Elijah ‘Frodo’ Wood Denies Saying Hollywood is a Playground for Pedophiles

A day after actor Elijah Wood, who played Frodo in the 3-part Lord of the Rings movies, made headlines for reportedly telling The Sunday Times that he has known about Hollywood parties thrown by pedophile rings since he was a child actor, he denies that he’d ever said that. (See TrailDust’s post, “Have you wondered how all the young stars become perverted?“)

In a series of tweets on May 23, 2016, Elijah said his remarks were about a documentary about Hollywood pedophiles, An Open Secret, not anything he personally had seen or known:

“The Sunday Times interviewed me about my latest film but the story became about something else entirely. It prompted a number of false and misleading headlines. I had just seen a powerful documentary and I briefly spoke with the reporter about the subject which had consequences. I did not intend or expect. Lesson learned. Let me be clear: This subject of child abuse is an important one that should be discussed and properly investigated. But as I made absolutely clear to the writer, I have no first hand experience or observation of the topic, so I cannot speak with any authority beyond articles I have read and films I have seen.”

So who got to Elijah Wood?

~Eowyn