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The casting directors took more than 3000 interviews of top child actors in States and Canada to find the perfect fit for their Anakin Skywalker and Jake Lloyd was finalized to play this larger than life role of young Darth Vader. He was the god’s child, the chosen one, the best breed of child actors, he was supposed to be the next big thing in the Hollywood. Jake was considered to be “A child actor, who was smart beyond his ears.” However, his dreams were crushed, and life became a living hell for him after the release of Episode I – Then Phantom Menace. He was bullied in virtual and real world brutally, and all this unwanted negative attention gave him anxiety related issues eventually he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. He left acting completely and secluded himself from the craft of acting he loved so much as a child. Later, he was jailed because of on-road high-speed chase that made international headlines, where he failed to stop at the red light, and he even resisted the arrest. He has been in jail since June, considering his mental health, authorities decided to move him to a psychiatric facility. His mental health has deteriorated with time and bad experiences that are directly or indirectly connected to the fandom bullying he faced after the failure of Episode I. Do you think, we as Star Wars fans have become insensitive to actors? He was just a kid. Did we let our passions towards a franchise destroy somebody’s life?
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