Sexual assault

In 2008, Geisler was charged with act of lasciviousness by fellow Pinoy Big Brother housemate Patrizha Martinez (daughter of Yayo Aguila and William Martinez), after he allegedly touched her breasts and made sexual advances while he was drunk during a party in a bar in Makati.^[17] Geisler denied the accusations. He was found guilty in 2013 and was sentenced to a minimum of six months and maximum of over two years in prison, in addition to paying ₱30,000 to Martinez for damages.^[18]

In 2009, Geisler faced another act of lasciviousness lawsuit from actress Yasmien Kurdi. According to news reports, Geisler allegedly made unwanted sexual advances towards Kurdi, groped her and masturbated in front of the actress while filming for the TV series SRO Cinemaserye.^[19] Kurdi agreed to withdraw the criminal charges in 2011 after the two actors reconciled.^[20]

In April 2010, Geisler was accused of harassing Eat Bulaga! co-host Julia Clarete during a wrap-up party for an independent film.^[21] Geisler reportedly groped Clarete in the buttocks and breasts while they were performing a song together on stage.^[22] Clarete affirmed the reports, but admitted that she intentionally downplayed the issue to avoid jeopardizing her own career.^[23]

In 2011, actress Cherry Pie Picache, accused Geisler of groping her breasts on the set of TV series Noah.^[24] Picache filed the complaint directly with the Philippine Artists Managers Incorporated (PAMI) and the management of ABS-CBN, seeking an "indefinite artist ban" for Geisler. Geisler was additionally accused of inappropriately kissing and groping a female member of the production staff. Child actors Zaijan Jaranilla and Xyriel Manabat were also said to have been traumatized by Geisler's "extreme" behavior while on set.^[25] Following the complaint, ABS-CBN immediately removed Geisler's character from Noah while PAMI issued a ban on working with Geisler for all artists managed by its members.^[14] Geisler voluntarily went through a 90-day rehabilitation program to treat his alcoholism, while PAMI ruled that it will lift the ban on Geisler upon completing his rehabilitation.^[14]

Misconduct and physical violence

In November 2012, Geisler was detained by the Quezon City Police District after assaulting a sari-sari store owner and his wife. According to police reports, Geisler was irritated when he went to buy something but was not immediately noticed by the store owners. He then proceeded to scatter bread around the store, threw a chair at the store, and attacked the owner who went out to confront him.^[26] Geisler was initially charged with malicious mischief and physical injuries, which were later dropped after the couple reached a settlement with Geisler.^[27] Geisler's brother and his manager claimed that the actor was struggling from bipolar disorder and may have missed his medication that night.^[26]

In 2015, a video of an alleged altercation between Geisler and a bouncer at a bar in Angeles City went viral in social media.^[28] The bouncers denied him entry as he was visibly drunk, which was against the bar's policies. Geisler reportedly then became aggressive and challenged the bouncers to a fistfight, but eventually left of his own accord.^[29] Geisler's management later released a statement claiming discrimination against the actor, adding that there was "no justifiable reason" for the bar's management to deny Geisler's admission other than his past reputation.^[30]

On May 15, 2016, Geisler again featured in a viral video showing him verbally berating a production team and assaulting a student filmmaker from the University of the Philippines.^[31] Geisler was allegedly hired by the students for a school project, but was reportedly furious after the students failed to give him his script on time and resorted instead to using "idiot boards" or cue cards.^[32] Geisler's publicist issued a statement to the press the following day claiming that the viral video was "taken out of context".^[33] The video was taken later down after Geisler and the student resolved their issues, with both denying that the viral video was a staged publicity stunt.^[34]

Not long after on May 25, 2016, another viral video showed Geisler being involved in a brawl with independent film actor Kiko Matos in a bar in Tomas Morato, Quezon City.^[35] The video show Geisler attempting to shake hands with Matos after an apparent argument, but Matos instead repeatedly threw punches at Geisler instead before the rest of the bar patrons could separate them.^[36] Following the incident, Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC), a mixed-martial arts promoter, announced that the two actors will participate in an exhibition MMA match on June 25, 2016.^[37] The match ended in a 19–19 draw.^[38]

It was later revealed in December 2016 that the bar brawl between Geisler and Matos was staged performance art for a documentary called Beastmode: A Social Experiment.^[39] The documentary's production, however, claims that the invitation from the URCC was unplanned and the subsequent MMA match was also not choreographed.^[40]

In November 2016, actor Ping Medina accused Geisler of urinating on him on the set of the movie Bubog during a scene in which Medina was gagged and his hands and feet were bound.^[41] In a prior conversation, Medina was made to believe that Geisler would only spit on him during the scene.^[42] Geisler apologized for the incident, adding he was drunk and on heavy medication during the filming of the scene.^[43] Geisler was removed from the film production, while PAMI meted out a second indefinite ban on Geisler on December 4, 2016.^[44] The ban was lifted in September 2017.^[45]

On October 16, 2017, Quezon City police arrested Geisler at a TGI Fridays branch in Tomas Morato, Quezon City.^[46] The management of TGI Fridays had previously banned Geisler in all of its Philippine branches for unruly behavior, and staff called the police after an irate Geisler challenged a security guard to a fistfight while the guard was trying to pacify him.^[47] Geisler was charged with unjust vexation and alarm and scandal. He was released from jail after a week.^[48] Prior to the incident, Geisler also had a standing arrest warrant issued in Cebu for smoking inside a plane, in violation of the Civil Aviation Authority Act.^[46]

On March 5, 2018, Geisler was again arrested by Angeles City police after he threatened to kill his brother-in-law Michael Robin Stone Morales.^[49] According to police reports, Geisler was seen shirtless and holding a kitchen knife while kicking the gate of Morales' house when police arrived to respond to Morales' call.^[50] He was charged with grave threat, alarm and scandal, and illegal possession of a deadly weapon.^[51]

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