had allegedly been attacked by another 26-year-old man,” although the alleged victim “did not have any injuries.”

Elordi, born in Brisbane (Australia) 26 years ago, after his father and grandparents emigrated there from the Basque Country decades ago, was in a bar at the Clovelly Hotel in Sydney with his friends on Saturday afternoon when reporter Joshua Fox , from the Australian station KIIS FM, He approached him when he left the property.

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Fox, 32, who produces a program known for playing pranks on controversial occasionsasked him to fill a container with water in reference to a famous scene from the movie Saltburn.

When asked by Elordi if he was recording the exchange, Fox admitted that he was, and the actor from the series Euphoria asked him to delete the file, to which the reporter agreed, although he later refused the interpreter’s request to also delete the footage from the deleted folder.

Then, as Fox told his program colleagues, Elordi “speeded up” and “he put his hands around my neck”, and then left with his friends. The New South Wales Police assure that they are still investigating the incident, while Elordi, one of the most famous actors of his generation at the moment, remains silent for the moment.