A week after non-binary ID Miller was slapped with a burglary charge by Vermont law enforcement, the Justice League alum said in a statement today that “having recently gone through a period of intense crisis, I now understand that I suffer from complex mental health issues and have started ongoing treatment.” “I want to apologize to everyone I worried and upset with my previous behavior,” they added. “I am committed to doing the work necessary to return to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life.” Monday’s abrupt move follows at least two months of efforts by Miller’s longtime CAA agent, Warner Bros., and other close colleagues, friends and family to encourage her to seek help. Perhaps tipping the scales, on August 7, Miller received a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court Bennington Criminal Division on September 26 to be arraigned on the burglary charge. While the Flash’s planned high-test release next June has never been in serious jeopardy so far, Miller’s flurry of fights and questionable actions from Hawaii to Iceland to Germany and the Green Mountain State have left many wondering when the next fast shoe. fall. Knowing they wouldn’t have a $200 million movie without Miller, who is in nearly every scene of the DC picture, Warner Bros. has been talking to the actor and their representatives for weeks about a more “preemptive” mental health strategy. for the performer. “It’s not about business, it’s about a man who is clearly hurting,” an executive told Deadline tonight about the influence the David Zaslav-led company has tried to bring to Miller’s situation. While the viral video of Miller apparently choking a female patron of a Reykjavik bar in April never led to charges, the actor was arrested twice in America’s 50th state. One arrest in April was for second-degree assault. In addition to the Hawaii and Vermont charges, Fantastic Beasts vet Miller has faced sexual abuse allegations. There was also a temporary harassment prevention order obtained in recent months by a 12-year-old and a mother in Greenfield, MA, after they claimed the actor threatened them. In addition, the parents of 18-year-old Tokata Iron Eyes filed an order of protection against Miller, accusing them of grooming and brainwashing the teenager — a state of affairs the girl in question vehemently denied. Miller first appeared as Barry Allen/The Flash in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. They then joined Suicide Squad, appeared in Justice League and made a brief appearance in the Peacemaker finale earlier this year with Aquaman (Jason Momoa). Andy Muschietti’s big budget helmed Flash came out late last year. Some pick-up filming took place this summer as final post-production wraps up. Variety first reported the news of Miller’s decision to seek mental health treatment today.
