Manos Papagiannis Denies Assaulting Sofia Pavlidi: Claims She Attacked Him

In a dramatic courtroom scene, Manos Papagiannis took the stand in his second-degree trial, denying all allegations of assaulting actress Sofia Pavlidi. Papagiannis apologized to Pavlidi’s lawyer, Alexandros Mintsias, for calling him a ‘chief liar’ during a heated exchange in the previous trial. He explained that the alleged incident occurred backstage after a performance where communication issues arose between the two actors. According to Papagiannis, Pavlidi verbally attacked him, leading to an altercation where he pushed her in self-defense. Papagiannis emphasized that Pavlidi never fell and accused the witness of bias. The trial was adjourned until May 27th.