--- title: "Actor Ezra Miller Claims They Filmed Alleged Assault to Turn It Into NFTs" description: "Actor Ezra Miller was apparently having a normal one during their recent arrest in Hawaii when they claimed they filmed an altercation to put it into NFTs. " date: "2022-05-12" modified: "2022-05-13" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/ezra-miller-nfts" categories: - "Blockchain" - "Future Society" - "NFTs" tags: - "crypto" - "nfts" - "police" - "the digest" --- # Actor Ezra Miller Claims They Filmed Alleged Assault to Turn It Into NFTs ![Actor Ezra Miller was apparently having a normal one during their recent arrest in Hawaii when they claimed they filmed an altercation to put it into NFTs. ]() *\Image: TMZ\* ## Gone in a Flash Actor Ezra Miller, famed for their role in "The Flash," was apparently having a very normal one during their recent arrest in Hawaii, when they claimed they filmed an altercation to turn it into NFTs. As [*TMZ* reports](), Miller — with whom, in full disclosure, this reporter smoked weed at a house party in 2013, during which they seemed pretty chill — claimed during their March 29 arrest for drunk and disorderly behavior at a Big Island bar that related footage may become fodder for future digital assets. The future is here, in other words, and it sucks! ## Slinging Accusations As *TMZ* notes, the star was arrested for after allegedly spitting on a fellow bar patron. In footage of the arrest provided to the celebrity news website, Miller claims that the man was a "Nazi" who assaulted them for being Jewish, and that they filmed the incident. "I got assaulted and I started filming," Miller told the arresting officers, adding that they had been assaulted "twice in a row" at the same bar and could provide evidence to back up their claim. "I film myself when I get assaulted," they continued, "for NFT crypto art." ## Twice Shy This arrest was the second time Miller had been arrested in Hawaii that same month, with the first incident also taking place at a bar where they reportedly became disorderly when they were denied entry. It's unclear as of press time whether the actor has already published any NFTs, though there does appear to be a different artist by the same name who has a line of [artificial intelligence-generated NFTs](). If true, though, Miller picked a terrible week to get into crypto, with [markets crashing catastrophically](). Then again, maybe that means it can only go up from here! **READ MORE:** [Ezra Miller Aggressive With Cops in Hawaii Arrest Video...I Film Assaults For NFTs!!!]() \[*TMZ*\] **More on NFTs**: [*Crypto Fans Are So Dumb They’re Clicking .EXE Files Disguised as NFTs*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()