Actor Michael Pitt, known for his TV roles on “Boardwalk Empire” and “Dawson’s Creek,” is accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, choking her, and attacking her with a cinder block and a piece of lumber at his New York City home,

A spokesperson for the New York Police Department confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the 44-year-old actor was arrested and arraigned in a Brooklyn courtroom. Court records ob

Shortly thereafter, Pitt and Italian filmmaker Asia Argento became engaged after meeting on The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, only to split in 2004 amid reports of creative clashes. From 2004 to 2014, model Jamie Bochert was Pitt’s longest‑standing partner—an engagement he praised as finding “my other half” before their quiet separation.