Parents who want their children to land a career in Hollywood should listen to the unsolicited warning of American actor Elijah Wood. The "Lord of the Rings" star revealed one ugly truth about Hollywood by claiming that cases of child sex abuse are widespread in the home of the motion picture industry of the U.S.
Child Sex Abuse In Hollywood Is Comparable To The Jimmy Savile Abuse Scandal
In a recent interview with Sunday Times, Elijah Wood divulged that his long career in Hollywood has exposed him to the harsh reality that there "are a lot of vipers" in the motion picture industry of the U.S. The "Lord of the Rings" actor, who bagged his first movie role at the age of 8, compared the child sex abuse cases in Hollywood to the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal that rocked the U.K.
"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," Elijah Wood revealed.
The 35-year-old actor, who became a household name after playing the role of Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," said that child sex abuse cases are still rampant in Hollywood up to the present. He reasoned out that such crimes persist because victims "can't speak as loudly as people in power."
Thanks To His Mother, He Was Spared From Child Sex Abuse In Hollywood
Elijah Wood disclosed that he was spared from the child sex abuse in Hollywood because he had been protected by his mother, Debbie Wood, who was more concerned about his welfare as a child than his Hollywood career. He relayed that his mother never allowed him to attend parties where most of his friends were regularly "preyed upon."
"If you don't have some kind of foundation, typically from family, then it will be difficult to deal with," the "Lord of the Rings" actor stated. "If you're innocent, you have very little knowledge of the world and you want to succeed, people with parasitic interests will see you as their prey."
According to The Guardian, allegations about the rampant child sex abuse in Hollywood have been mounting throughout the years. Among those who came out as child sex abuse victims is Corey Feldman who claimed that as a young actor in 1980s, he was "surrounded" by sex abusers.
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