Ezra Miller discussed their recent troubles and their plans for moving forward in an interview with Italian outlet Lo Speciale Giornale.
The actor, 32, born in Wyckoff, spoke to the outlet during the Cannes Film Festival in May. They appeared on the red carpet before the premiere of director Lynne Ramsey’s new film “Die My Love.” Miller explained why they were apprehensive about going to the event after disappearing from the spotlight after the release of their last starring role, 2023’s “The Flash.”
“I didn’t necessarily want to go to Cannes,” said Miller. “I had a bit of a hard time. That’s a tough re-entry point. If you’ve been in the woods for three years, I do not recommend going straight to Cannes, where every photographer and every weirdo, every rich genocidal freak [will] be there, you know what I mean? It’s not an easy re-entry.”
Miller had been embroiled in several controversies since 2020. In April 2020, a video surfaced of the actor choking an unnamed woman at a bar in Reykjavik, Iceland. They were also arrested in 2022 in Hawaii on charges of disorderly conduct and harassment after causing a scene in a karaoke bar.
On the same night, police removed the actor from a property and charged him with second-degree assault. Miller was also accused of grooming an 18-year-old activist in 2022. A mother in Massachusetts filed for a temporary restraining order against the actor in 2023, alleging the actor was acting inappropriately around their 12-year-old child.
Miller explained in a statement released in 2022 that they were going through “suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment.” They also apologized for their conduct. The actor went on to explain they are thankful to be out of the spotlight for a bit.
“Not that I don’t hold a lot of remorse and lamentation for a lot of things that I did and for a lot of things that happened in that time, but I’m really grateful for the lessons that came with that abyss,” they explained.
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