After Olivia Munn
showed no fear in being vocal about having a scene with an actor who
was registered sex offender removed from Shane Black’s reboot of The Predator, she admitted to feeling isolated by her castmates at the Toronto International Film Festival. Sterling K. Brown, who wasn’t at TIFF, has voiced his support for Munn and now actor Boyd Holbrook has come forward to show his support after admitting to being late to the conversation.
“I want to start by apologizing for this statement coming late in the
current conversation. I do not take any of what has gone on lightly, and
I want to speak from the most honest and genuine place possible,” said
Holbrook in a statement obtained by Deadline. “I have stated before, and
I will state it again, I am proud of Olivia for the way that she
handled a difficult and alarming situation, and I am grateful that Fox
took the information seriously and took action swiftly.”
“It is true that I pulled out of a small amount of press on Saturday, as
this type of social commentary is new to me and given the nature of the
originating crime, I felt further discussion could cause unwanted
trauma and pain, neither of which I wanted to incite to the anonymous
young woman,” he explained. “I now realize that my understanding of the
situation was not the full picture and the last thing I want is for
Olivia to ever feel abandoned or alone. We are in the midst of a very
crucial and important time and it is imperative that we keep listening.”
The scene in question is with Munn and Steven Wilder Striegel, who
previously served six months in jail in 2010 after pleading guilty to
risk of injury to a child and enticing a minor by computer.
The scene with Munn and Wilder has since been cut. Fox
claimed it was unaware of his background and director Black apologized
for the casting, saying he “chose to help a friend,” later claiming he
was misled by Streigel’s characterization of his illegal actions.