Suicide Squad actor Joel Kinnaman ‘cooperating with police’ as he denies rape allegation in Sweden

Joel Kinnaman obtained a restraining order against Gabriella Magnusson last week (Picture: FilmMagic)

The Suicide Squad actor Joel Kinnaman has refuted a rape allegation after being accused by a woman in Sweden. 

The 41-year-old, who plays Colonel Rick Flag in the new DC Comics blockbuster, obtained a restraining order against Swedish-Jamaican model Gabriella Magnusson, who also goes by the name Bella Davis, last week. 

In an Instagram post, Kinnaman accused Magnusson of extortion attempts and of making threats against him and his family. 

According to TMZ, prosecutors in Sweden have since announced that they are in the early stages of a criminal investigation of a rape allegation made against an actor. 

Kinnaman vehemently denies the claims and said the rape allegation only came after he filed a police report against the model. 

His lawyer, Patricia L Glaser, told Metro.co.uk in a statement: ‘On Friday, Mr Kinnaman’s lawyers filed a police complaint in Sweden against Ms Davis for extortion and filed and received a restraining order against her in Los Angeles. 

‘It appears that after learning of the restraining order, she filed her complaint. 

Kinnaman vehemently denies the rape allegation and is ‘cooperating with police’ in Sweden (Picture: Getty Images)

‘The court papers that Mr Kinnaman filed stated, among other things, that Ms Davis threatened to publicise false information about Mr Kinnaman – including that he had sex with her against her will – unless he capitulated to her monetary and other demands, which included Hollywood introductions, a work visa sponsorship, a blue verification checkmark on Instagram, and more. 

‘Mr Kinnaman will be cooperating with police to clear his name.’ 

On Friday, Kinnaman posted a lengthy statement on social media detailing his claims against Magnusson. 

Kinnaman, who is currently engaged to model Kelly Gale, revealed he had a ‘brief romantic relationship’ with Magnusson in 2018 when he was single. He said they had ‘consensual sex’ in November that year and again in December. 

However the second time, they did not spend the night together and claims Magnusson was ‘bothered’ that he didn’t ask her to stay. 

He continued: ‘In 2019 and 2020, Bella resumed contact with me, asking to meet up… but I was in a relationship at this point, so I did not respond. 

The actor is engaged to Swedish-Australian model Kelly Gale (Picture: FilmMagic)

‘Given her increasingly obsessive communications, I felt it was best to cut off all communication with her. But Bella continued to try to communicate with me – texting and calling from other people’s phones – and these communications became more and more antagonistic.’ 

Kinnaman alleged that Magnusson ‘threatened’ to publicise false information about him. In an attempt to resolve the situation, he and Magnusson had a phone call on July 25 that he said she was aware was being recorded. 

The actor later added: ‘I want to be VERY clear so there is no misunderstanding: I stand by all victims of sexual assault. 

‘That is not what occurred here. This was consensual sex.’

Magnusson must now stay 100 yards away from Kinnaman, while the restraining order also prohibits any contact and/or harassment on her part.

It is in place until August 30, which is when Kinnaman and Magnusson are expected to appear in Los Angeles County Superior Court. 

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The model had earlier denied Kinaman’s allegations in an email sent to NBC News, and said: ‘I have too much proof and he just [has] words. 

‘I will see him in court. He literally [has] destroyed my whole life. He [hasn’t] hurt me enough?’ 

Kinnaman, who was born and raised in Sweden, is best known for starring in AMC crime drama series The Killing, and the 2014 remake of RoboCop.

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