Actor Jonah Hill announced that he will not be promoting his own movies due to concerns over his mental health.
Hill made his announcement via an open letter, in which the actor explained that a new documentary he directed, Stutz, is actually about himself and his therapist.
“I have finished directing my second film, a documentary about me and my therapist which explores mental health in general called ‘Stutz,'” Hill explained in his letter, which was first published by Deadline.
“The whole purpose of making this film is to give therapy and the tools I’ve learned in therapy to a wide audience for private use through an entertaining film,” the actor added.
Hill goes on to say that “through this journey of self-discovery within the film, I have come to the understanding that I have spent nearly 20 years experiencing anxiety attacks, which are exacerbated by media appearances and public facing events.”
Therefore, “you won’t see me out there promoting this film, or any of my upcoming films, while I take this important step to protect myself,” Hill added. “If I made myself sicker by going out there and promoting it, I wouldn’t be acting true to myself or to the film.”
The actor went on to admit that the concept of open letters and statements such as his usually makes him “cringe.”
“I usually cringe at letters or statements like this but I understand that I am of the privileged few who can afford to take time off,” he said. “I won’t lose my job while working on my anxiety.”
Hill has remained largely out of the spotlight this year, with the last movie he starred in being the 2021 Netflix climate alarmism film, Don’t Look Up, which made fun of Trump supporters.
Earlier this year, Hill’s co-star in the film, superyacht enthusiast Leonardo DiCaprio, claimed planet Earth has “literally” nine years left on its “ticking clock,” and lectured the public regarding which type of lawmakers they should be electing. Ironically, however, the Titanic star is frequently seen yachting.
DiCaprio isn’t the only individual involved with the climate change film attacking Trump supporters who doesn’t practice what he preaches.
Don’t Look Up director Adam McKay, who poses as a militant climate crusader, actually maintains two homes, one in Los Angeles and a second in Ireland — which equates to a 10,000 mile roundtrip that gives him a massive carbon footprint.
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