Father Who Accused Ezra Miller of 'Grooming' His Child Withdrew Court Filings: 'Doing Our Level Best to Move On'

Mar. 15, 2025

Ezra Miller in Paris on Oct. 18, 2021.Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesA father who previously accusedEzra Millerof grooming his child is explaining why he “withdrew” the complaint he and his wife filed in June 2022.In anInstagram poston Sunday, Aug. 25, attorney and activistChase Iron Eyesaddressed the “drama 3 years ago when I filed a petition and claimed that Ezra appeared to have ‘groomed’ " his child, Tokata, now 21, beginning at the age of 12.“I made that statement in my pleading (in a time of absolute war) based on information from a witness who then recanted and said nothing happened that they could infer anything inappropriate from. Thus, I immediately withdrew the court filings,” Chase wrote.Earlier in his post, which Tokata shared totheir Instagram Stories, Chase revealed that he supportsHundred in the Hand, a band that Tokata and Miller, now 31, are in together.“I don’t feel like I owe an explanation but after we hosted a party in Santa Fe we received some feedback,” he wrote. “When you live your life under a public (tribal and non tribal) microscope of critique sometimes it seems it’s only the critique that makes its way through.““Now,” Chase continued, “we are doing our level best to move on, to reconcile, to heal while remaining supportive as a father; as long as Tokata’s good we’re good.““These are real people, living real lives and once you’re in that fire where there is no anonymity, there is no safe space for you to retreat. That’s a strange place and it’s not enviable. It takes a lot to enter the fray again,” he concluded.Attorneys for Miller did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.According to court documents filed on June 7, 2022, in Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court, Chase and his wife Sara Jumping Eagle claimedMiller had been manipulating and controllingTokata,who uses she/they pronouns, since the two met at Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota back in 2016.At the time, the parents claimed Miller groomed their child from the age of 12 after taking “an immediate and apparently innocent liking” to them, adding that Miller exhibited a “pattern of corrupting a minor,” allegedly displaying “cult-like and psychologically manipulative, controlling behavior.“Tokata laterissued a statement on Instagram, downplaying their parents' concerns and sharing that Miller “has only provided loving support and invaluable protection.““I am now aware of the severity of emotional and psychological manipulation I was made to endure while in my parents home,” read part of the message. “I am an adult and I deserve to feel authority in my own body.“Ezra Miller at the premiere ofThe Flashin Los Angeles on June 12, 2023.Leon Bennett/WireImageMiller publiclyaddressed their string of troubling behaviorin an August 2022 statement. “Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,” the actor said at the time.“I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life,” they added.Miller made a rare public appearance as they attended the Los Angeles premiere of their most recent film,The Flash,in June 2023. During the premiere, the actor alluded to their recent legal woes as they addressed attendees at the event.In particular, Miller acknowledged Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Film Group heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy and DC Studios stewardsJames Gunnand Peter Safran for “your grace and discernment and care in the context of my life. And in bringing this moment to fruition,” according toVariety.

Ezra Miller in Paris on Oct. 18, 2021.Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

