Jeremy Renner addressed serious allegations made by his ex-wife Sonni Pacheco during their 2019 custody dispute, which included claims that he attempted to kill her and fired a gun in their home while their daughter was nearby. Speaking in an interview with the Guardian, Renner expressed the emotional toll of being wrongly accused.
“Being accused of things you’ve not done, right? That doesn’t feel good to anybody,”
he said.
Renner also highlighted the additional pressure that comes with public scrutiny.
“It certainly doesn’t feel good when you’re a celebrity and it’s known to everybody,”
he added, confirming he was referring directly to Pacheco’s allegations.
Coping with Public Allegations and Legal Disputes
Renner described the nature of the accusations as part of a sensationalized media environment designed to attract attention.
“It’s all the salaciousness that happens out there. It’s clickbait, and it hurts my feelings and it dehumanizes people,”
he explained. His legal representatives dismissed the accusations as one-sided, emphasizing that the well-being of their daughter, Ava, has always been Renner’s top priority.
In a statement from Renner’s team, they noted,
“This is a matter for the court to decide. It’s important to note the dramatizations made in Sonni’s declaration are a one-sided account made with a specific goal in mind.”
Background of the Marriage and Custody Conflict
Renner and Pacheco were married in 2014, with Pacheco filing for divorce the same year. The custody battle intensified in 2019 when Pacheco accused Renner of neglect and unsafe behavior. Previously, in 2015, she threatened to release intimate videos involving Renner and claimed that he
“does not interact with [the pair’s daughter] Ava on a regular basis.”
Renner, in turn, accused Pacheco of negligence, citing an incident when she left their then-two-year-old daughter
“without any supervision for approximately fifteen minutes.”
The Wider Impact and What’s Next
This ongoing dispute between Renner and Pacheco exposes the challenges of navigating child custody issues under intense media attention, especially for public figures. Renner’s statement helps shed light on his perspective amid accusations that have affected both his personal life and public image. How the court will ultimately rule remains to be seen, but the emphasis on their daughter’s welfare remains central to the case.
