Jonah Hill has been out of the limelight for almost four years after he announced a hiatus from his hugely successful acting career, but now he’s back and “ready to be funny again”.
Jonah Hill announced he’s returning to the limelight after announcing a shock hiatus from his acting career almost four years ago. The actor had just finished directing his second film, Stuntz, a mental health-focused documentary that he shot in secret with his therapist, but made the choice not to promote the film and took a step away to instead focus on his mental health.
During his few years away from the limelight, Jonah got married and welcome his second child, and has now revealed he is back and “ready to be funny again”. The actor has shocked fans with his weight loss, estimated to have lost nearly 200 pounds in these few years.
Speaking at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday, he said: “I’ve been gone for a while, so I’m kind of coming back and I’m like excited because I got all, like, serious for a while and I wasn’t as happy. And then I had my family and I got happy, and now all I want to do is be funny again.”
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However, his hiatus wasn’t all rosy as he faced claims of “misogyny” and “emotional abuse” after allegations from his ex girlfriend Sarah Brady were released via text messages documenting their arguments.
The lengthy text, allegedly from Jonah, included a list of unacceptable behaviours from Sarah if they were to be together romantically.
These included things like ‘surfing with men’, ‘inappropriate friendships with men’, and ‘posting pictures of yourself in a bathing suit’, which Jonah reportedly said were off limits to his partner.
He additionally stated that if Sarah “needed to model”, “post sexual pictures” or maintain friendships with women who were part of her “wild recent past”, then he was “not the right partner” for her.
Sarah maintained Jonah’s comments were made in an effort to control her, captioning a screenshot on social media: “See the misuse of the term ‘boundaries’? If your partner is talking to you like this, make an exit plan. Call me if you need an ear.”
In another Instagram post of his alleged messages, Sarah claims that Jonah only wanted her to socialise with friends he had “personally approved of”.
The exchange reads: “If these things bring you to a place of happiness, I support it and there will be no hard feelings. These are my boundaries for romantic partnership.”
Jonah’s ex posted the messages after his wife had given birth to their first child, as she explained the timing of her posts was our of respect towards Olivia’s pregnancy.
Jonah also underwent a major physical transformation during his time away from fame, after being open about his struggles with weight loss and having reportedly weighed around 375 pounds at his heaviest.
He left fans shocked by his appearance in the first look at his new movie, Outcome, as he showed off a slimmed-down figure alongside co-star Keanu Reeves.
The Wolf of Wall Street star admitted he spent most of his young adult life being dubbed “gross and unattractive”, adding: “I really believe everyone has a snapshot of themselves from a time when they were young that they’re ashamed of.
“For me, it’s that 14-year-old overweight and unattractive kid who felt ugly to the world, who listened to hip-hop and who wanted so badly to be accepted by this community of skaters.”
However, one component of weight loss he struggled with was cutting out beer, which he confessed is his “Achilles heel”.
Speaking to Vulture in 2011 after a 40 pound weight loss, he said: “Being healthier came along with maturity and it’s hard because a lot of times people want you to be the guy you were when they met you.
“I love doing funny movies but I want to mature, literally, in how I treat myself. I’m not living in a frat house with a bong plastered to he table. I just want to be a good man and to make my family proud. And, you know, I want to live a long time.”
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