Charlie Heaton has stubbornly protected his private life ever since his appearance on Strange things catapulted him to world stardom. Heaton is dating Natalie Dyer, who plays the love interest of her on-screen character.
Heaton had a semi-successful life and career before Strange things, but few cared until he was arrested at LAX airport for possession of trace cocaine. The authorities did not charge Charlie and chose to send him back to London.
The minor detention and deportation prompted an investigation into Heaton’s personal life by Internet detectives. The most surprising finding was that Charlie Heaton had a secret son named Archie.
Charlie welcomed his son Archie along with his former bandmate Akiko Matsuura.
Heaton’s interest in music began when his father bought him a drum kit. Charlie joined the UK punk scene after moving to London with his father.
Akiko, a drummer and singer, and Charlie met at her uncle’s recording studio. Matsuura’s band Comanechi needed a drummer, and Charlie fit the bill.
Heaton joined the band and began dating Akiko when she was 18 years old. Charlie toured with the band for nearly two years before Archie was born in 2014. The couple split several months after Charlie’s birth, but remain friendly.
Akiko raises Archie in London while Charlie pursues acting projects in Los Angeles. “They share a son, but he lives with Akiko and Charlie visits from time to time,” a source said. us weekly. The source continued:
“Charlie is in LA most of the time auditioning and filming for Stranger Things, but he goes across the pond to London to see his son. Akiko and Charlie are friendly parents.”
Some fans accused Akiko of grooming Charlie Heaton
The news about Charlie’s son went viral in part because of the age difference between Akiko and Heaton: he is 14 years younger than the rock star.
Allegations flooded social media claiming that Akiko met Heaton when she was 16 and set him up. One netizen tweeted:
“Charlie was 16 and Akiko was 30 when she started working for her. She put him on ecstasy and many other drugs, and 3 years later, she was pregnant with her child, and yet people call him an abusive bum for not being with her.”
The grooming allegations are unproven, as it is unclear when Akiko and Heaton first met. Akiko is also likely innocent in the eyes of the law, as the age of consent in the UK is 16.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn