WHILE THE LAUNCH of the Me Too movement has undoubtedly given a voice to women who have experienced sexual misconduct, it has also provided a platform for men to articulate their own experience of it.
In an in-depth interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Ezra Miller alludes to the treatment he was subjected to at the hands of male executives in the industry, dubbing them ‘monsters’.
26-year-old Ezra, who rose to fame for his role in We Need To Talk About Kevin and has since appeared in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Trainwreck and Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, said the backlash over sexual misconduct in Hollywood has been ‘amazing to watch’.
Without naming names, the actor recalled specific moments in his career when he experienced it.
“They gave me wine and I was underage,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.
They were like, ‘Hey, want to be in our movie about gay revolution?’ And I was like, ‘No, you guys are monsters.’
On the response to the litany of accusations that have been made against high-profile individuals in the world of entertainment, Ezra admits he’s buoyed by the sense of retribution.
“It’s a great f*ckin’ age of being like, ‘You know what? That shit’s unacceptable,’ And it’s amazing for a lot of us to watch,” he explained.
The actor went on to compare the dark side of Hollywood with being a sex worker.
Like, we all knew it was unacceptable when we f*cking survived it. That’s what Hollywood is. I thought we all knew we were sex workers.
Speaking about ‘powerful men’, he said: “They’re f*ckin’ up the world.”
