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Elliot Page revealed that he suffered from a scary transphobic attack last year.
The Juno star, 36, shared that a man threatened him with assault outside his hotel in Los Angeles, in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times.
The actor, who’s been busy promoting his memoir Pageboy, said the man yelled, ‘I’m going to f*****g gay bash you, f****t,’ while he was walking to a convenience store located on Sunset and La Cinega in West Hollywood.
Elliot, who was once known as Ellen Page and came out as transgender in 2020, said he then went into the store to seek help from the employees, at which point the man yelled, ‘This is why I need a gun!’
Elliot shared he now feels less safe when visiting the City of Angels, telling the publication, ‘Now when I’m in Los Angeles, I don’t feel comfortable like I used to going for walks.’
Scary: Elliot Page, 36, revealed that he suffered from a transphobic attack when a man threatened him with assault outside his hotel in Los Angeles in 2022; Pictured 2022
The Oscar-nominated actor told the LA Times reporter that the experience took place close to where they were meeting for the interview.
He also told the publication that though he may feel unsafe in certain places, he still has the privilege of being able to pay for private security and stay in safe hotel rooms.
‘Doesn’t mean it’s not traumatic,’ Elliot added. ‘But I have resources that, in every instance that is difficult, protect and can shield me from these things.’
It comes after Page recently recalled another unfortunate circumstance, when a ‘famous a**hole’ told him being gay ‘doesn’t exist’ at a party in Los Angeles back in 2014.
Page recounted the moment in his upcoming memoir Pageboy in a chapter entitled ‘Famous A**hole at Party.’
The person was an actor who Page referred to as an ‘acquaintance’, but his name was never revealed in the book.
In an excerpt obtained by People, Page recalled being told by the actor: ‘You aren’t gay. That doesn’t exist. You are just afraid of men.’
Then, Page claims the actor told him: ‘I’m going to f**k you to make you realize you aren’t gay.’
Verbal assault: Elliot said the man yelled, ‘I’m going to f*****g gay bash you, f****t,’ while he was walking to a convenience store in West Hollywood; Pictured 2019
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Disturbing: Elliot said he then went into the store to seek help from the employees, at which point the man yelled, ‘This is why I need a gun!’; Pictured 2021
Proud: The actor, who was once known as Ellen Page, came out as transgender in 2020; Pictured 2021
Several days later, Page ran into the actor at the gym. ‘I don’t have a problem with gay people I swear,’ the actor insisted.
‘I think you might,’ Page replied.
While Page said he was ‘purposely not sharing his name’, he said the interaction was witnessed by many people at the party. ‘But he will hear about this and know it’s him.’
Page included this particular story in the book to shine a light on the realities of what the LGBTQ+ community routinely face.
‘I’ve had some version of that happen many times throughout my life. A lot of queer and trans people deal with it incessantly. These moments that we often like don’t talk about or we’re supposed to just brush off, when actually it’s very awful.
‘I put that story in the book because it’s about highlighting the reality, the s**t we deal with and what gets sent to us constantly, particularly in environments that are predominantly cis and heterosexual.
‘How we navigate that world where you either have more extreme, overt moments like that. Or you have the more, like, subtle jokes. [In Hollywood] these are very powerful people. They’re the ones choosing what stories are being told and creating content for people to see all around the world.’
It’s one of several revelations to have emerged ahead of the book’s June 6 release.
Book deal: Elliot was paid ‘north of $3M’ to write his memoir Pageboy, which Flatiron Books will publish on June 6
In excerpts obtained by People, Elliot also revealed he had a secret relationship with Kate Mara after he came out as gay in 2014 – and while the House Of Cards actress was dating Max Minghella.
He also recalled being in a gay bar just a few months before the premiere of his breakout 2008 movie Juno in another excerpt obtained by People.
At the bar he met a woman named Paula, who unwittingly helped him address the feelings of ‘shame’ he had.
Elliot was paid ‘north of $3M’ to write his 288-page tell-all , which Flatiron Books will publish on June 6.
