Elijah Wood’s comments on the film industry’s alleged secret pedophile ring went viral. Now Wood is wants clarify his statements.
The Wilfred star issued a statement claiming that he was misinterpreted after comments he made about child abuse in Hollywood went viral.
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According to TheWrap, Wood says that his interview with the Sunday Times has sparked “a number of false and misleading headlines.”
Woods referenced Jimmy Saville, a known celebrity child abuser in England, saying, “Clearly something major was going on in Hollywood. It was all organized. There are a lot of vipers in this industry, people who only have their own interests in mind. … There is darkness in the underbelly — if you can imagine it, it’s probably happened.”
Wood went on by saying that child abuse in Hollywood is “still a problem,” saying, “these things probably still are happening.”
But, Woods is trying to backtrack on his statements. Wood said that he had spoken about an issue because he had “just seen a powerful documentary.” And he denies that he had experienced or witnessed any abuse.
“I had just seen a powerful documentary and I briefly spoke with the reporter about the subject which had consequences I did not intend or expect. Lesson learned. Let me be clear: This subject of child abuse is an important one that should be discussed and properly investigated,” Wood said. “But as I made absolutely clear to the writer, I have no first-hand experience or observation of the topic, so I cannot speak with any authority beyond articles I have read and films I have seen.”
Via TheWrap
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