Elijah Wood says Hollywood is full of pedophiles
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Actor Elijah Wood poses at a press line for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" during the 2015 Comic-Con International Convention in San Diego, California July 9, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni - RTX1JSRV
Hollywood is infested with pedophiles, “Lord of the Rings” actor Elijah Wood said in a interview.
“I’ve been led down dark paths to realize that these things are probably still happening,” the former child actor, now 35, told the UK’s Sunday Times. “There are a lot of vipers in this industry.”
He compared it to the case of Jimmy Savile, a British TV host who abused at least 500 children.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“People with parasitic interests will see you as their prey,” he said.
Wood, whose career began when he was 8, said his mother had protected him.
Anne Henry, co-founder of the entertainment charity BizParentz, said Hollywood is sheltering abusers.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Corey Feldman, who was a child actor in 1980s films “The Goonies,” “Gremlins” and “The Lost Boys,” spoke in 2011 about the abuse he suffered as a teenager.
He said that when he was 14, he was “surrounded” by molesters.
This article originally appeared in the New York Post's Page Six.