Actor Michael Pitt was arrested Friday at his home in Brooklyn on nine state counts. His lawyers deny the allegations.

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.