Prison Breakthrough: Wentworth Miller Takes On Body-Shaming Meme In Powerful FB Post

We have our new hero.

Actor Wentworth Miller of Prison Break and DC Legends of Tomorrow fame, has posted a powerful message against a hurtful meme doing the rounds, body-shaming the actors recent weight change.

Miller describes his history of depression and thoughts of suicide in the post on Facebook, referencing a meme posted by The Lad Bible comparing Miller’s body shape in his prime state of fitness to a picture captured in 2010.

Miller says:

“Today I found myself the subject of an Internet meme. Not for the first time. In 2010, semi-retired from acting, I was keeping a low-profile for a number of reasons. First and foremost, I was suicidal. This is a subject I’ve since written about, spoken about, shared about. But at the time I suffered in silence. As so many do,” he goes on.

“In 2010, at the lowest point in my adult life, I was looking everywhere for relief/comfort/distraction. And I turned to food. It could have been anything. Drugs. Alcohol. Sex. But eating became the one thing I could look forward to.”

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The post has been shared over 200 thousand times, with hundreds of people finding solace in Miller’s story, posting their own personal struggles with mental illness. It is particularly poignant as a rare instance of a man speaking out against unreachable body image standards that men the world over struggle daily to emulate.

You have done us all proud, mate!

In latest developments, the team at The Lad Bible have come to their senses and written a heartfelt apology, addressing that they got it wrong. In their post they said, “We applaud your raw honesty and promise to now cover such matters in the responsible manner that our audience expects. Responding head-on to our post is something we applaud as it will help others through similar challenges in their lives.”

You can check out their full response below:

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