Who are the friends of Margot Robbie accused of attacking the photographer: they are still in custody and waiting to testify

The two men who accompanied Margot Robbie and Cara Delevingne in Buenos Aires and were accused of attacking the photographer Pedro Orquera yet remain detainedwaiting to be summoned to provide their investigative statement in a prosecutor’s office in the City of Buenos Aires.

As confirmed by authorized sources Infobae, Josey McNamara and Jack Hopkins spent the last two nights detained in the Neighborhood Police Station 4Cin the neighborhood of La Boca and it is expected that during the course of Monday they will give a statement to the prosecutor Catalina Neme, who accused them of the crime “serious injuries”, against the freelance photographer after the confusing incident that occurred in the vicinity of the restaurant South Patagonia

Although at one point it had been said that the two alleged aggressors were bodyguards of the two artists, the version was discarded before their identities were confirmed: McNamara is a famous film producer and Hopkins is a technician who worked on big-name movies in recent years.

Both of them they were already visited in their cell by the lawyer Marcos Salt, also a renowned academic and a respected voice in the world of law. Salt looks forward to seeing you today as well: He has not yet received confirmation from the prosecution for when the investigation will take place.

Judicial sources confirmed to this medium that it will be held today, Monday, in person at the prosecutor’s office.

Josey McNamara is a close friend of Margot Robbie: He was an executive producer in several films in which the 32-year-old actress participated and -according to the British media- he is a partner of the Australian in some film projects they have together. They were seen together posing on different red carpets at major events and premieres in the international film industry.

According to the IMDB profile, McNamara was a producer on the film. Barbiestarring Robbie and to be released in 2023, and is the executive producer of a new release of the Ocean’s Eleven saga, where the Australian actress will also participate.

For his part, Jac Rhys Hopkins developed his career in the film industry as a film technician. His specialty is setting up the set to be able to support and move the cameras during filming, a role known as keygrip.

Hopkins worked on productions such as Han Solo, Black Mirror, Spider-Man: Far From Home and the same movie Barbie.

For his part, the photographer Pedro “Peter” Orquera is still recovering from the serious injuries sustained in one of his arms during the incident that occurred on Saturday night. Today he rests in the observation area of ​​the Argerich Hospital, where he receives sedatives and painkillers. to ease the pain in his right arm.

In an interview with Infobae, the photographer claimed to feel stunned by what happened. He testified before the prosecution on Sunday night and has already undergone surgery on his right arm, where he suffered an open fracture at the elbow.

The incident occurred after midnight at the door of Francis Mallmann’s exclusive restaurant “Southern Patagonia”located on Rocha street at 800.

Orquera had gotten the information that both artists were having dinner there and decided to stand guard at the door of the gastronomic establishment. Once they left and were about to get into a car, the Argentine photographer began to “shoot” with his camera.

According to the story of the photojournalist himself, at one point the two actresses could not open the car doors, which irritated them notoriously. “That’s how I got the photos,” revealed the photographer.

Then, the violent incident occurred: ”The two (producers) came to the middle of the street, but I continued taking photos. They took it out on me, they started insulting me in EnglishThey bullied me and I ran towards the taxi that was waiting for me. They wanted to take the camera away from me.”

“They came for me and they caught up with me. I don’t know what it was, but he threw his full weight at me at speed; and I fell to the ground with my arm and crashed into my taxi. It was terrible. The camera flew and I saw the exposed bone, the bleeding, and I couldn’t move my arm. I lost consciousness,” she added.

Orquera claimed to have been able to identify the assailants immediately once the police arrived at the scene. Meanwhile, the photographer thanked the taxi drivers, the neighbors and the agents who helped him with his injury.

“It is the first time that I have had such an experience, of a brutal beating, of an act of violence of this nature.. My camera flew through the air. Luckily, we picked it up from the floor and I put it in my backpack. I have the images, ”she assured.

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