Alex Winter, ‘Bill & Ted’ Actor, Says He Was Sexually Abused in Hollywood as a Child Actor
Alex Winter, the actor most famous for starring opposite Keanu Reeves in the 1989 hit “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” has revealed he was sexually abused as a child actor in Hollywood. Winter broke his silence during an interview with BBC 5 Live. The actor said the abuse had a “hellish” impact on him as a young boy and resulted in post-traumatic stress disorder.
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“That was evident to me while I was still in my teens,” he said of the Ptsd. “And so I began to do work on it. But it really took time, and it really wasn’t in my case, I would say, ’til well into my 30s, that I was really able to do heavy lifting on this stuff.”
Winter said the abuse occurred in the 1970s when he was...
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“That was evident to me while I was still in my teens,” he said of the Ptsd. “And so I began to do work on it. But it really took time, and it really wasn’t in my case, I would say, ’til well into my 30s, that I was really able to do heavy lifting on this stuff.”
Winter said the abuse occurred in the 1970s when he was...
- 2/2/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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