A father who previously accusedEzra Millerof grooming his child is explaining why he “withdrew” the complaint he and his wife filed in June 2022.In anInstagram poston Sunday, Aug. 25, attorney and activistChase Iron Eyesaddressed the “drama 3 years ago when I filed a petition and claimed that Ezra appeared to have ‘groomed’ " his child, Tokata, now 21, beginning at the age of 12.“I made that statement in my pleading (in a time of absolute war) based on information from a witness who then recanted and said nothing happened that they could infer anything inappropriate from. Thus, I immediately withdrew the court filings,” Chase wrote.Earlier in his post, which Tokata shared totheir Instagram Stories, Chase revealed that he supportsHundred in the Hand, a band that Tokata and Miller, now 31, are in together.“I don’t feel like I owe an explanation but after we hosted a party in Santa Fe we received some feedback,” he wrote. “When you live your life under a public (tribal and non tribal) microscope of critique sometimes it seems it’s only the critique that makes its way through.““Now,” Chase continued, “we are doing our level best to move on, to reconcile, to heal while remaining supportive as a father; as long as Tokata’s good we’re good.““These are real people, living real lives and once you’re in that fire where there is no anonymity, there is no safe space for you to retreat. That’s a strange place and it’s not enviable. It takes a lot to enter the fray again,” he concluded.Attorneys for Miller did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.According to court documents filed on June 7, 2022, in Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court, Chase and his wife Sara Jumping Eagle claimedMiller had been manipulating and controllingTokata,who uses she/they pronouns, since the two met at Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota back in 2016.At the time, the parents claimed Miller groomed their child from the age of 12 after taking “an immediate and apparently innocent liking” to them, adding that Miller exhibited a “pattern of corrupting a minor,” allegedly displaying “cult-like and psychologically manipulative, controlling behavior.“Tokata laterissued a statement on Instagram, downplaying their parents' concerns and sharing that Miller “has only provided loving support and invaluable protection.““I am now aware of the severity of emotional and psychological manipulation I was made to endure while in my parents home,” read part of the message. “I am an adult and I deserve to feel authority in my own body.“Ezra Miller at the premiere ofThe Flashin Los Angeles on June 12, 2023.Leon Bennett/WireImageMiller publiclyaddressed their string of troubling behaviorin an August 2022 statement. “Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,” the actor said at the time.“I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life,” they added.Miller made a rare public appearance as they attended the Los Angeles premiere of their most recent film,The Flash,in June 2023. During the premiere, the actor alluded to their recent legal woes as they addressed attendees at the event.In particular, Miller acknowledged Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Film Group heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy and DC Studios stewardsJames Gunnand Peter Safran for “your grace and discernment and care in the context of my life. And in bringing this moment to fruition,” according toVariety.

A father who previously accusedEzra Millerof grooming his child is explaining why he “withdrew” the complaint he and his wife filed in June 2022.

In anInstagram poston Sunday, Aug. 25, attorney and activistChase Iron Eyesaddressed the “drama 3 years ago when I filed a petition and claimed that Ezra appeared to have ‘groomed’ " his child, Tokata, now 21, beginning at the age of 12.

“I made that statement in my pleading (in a time of absolute war) based on information from a witness who then recanted and said nothing happened that they could infer anything inappropriate from. Thus, I immediately withdrew the court filings,” Chase wrote.

Earlier in his post, which Tokata shared totheir Instagram Stories, Chase revealed that he supportsHundred in the Hand, a band that Tokata and Miller, now 31, are in together.

“I don’t feel like I owe an explanation but after we hosted a party in Santa Fe we received some feedback,” he wrote. “When you live your life under a public (tribal and non tribal) microscope of critique sometimes it seems it’s only the critique that makes its way through.”

“Now,” Chase continued, “we are doing our level best to move on, to reconcile, to heal while remaining supportive as a father; as long as Tokata’s good we’re good.”

“These are real people, living real lives and once you’re in that fire where there is no anonymity, there is no safe space for you to retreat. That’s a strange place and it’s not enviable. It takes a lot to enter the fray again,” he concluded.

Attorneys for Miller did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

According to court documents filed on June 7, 2022, in Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court, Chase and his wife Sara Jumping Eagle claimedMiller had been manipulating and controllingTokata,who uses she/they pronouns, since the two met at Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota back in 2016.

At the time, the parents claimed Miller groomed their child from the age of 12 after taking “an immediate and apparently innocent liking” to them, adding that Miller exhibited a “pattern of corrupting a minor,” allegedly displaying “cult-like and psychologically manipulative, controlling behavior.”

Tokata laterissued a statement on Instagram, downplaying their parents' concerns and sharing that Miller “has only provided loving support and invaluable protection.”

“I am now aware of the severity of emotional and psychological manipulation I was made to endure while in my parents home,” read part of the message. “I am an adult and I deserve to feel authority in my own body.”

Ezra Miller at the premiere ofThe Flashin Los Angeles on June 12, 2023.Leon Bennett/WireImage

Leon Bennett/WireImage

Miller publiclyaddressed their string of troubling behaviorin an August 2022 statement. “Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,” the actor said at the time.

“I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life,” they added.

Miller made a rare public appearance as they attended the Los Angeles premiere of their most recent film,The Flash,in June 2023. During the premiere, the actor alluded to their recent legal woes as they addressed attendees at the event.

In particular, Miller acknowledged Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Film Group heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy and DC Studios stewardsJames Gunnand Peter Safran for “your grace and discernment and care in the context of my life. And in bringing this moment to fruition,” according toVariety.

source: people.com