Wil Wheaton moved by Jerry O'Connell's apology for being unaware of childhood abuse: 'You were 11'

Wil Wheaton moved by Jerry O"Connell"s apology for being unaware of childhood abuse: "You were 11" Wil Wheaton had a sympathetic response to his Stand by Me costar Jerry O"Connell"s apology for ot being there more for him amid his childhood abuse: You were 11.\n The longtime friends reunited on The Talk on Thursday, where O"Connell, who cohosts the show, apologized to Wheaton publicly for the first time. I heard before you talk about some of the struggles you were going through during Stand by Me, and you know, while I was 11 at the time, that"s an excuse; I do want to apologize for not being there more for you when you were younger, O"Connell said. But I want to say, to the bigger picture, you never know what someone is going through when you"re with them. I don"t feel guilt, but I just want to say I"m sorry I wasn"t there for you more.\n I deeply appreciate that, Wheaton responded. You were 11. How could you have possibly known? Also, everyone in the audience who is a trauma survivor knows this: We"re real, real, real good at covering up what we"re going through.\n Back in May, ahead of the film"s 35th anniversary, Wheaton spoke openly about the abuse he endured â€" mostly in silence â€" from his parents during his childhood.


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