Ezra Miller is one of the most popular young actors in the Hollywood industry. The 30-year-old actor earned worldwide fame with their role in DC studio films as The Flash. They have made played many influential roles in numerous films to date and garnered a massive fan following. However, they were the subject of immense scrutiny and faced a lot of backlash due to the recent controversies. Hence, they have now sought medical treatment for mental health issues.
In 2022, The Perks of Being a Wallflower star was fully committed to his recovery as per DC studio heads.
The Flash star Ezra Miller seeks mental health treatment
Ezra Miller is a 30-year-old star who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. They announced that they were taking medical assistance in August 2022 following their arrest on multiple occasions. The actor pleaded guilty to trespassing in January 2023 after they were arrested for a home break-in in May 2022. They are on one year probation period.
Miller had issued a statement talking about their mental health issues.
“Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering from complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment. I want to apologize to everyone that I have been alarmed and upset with my past behavior. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe, and productive stage in my life.”
DC studio co-CEO Peter Safran stated during the 2023 DC presentation on Warner Bros.,
“Ezra is completely committed to their recovery, and we are fully supportive of that journey that they’re on right now.”
“When the time is right, when they feel like they’re ready to have the discussion, we’ll all figure out what the best path forward is. Right now, they are completely focused on their recovery.”
“In our conversations with them over the last couple of months, it feels like they’re making enormous progress.”
Miller was sentenced for unlawful trespass, a misdemeanor, and has to serve one-year probation, along with a $500 fine.
Fans rallied to cancel Ezra Miller’s solo The Flash
With several cases of violence and anger, the fans of DC comics and films did not want to see Ezra Miller as the lead of the franchise. There were also rumors that the project would be shelved. But Safran debunked all the rumors and shared that the film would release as planned and it did. After the backlash and multiple other delays, the film finally came out.
DC Studios co-CEO said,
“I also feel like it’s important to point out thousands of people worked on ‘The Flash,’ and these people dedicated the last few years of their lives to making something really special.”
DC studio co-CEO James Gunn said,
“Andy Muschietti, the director, Barbara Muschietti, the producer, Christina [Hodson], the writer, Michael Keaton, all of the other people, all of these other people, and to start making it as if a movie is one person that depends on this one person is something that can be frustrating as a filmmaker, especially as a director who knows that often times an actor spends three months of his life on a set and a director spends two years creating it.”
The Flash was released on 16 June 2023 and has received a mixed response from the audience. The film stars multiple Batmans, including Keaton and Ben Affleck, as they gear up to fight against supervillain Zod.
The Flash is presently running in theatres worldwide.
Source-Rolling Stone
