EXPLOSIVE RAPS
‘Hurt Locker’ star fired gun, left cocaine near tot: ex
“Avengers” star Jeremy Renner is facing alarming accusations as his ex-wife pursues sole custody of their daughter in a Los Angeles court.
In a new filing ahead of a legal showdown next month, Canadian actress Sonni Pacheco (far right) says Renner threatened to kill her, TMZ.com reported Monday.
Pacheco, 28, also reportedly claims Renner, 48 (right), stuck a gun in his mouth and separately fired it into the ceiling while their 6-year-old daughter was asleep in a nearby bedroom.
She further accuses “The Hurt Locker” actor of leaving cocaine on a bathroom counter where the child could reach it, TMZ reported.
“The well-being of his daughter Ava has always been and continues to be the primary focus for Jeremy. This is a matter for the court to decide,” a Renner rep said in a statement to the Daily News.
“It’s important to note the dramatizations made in Sonni’s declaration are a one-sided account made with a specific goal in mind,” the statement said.
Pacheco filed paperwork in Los Angeles County Superior Court last month asking for sole custody of the girl and only monitored visitation for Renner.
Renner’s lawyer answered with a filing a day later asking that he receive sole custody and Pacheco require a monitor.
A hearing on the matter is set for next month.
Pacheco filed for divorce in December 2014 after less than a year of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.
The intensely private pair were secretly married for months before it became public.
“I have tried to protect my family’s privacy, my wife’s privacy. I don’t need her to get hammered with my life. Privacy issues are important because I want her to go about her day without being bothered,” Renner told Capitol File at the time.
“[The paparazzi] follow me, [and] that’s fine. But it’s annoying being followed when I’m with my family,” he said.
He described fatherhood as a life-changing event that shifted his priorities.
“It’s the best thing I have ever done — doing it later on in life,” he said to Capitol File. “By then I achieved a lot of things that I wanted to achieve; I’m so blessed for that. Now I can really spend time with the family.
“The only thing I think about when I’m not with my baby is, How do I get to my baby? I need to get to her, and I’m very miserable when I don’t see her. I really love being a father,” he added.