Nicolas Cage has been drawn into a potential legal dispute.

The actor’s ex Christina Fulton, whom the Oscar winner dated from 1988 and 1991, is accusing him of enabling Weston Coppola Cage and his “criminal” behavior after the 34-year-old was arrested last year for allegedly assaulting her.

However, an attorney for the National Treasure star (real name Nicolas Coppola) are pushing back over his alleged culpability.

“The allegations by Christina Fulton against Nicolas Cage are absurd and frivolous,” his lawyer said in a statement to E! News Feb. 20. “Weston Coppola is a 34-year-old man. Mr. Cage does not control Weston’s behavior in any manner and is not responsible for Weston’s alleged assault of his mother.”

In an unfiled lawsuit obtained by E! News, Christina accuses her and Nicolas’ son of assault and battery stemming from the April 2024 incident. Weston, Christina’s only child and the eldest of Nicolas’ three kids, was arrested last July on two felony charges for assault with a deadly weapon following the confrontation and later released on bond.