Tom Hardy under scanner for violating lockdown rules, accused of secretly visiting gym?

Venom star Tom Hardy has been accused of not following the mandatory COVID-19 lockdown rules imposed by the UK government. eports of him getting spotted outside a gym have been now doing the rounds on social media. According to The Sun, the actor, emerged out of a closed martial arts school with his workout gear packed in a Jiu-Jitsu bag. An onlooker claimed the Venom actor has been training at the venue on Friday afternoon.The unnamed source informed the outlet that he was present at the venue with full workout gear and sported a hat. "He definitely looked like he had been training there," the onlooker claimed. The actor reportedly made his way to his car, unloaded his things and sprayed himself with a can of what appeared to be Deep Heat. "You see him quite a lot around here, and it is well-known that he is a regular at the gym," the onlooker added. 

It is to note that the gym is the same venue where Hardy was seen working out before he brought the Venom to life on the big screen in 2018. The UK publication reported that the actor, speaking from his home intercom, said that the gym was being refurbished. When he was asked about his visit, Hardy refused to comment. Later, his spokesperson assured that his visit was “one hundred per cent work-related”. The news of Hardy comes days after Priyanka Chopra Jonas was reported to have visited a salon during the lockdown. A claim which was denied by her team in a official statement. The new strain of coronavirus in the UK is considered to be more lethal and has been spreading with lightning speed. This spread prompted the government in the UK to impose a strict lockdown in order to tackle the situation that has been going out of control. On the work front, Hardy has been part of number of successful films,  like, The Revenant, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Capone and many more hit films.