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Jerry O’Connell Apologizes to Wil Wheaton for Not Noticing His Child Abuse While Filming ‘Stand by Me’

Jerry O’Connell Apologizes to Wil Wheaton for Not Noticing His Child Abuse While Filming ‘Stand by Me’

Jerry O’Connell apologized to his “Stand by Me” co-star Wil Wheaton on the Thursday’s episode of “The Talk” for being unaware that he was suffering from child abuse while making the classic 1986 coming-of-age classic. Wheaton told Yahoo Entertainment in May 2021 that his parents “forced” him to become a child actor, adding the he suffered “a combination of incredible emotional abuse from my father and a lot of manipulation, using me, from my mother.” The actor channeled the pain caused by his parents for his performance in “Stand by Me.” “When I watch ‘Stand by Me’ now, I cannot… Read Full Article