Actor Q’Orianka Kilcher, who featured on the TV show Yellowstone and is best known for portraying Pocahontas in the 2005 film The New World, has been charged with illegally collecting nearly US$97,000 (about $130,000) in disability benefits.
Kilcher, 32, of North Hollywood is charged with two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud, according to a Monday press release from the California Department of Insurance (CDI).
In October 2018, Kilcher allegedly injured her neck and right shoulder while working on the set of the 2019 film Dora and the Lost City of Gold. Read more: Johnny Depp settles assault lawsuit filed by ‘City of Lies’ crew member After consulting a doctor a few times that year, Kilcher stopped treatment.
A year later, in October 2019, Kilcher reached out to the insurance company handling her claim and said she needed further medical help, according to the press release.