Following the release of Elliot Page’s memoir PageBoy, the actor reveals why now was the right time to share his story with the world and elaborates on the chapters where he talks about his childhood and his mother, who grew to support his identity.
13.06.2023 - 21:16 / perezhilton.com
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content]Elliot Page claims he was “groomed” as a teenager.
One week after the Juno actor’s tell-all memoir, Pageboy, was released, fans are still uncovering shocking truths from Elliot’s history in Hollywood — and the latest is that the actor apparently fell victim to groomers on set when he was just a teen.
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In one section of the book, the X-Men: Days of Future Past actor wrote about a time as a teenager in Canada when a director made an unsettling gesture to the actor while dining “at Swan on Queen West,” according to Insider. Elliot didn’t reveal the name of the director, but remembered exactly that as they dined, the director told him, “you have to make the move, I can’t,” before “stroking [Elliot’s] thigh under the table.”
Eww what a creep. It truly never ceases to amaze us hearing about how predatory some powerful figures in Hollywood are. Poor Elliot.
Elsewhere in the book, in a chapter titled Leeches, the Inception star recalled other instances of inappropriate sexual encounters with adults when he was just a teen, remembering “on a project not long before” the encounter with the director, “a crew member had done the same.” Elliot wrote:
Whoa, WTF! That’s pretty insane. Mind you, Elliot wasn’t even 20 years old yet at the time!
In a third shocking retelling, The Umbrella Academy star recalled a time while shooting 2005’s Hard Candy, when he was just 17, where he had sexual relations with an unnamed man from set who has since gone on to become a director:
Elliot recalled after a wrap party for the film, the man drove him back to the Gaycation star’s apartment, where he guided Page to the bedroom with “his
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Elliot Page writes in his new memoir, “Pageboy,” that filming the 2017 “Flatliners” remake was “a true mess from the very beginning” and a “shit show” due to unsafe stunt work and instances of racism and queerphobia on set (via Entertainment Weekly). Or, as Page puts it: “It went off the rails.” In an entire chapter devoted to the making of the Niels Arden Oplev-directed thriller, Page alleges he and co-star Kiersey Clemons were put in unsafe working conditions during one stunt scene. “We were getting ready for a car stunt when Kiersey and I realized that everyone had a built-in thick seat belt, except for us,” Page writes. “No restraints, a basic safety measure of the carefully orchestrated, expensive and elaborate stunt that hadn’t been thought through… We looked to the various stunt crew members strapping the others in, perplexed, questioning why we weren’t being secured for the scene. ‘Why does everyone else have a safety belt but not us?’ we’d inquired.”
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Elliot Page has detailed his experience filming the reboot of Flatliners, describing it as “a true mess”.The Umbrella Academy star – who appeared in the 2017 remake of the ’90s psychological horror thriller – has alleged in his new memoir Pageboy (via Entertainment Weekly) that there were unsafe stunts, racism, misogyny and queerphobia on the set.He first detailed a scene in which he and co-star Kiersey Clemons found themselves performing a stunt without adequate safety measures.“We were getting ready for a car stunt when Kiersey and I realised that everyone had a built-in thick seat belt, except for us,” Page wrote. “No restraints, a basic safety measure of the carefully orchestrated, expensive, and elaborate stunt that hadn’t been thought through… We looked to the various stunt crew members strapping the others in, perplexed, questioning why we weren’t being secured for the scene.
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Elliot Page admits he had a hard time filming one of his biggest roles.In an excerpt from his memoir,, via, the 36-year-old actor revealed that he felt «out of place» while filming 2010's -- which led to a shingles flare-up that «popped out of my spine.» «Despite everyone being delightful to work with, I felt out of place...I did not understand the role I found myself in,» Page wrote, noting that he felt that way as a result of working with «a cast full of cis men.» The film was directed by Christopher Nolan and starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy.Though he had no problems with the men on the set, the star said he thought he would be recast by another famous actor at the time.«For the first two weeks of the film, I joked I would be recast with Keira Knightley, and rightfully so,» he wrote.Page came out as trans in 2020. In his book, the actor speaks about his rise from child stardom and opens up about his journey transitioning from female to male and the struggles the transgender actor has faced throughout his life.Inside the memoir, Page writes he was a victim of abuse and grooming, saying an unnamed director «groomed» him as a teenager.
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Elliot Page (Oscar-nominee for “Juno” and star of Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy”) and Hillary Baack (“Sound of Metal) will star in “Close to You.” The new film from the BAFTA-winning writer/director Dominic Savage (“The Escape” and “I am Ruth”) will be co-financed by Kindred Spirit, with Anita Gou and Sam Intili executive producing alongside Rolling Dice’s Nai Vazirani.Executive producers include Matt Jordan Smith of Page’s PageBoy Productions. Producers are Krishnendu Majumdar and Richard Yee who developed the project under their Me + You Productions banner in the UK and Daniel Bekerman and Chris Yurkovich of Good Question Media in Canada.
Academy Award nominee Elliot Page (The Umbrella Academy) is set to star opposite Hillary Baack (Sound of Metal) in Close to You, a new film from BAFTA-winning writer-director Dominic Savage (I Am…), which has wrapped production in Canada.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Elliot Page is starring in “Close to You,” an independent drama about love, family and identity. Dominic Savage (“I Am Ruth”) directed the film, which recently wrapped production in Canada. In “Close to You,” Page plays Sam, who has a chance encounter with an old friend (“Sound of Metal” actor Hillary Baack) on his way home to a dreaded family reunion that forces him to confront long-buried memories. “I’m proud to have worked with Dominic and Hillary on this beautiful film,” Page said in a statement. “It’s been a pleasure collaborating with them and the incredibly talented cast and crew. I look forward to sharing it with audiences soon.”
Elliot Page has spoken of the pressure to remain closeted in Hollywood, before his decision to come out first as gay and, subsequently, trans.
—including details of a two-year secret love affair with a woman and fellow actor who was still in the closet.Page doesn't identify the actress by name, and we don't know if this person is out privately or publicly yet, so he refers to her in the book as “Ryan” which is how her number was saved in his phone. According to Page, he and Ryan first met at a coffee shop in LA, and fell deeply in love while filming a movie together.
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Elliot Page has said he “got sick” on the set of Christopher Nolan’s Inception due to stress.Page, who has just published his new memoir, Pageboy, appeared in the film as Ariadne in the hit film alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy.In the memoir, Page revealed that he came down with a case of shingles, which “popped out of my spine” while filming. Page said he thought this was because of the stress caused by being part of “a cast full of cis men”.He explained: “Despite everyone being delightful to work with, I felt out of place… I did not understand the role I found myself in.
Pageboy, actor Elliot Page has opened up about their past romance with Kate Mara.Page revealed the relationship happened “right after” they came out as gay in 2014. In 2020, Page later came out as a trans man.In an extract from the book shared with People, Page said: “The first person I fell for after my heart was broken was Kate Mara.”“She had a boyfriend at the time, the lovely and talented Max Minghella.
Sharing his story. Elliot Page recounts his experience coming out as transgender in the public eye in his new memoir, Pageboy.
Things were getting hot behind the scenes on “Juno”.