Actor Jacob Elordi got into a police altercation on Saturday, Feb 3rd

Question

The 26-year-old actor reportedly got into an "altercation" with a radio producer and TikToker in east Sydney, Australia.

Answer 1

This claim is true and not at the same time! According to the reputable pop culture news site, Varity, Jacob Elordi got into an altercation with a radio host after an alleged question involving the actor's character in Saltburn and refusal to cut said question from the program. The false part of this claim is there was no tik toker involved in the case.

Jacob Elordi Involved in Police Investigation After Alleged Assault (variety.com)

Comments

I don't think the Variety article you linked is the most ideal source of information in this case, seeing as the article itself doesn't actually contribute any unique reporting and instead links to earlier coverage of the alleged incident by Australia's Daily Telegraph and an audio recording of “The Kyle & Jackie O Show” on Australia's KIIS FM wherein the implicated producer, Joshua Fox, gives a personal, unverified account of the alleged altercation. Because of this, I don't believe you can confidently rate the claim as true using only the Variety article as your source.

Answer 2

It is true that Elordi got into an altercation with a radio host as multiple outlets have reported about it such as the Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and the Rolling Stone. However, the claim that he also got into a "police altercation" is not. All sources reporting on the issue say that the altercation was only with the radio host and the police are now investigating him. There is no evidence anywhere that Elordi also got into an altercation with the police. It also doesn't say anywhere in the article that the person Elordi got into an altercation with is also a TikToker so that part is also not true.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jacob-elordi-alleged-altercation-producer-saltburn-prank-1235816167/

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jacob-elordi-police-investigation-physical-altercation-1234961381/

https://variety.com/2024/film/global/jacob-elordi-police-investigation-alleged-assault-radio-producer-1235897930/

Comments

This was a very great answer until the police altercation part. This answer covered all the ground, including the altercation, the TikTok, and the radio host. But, there was no claim made that the police also had an altercation with Jacob Eordi. It was said that the police have launched an investigation. There is no evidence that Elordi was in an altercation with the police, because that was never initially claimed.