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Ezra Miller’sDalílanddirector is speaking out about the actor’s recent controversies — and explaining why Miller hasn’t been cut from her film.
After rumors began to spread thatDalíland, which is set to premiere Sept. 17 at theToronto International Film Festival, may have omitted Miller, 29, from its final cut, director Mary Harron (American Psycho) toldVanity Fairthat while that isn’t true, “I’m not condoning anything they’ve done wrong.” (Miller uses they/them pronouns.)
“I think it doesn’t matter how talented someone is, if they’ve done anything wrong, they have to face it,” added Harron, 69. “I also think that clearly this is not just a young star acting out. This is much more serious. This seems like something that needs a serious intervention, which I hope has happened.”
“Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,“The Flashactor said in astatement shared with PEOPLEvia their rep earlier this month.
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“I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior,” they added. “I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life.”
Miller has been the subject of a series of disturbing crimes and scandals since 2020, when a video showed themchoking a woman outside a bar in Iceland(no charges were filed in that incident). They’ve sincepleaded no contest to disorderly conductfollowingtwo separate incidents at a karaoke bar in Hawaiiin March.
ThePerks of Being a Wallfloweractor has also beenaccused of grooming a teenfrom the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota (the teendenied the claims), and they wereissued a temporary harassment prevention orderfrom a 12-year-old and their family in Massachusetts.
In addition, theyhave been accused of harboring a 25-year-old mother and her three young childrenat their Vermont farm. Miller was most recentlycharged with felony burglaryin early August, after allegedly stealing alcohol from another Vermont home in May.
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Warner Bros. recently faced backlash for its decision togo ahead with the release ofThe Flash, Miller’s standalone outing in the DCEU as the speedy superhero (a.k.a. Barry Allen), amid the star’s ongoing controversies.
Last week, Miller had a meeting at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, about keepingThe Flashon track for its June 2023 premiere, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
During the meeting, whichTHRsays included Miller’s CAA agent Scott Metzger and Warner Bros. film chairs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, the actor reassured their commitment to the franchise andapologized for bringing negative attentionto the film.
A rep for Miller did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment about the meeting at the time, while reps for Warner Bros. had no comment.
Ezra Miller as The Flash (L); Ezra Miller.Everett; Roy Rochlin/Getty
“It might have been different, especially if we were shooting, if there had been bad behavior during that. But this all happened after the film was not only filmed, but edited and mixed and done,” she said. “I also felt like everybody shot all those things in good faith. Nothing bad happened during our filming, and the film is the film.”
And she praised Miller’s “completely realized performance” in the movie, adding, “They were very professional and nice to everybody.”
“There was no trouble or a sign of trouble on set. So it was very upsetting and terribleto read what happened later,” Harron toldVanity Fair. “Reading this stuff was very sad — very sad for everybody involved. Hopefully they are getting help for what sounds like a very, very serious break.”
source: people.com
