On Monday, March 31st, Ansel Elgort surprised his fans after surprisingly appearing at the opening night of a Broadway play titled ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’. This unexpected appearance shocked his fans as Elgort consciously decided to take a break from being under the spotlight. His decision came after his involvement in a controversy. In June 2020, a Twitter user named Gabby accused him of forcing her to have sex when she was a minor and Elgort was in his twenties. She also further accused him of harassing her in text.
Ansel Elgort’s red carpet appearance
Elgort, who has only been seen a couple of times in recent years, made a dashing appearance at The Palace Theatre on Broadway’s opening night play. He stunned in a dark blue paired suit with a matching tie and a white buttoned-up shirt. The ‘Baby Driver’ star also carried a camera with him taking pictures of the photographers. Elgort’s shoulder-length hair was the star of the show as he showed off his natural wavy hair.
Elgort posed with his friend, Darren Criss and the two watched the play, Glengarry Glen Ross starring the beloved actors, Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk.
Elgort’s involvement in a controversy
In 2020, a woman named Gabby accused the actor of sexually harassing her. In a thread posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Gabby accused Elgort of having inappropriate relations with her when “she was just a kid.”
In a now-deleted post, Gabby revealed that the two initially talked via Snapchat. She claimed that she was young, naïve, and a fan of Elgort. She continued giving her part of the story saying, “When it happened, instead of asking me if I wanted to stop … knowing it was my first time … the only words out of his mouth were ‘we need to break you in.’”
Gabby’s post went viral in just a couple of hours which prompted Elgort to react to the news on his Instagram. Although he did accept their relationship, he declared it as consensual. According to The Divergent actor, he had a brief relationship with Gabby in 2014 and once it was over, he “did not handle the breakup well.”
Elgort repeatedly denied Gabby’s claims saying, “I have never and would not ever assault anyone.”
Gabby also accused Elgort of harassing her over text claiming that he kept pressurizing her to have a threesome with one of her friends. She stated that he also repeatedly asked for her nudes. After saying such things, Elgort then encouraged her to not tell anyone as it could potentially ruin his career.
Ansel denied all claims and provided further details of what according to him was a consensual relationship. In his version, he stated that after their breakup, he ghosted Gabby which he later apologized for in the Instagram post saying, “It was an immature and cruel thing to do to someone.” He further stated that he was “disgusted” and “ashamed” of the way he acted and repeatedly apologized for his attitude at the time.
Elgort concluded his apology message saying that he will learn from this experience and will work on having more empathy. Elgort’s post has since been deleted.
Aftermath of the incident
Gabby and Elgort both deleted their posts soon after. Although Elgort continued to appear in promotional interviews to promote his movie, Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’, he garnered massive hate from the audience. This prompted him to take a break and limit his appearance on camera.
According to Variety, although Gabby deleted her account on Twitter, many other women came forward with receipts in the form of screenshots alleging that Elgort approached them too on social media when they were minors. Elgort and his team did not respond to any other allegations against him.
