Jerry O’Connell Issues Heartfelt Apology To Wil Wheaton, Says ‘Sorry I Wasn’t There For You More’ While Shooting ‘Stand By Me’

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Jerry O’Connell issued a heartfelt apology to his “Stand By Me” co-star Wil Wheaton on the latest episode of “The Talk”. Wheaton reflected on his experience as a child star on the 1986 movie last year while marking the film’s 35th anniversary.

He opened up about how the abuse he faced as a child brought power to his onscreen work in an interview with Yahoo! Movies. Without going into too much detail, O’Connell told Wheaton this week: “Wil, I just wanted to say, 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.

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.” READ MORE: William Shatner Says He Doesn’t Remember Wil Wheaton Incident: ‘He Must Need The Publicity’ Wheaton insisted, “I deeply appreciate that… 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.” Wheaton’s mother was an actress and his father was a medical specialist.

He is currently estranged from them. Previously speaking about how the mistreatment he received at the hands of his parents influenced his portrayal of Gordie, a young boy whose parents were dealing with the loss of their oldest son (John Cusack), Wheaton said, “[It] put me in exactly the right place to play Gordie. “Because Gordie’s experience very much reflected my experience.