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Fantastic Beasts actor Ezra Miller shares #MeToo story, says he was harassed as minor

Ezra Miller praised the #MeToo movement for being a watershed moment that spelt the downfall of many a stalwart like Harvey Weinstein and Brett Ratner.

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|Nov 08, 2018, 14:04:14 IST
In a backlash against sexual harassment, actor Ezra Miller has come out with his own #MeToo story, recounting how an unnamed director and producer took advantage of him when he was a minor.[caption id="attachment_5519081" align="alignnone" width="825"]Ezra Miller. Image from Twitter @ezramillercom

Ezra Miller. Image from Twitter @ezramillercom[/caption]It was about time that people in Hollywood knew what kind of behaviour is acceptable and what is not, Miller told The Hollywood Reporter."It's a great fu*kin' age of being like, 'You know what? That shit's unacceptable,' And it's amazing for a lot of us to watch. 'Cause, like, we all knew it was unacceptable when we fu*king survived it. That's what Hollywood is. I thought we all knew we were sex workers," he said.This is the first time the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald actor has shared his story."They gave me wine and I was underage," Miller recounted, without taking any names."They were like, 'Hey, want to be in our movie about gay revolution?' And I was like, 'No, you guys are monsters'," he added.Miller praised the #MeToo movement for being a watershed moment that spelt the downfall of many a stalwart like Harvey Weinstein and Brett Ratner.

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First Published:Nov 08, 2018, 14:04:14 IST
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