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