Overview
- Reports attribute the incident to Charlotte's Room, a bar near festival venues, where McAvoy was celebrating after his film screening.
- Unnamed sources quoted in People say the actor was struck from behind without warning and did not engage with the aggressor.
- Patrons and venue staff intervened and escorted the man out, and McAvoy stayed at the bar and appeared unfazed, according to those accounts.
- No arrests or official police statements are cited in the coverage, and the assailant has not been identified in these reports.
- McAvoy was in Toronto for the TIFF debut of his directorial film California Schemin', which trade coverage says is drawing distributor interest, reportedly including Netflix and A24, with no deal announced.