Tom Daley's husband, Dustin Lance Black, is going through trial in August accused of assaulting a lady in a London nightclub.

The 48-year-old American filmmaker is accused of throwing a drink over BBC Three presenter and get together planner Teddy Edwardes.

He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday, a courtroom official confirmed.

Black is charged with assaulting Edwardes by beating at Freedom nightclub in Soho, in line with courtroom papers.

He pleaded not responsible to the cost and was granted unconditional bail forward of a trial on 8 August.

The Metropolitan Police stated officers have been known as to a membership in Soho, in London's West End, at round 12.30am on 18 August final yr following experiences of "an altercation" between a person in his 40s and a lady in her 30s.

Black was charged with frequent assault on 17 February, the police added.

In 2009, Black gained an Oscar for finest authentic screenplay for Milk, a movie primarily based on the lifetime of homosexual rights activist and politician, Harvey Milk.

He additionally wrote the 2011 movie J Edgar starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer, and directed by Clint Eastwood, and created the FX crime sequence Under the Banner of Heaven starring Andrew Garfield.

Edwardes is an LGBTQ+ get together planner and co-host of the BBC Three present Big Proud Party Agency.

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A spokesperson for Black stated: "Mr Black will respect the process, and in the meantime will continue to focus on being a loving father and husband."

Black married Olympic champion diver Daley, 28, at Dartmoor National Park in 2017 after they bought engaged in 2015.

The couple welcomed their first child, Robert Ray in 2018 by way of surrogate, and their second son, Phoenix Rose, earlier this month.