Nicolas Cage’s son Weston has pleaded not guilty to assaulting his mother Christina Fulton during a reported mental health crisis.
Weston, 33, faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after it was alleged he attacked his mother in April.
Christina was present at court for the hearing – and told TMZ that she ‘hopes [Weston] gets the help he needs.’
In turn Weston retorted: ‘She needs help’ about his mother as he left court in downtown LA.
The judge has issued a protective order for Christina, barring Weston from contacting her during the case.
Nicolas Cage ‘s son Weston has pleaded not guilty to assaulting his mother Christina Fulton during a reported mental health crisis
Weston, 33, faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after it was alleged he attacked his mother in April; Fulton and Weston pictured in 2019
Weston is pictured with father Nicolas in 2019
He is due back in court for another hearing in September,
Earlier this month Christina broke her silence on the alleged attack.
The scuffle between Weston and Fulton occurred on April 28 in the Los Angeles area, when a verbal dispute reportedly turned physical.
‘On April 28th, 2024, around 5:30 p.m., I received urgent messages from friends of my son, Weston Cage, regarding his deteriorating mental state, urging me to come help,’ Fulton said in a statement obtained by People.
‘When I arrived to offer support and console him, he was already in the midst of a manic rage. Within minutes, I was brutally assaulted and sustained serious injuries,’ she claimed.
‘Despite my desperate pleas to the responding police officers to detain him for a mental-health evaluation, the police officers refused my request.’
Fulton added in her statement: ‘As a mother, I am deeply saddened and concerned about Weston’s ongoing mental-health crisis.
‘It is imperative that he receives the help he desperately needs,’ she concluded.
Christina was present at court for the hearing – and told TMZ that she ‘hopes he gets the help he needs. In turn Weston retorted: ‘She needs help’ about his mother as he left court in downtown LA
The scuffle between Weston and Fulton occurred in April 28 in the Los Angeles area, when a verbal dispute reportedly turned physical; Fulton and Weston in 2006
The judge has issued a protective order for Christina, barring Weston from contacting her during the case
Weston was seen with a companion and his lawyer in LA
Weston walked arm-in-arm with his friend as he left the court
Weston was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon in connection to the alleged attack on his mother. He was released on a $15,000 bail
The LAPD confirmed that Weston was booked on Wednesday for assault with a deadly weapon – just weeks after his mother was spotted with intense bruises on her face.
The LAPD also confirmed with People the arrest was made in direct connection to the alleged April 28 altercation.
The police told People: ‘During the incident, Cage punched two victims multiple times, causing injury. LAPD responded, and after meeting with all parties, a police report was completed.’
Weston turned himself in and was arrested at Los Angeles’s 77th division station, according to People.
Weston’s case was submitted to the district attorney’s office on May 10 and on June 26 the DA filed two counts of assault with a deadly weapon against him. An arrest warrant was later issued.
The actor was released on a $150,000 bail around 10am. The U.S. Sun reported that his father is believed to be the one who bailed him out.
A source previously told The Sun of the arrest: ‘The family knew this was going to happen but needless to say, it is a very big shock,’ a source close to the family told the outlet.
An ambulance was reportedly called to the home to check out Fulton, but she declined to be taken to the hospital, TMZ reported at the time of the alleged incident.
Investigators said Weston was gone by the time police arrived at the scene, and law enforcement were determining if the case would be considered felony battery.
Sources alleged to TMZ at the time that Fulton was trying to console her son, who was dealing with some emotional issues.
Sources told the site that she refuted claims the two got into an argument and asked for privacy in the matter.
The Snake Eyes actress was seen putting coins into a parking meter with a black eye and fading bruises on her face back in April.
She met an unknown friend there, with whom she shared a hug.
The actress released a statement on the interaction with her son back in May, and said: ‘Weston and I had no argument prior to the incident.
‘On Sunday April 28, I was reached out to by several of Weston’s best friends for assistance because they were experiencing Weston in a mental-health crisis’
‘Upon my arrival, I was met by my son who clearly was in a state of a mental health breakdown, which in turn became a horrific experience’
‘I have always supported helping my son with mental-health struggles. I am doing all I can to get him the continued support he needs,’ Fulton added.
This isn’t the first time the son of the National Treasure actor has been in trouble with the law, as he was arrested in 2017 got DUI and a hit-and-run.
Police said that he hit multiple parked cars, signs and mailboxes before he crashed his car into a tree.
After being taken to the hospital, he was charged with a DUI and arrested on $30,000 bail.
In 2011, he faced domestic violence charges after he had a dispute with his ex-wife Nikki Williams, according to ABC News.
Weston has been treated for mental health issues in the past.
He was hospitalized on a psychiatric hold in 2011 after a violent incident in Los Angeles.
At the time, Fulton blamed her son’s mental problems on the Oscar winner claiming, ‘Nicolas Cage has damaged and interfered and done something absolutely horrific, and I need to just go get my son,’ she told Inside Edition.
‘I am the one that raised Weston. I am the one that took care of Weston. His dad was very busy out working as an actor,’ she said.
Fulton and Cage, 60, began dating in 1988 and welcomed Weston in 1990. The couple never married and broke up within a year of Weston’s birth.
Last November, both Weston and Fulton, who has launched a successful skincare line, filed a lawsuit against Weston’s ex-wife Hila Arounian, alleging she embezzled $100,000, engaged in a smear campaign against them and requested a ‘fraudulent restraining order’ that stopped Fulton and her family from seeing Weston’s twin girls, Venice and Cyress.
Nicolas and Christina began dating in 1988 and welcomed Weston in 1990, but broke up in 1991 (Pictured in Los Angeles in October 1988)
Lawsuit documents obtained by Page Six read: ‘This type of character assassination is part of a disturbing pattern of behavior in which Ms. Arounian levies false, malicious allegations against people as a means of coercion and manipulation.’
Fulton also alleges her former daughter-in-law manipulated Weston into filing for a restraining order against her in 2020.
At the time of the filing neither Nicolas nor Fulton had met their twin granddaughters, who will turn four in July.
‘It is devastating not to see these kids. Nicolas and I haven’t been able to meet our two beautiful little granddaughters at all since they were born. We’re in a quiet, horrible nightmare. It’s insane, painful, hurtful, devastating.’
Weston has two older sons Lucian, nine and Sorin, seven, with ex-wife Danielle, to whom he was wed from 2013-2016.
