'Riverdale' star KJ Apa recalls Cole Sprouse's 'wake-up punch'

TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains references to drug addiction.KJ Apa, the ‘Riverdale’ star, recalled a time his co-star Cole Sprouse gave him a ‘wake-up punch’ for engaging in substance abuse at an adult entertainment club. Due to increasing health concerns about repetitive drug use, the 33-year-old actor decked KJ.

The two actors worked closely in the beloved drama series and never hesitated to express their opinions about each other’s lives. Here’s a closer look at Cole Sprouse punching KJ Apa in the face due to his relapse. In a recent interview on the podcast ‘Wildmen,’ hosted by Cole’s brother, Dylan Sprouse, KJ Apa reminisced and confessed to his excessive drug use. “Cole and I would walk into places in Vancouver all the time and get called… I remember we almost got into a fight,” said the actor who played Archie in the series.

Dylan was also present during the incident to watch the conflict unfold. “He punched me in the face. He hit me because we were in a strip club and, at this time, I was doing a lot of drugs and a lot of my close friends were worried about me,” KJ Apa said in the interview, adding that Cole knew about his relapse. When he claimed that the ‘Five Feet Apart’ actor gave him a ‘love punch,’ Dylan quipped that it was a ‘wake-up punch.’ “Yeah.

No, it was a wake-up punch,” KJ agreed.

About KJ Apa and Cole Sprouse

Adapted from the ‘Archie’ comic, ‘Riverdale’ became one of the most talked-about series, becoming part of modern pop culture. KJ Apa played the role of Archie, while Cole Sprouse was famous for his beanie-man serpent role, Jughead. The additional cast included Lili Reinhart,

Camila Mendes

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Madelaine Petsch

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Vanessa Morgan

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