Jonah Hill's ex-girlfriend Sarah Brady recently went public with the alleged emotional abuse she faced during their relationship. She's now said that she hopes the actor doesn't respond to the accusations because he "scares" her.
In a screenshot of an Instagram DM asking if Hill will respond to her posts, Brady explained why she doesn't want him to. "I hope not. I don't wanna talk to him," she wrote. "He scares me. I just hope all this information reaches the people in his life who need it the most." Last month, the 39-year-old actor welcomed his first child with girlfriend Olivia Millar.
Brady has been forthcoming with her experiences with Hill, who she described as a "misogynist narcissist" who demanded that she not "post sexual pictures" or surf with men. In the messages, Hill laid out these "boundaries," and said he would leave her if she didn't abide by them.
In another post on her Instagram Stories, Brady addressed why she chose to share some of her alleged December 2021 text exchanges with Hill now. "Why you bringing up the past messages from a year and half ago trying to get Jonah cancelled," read one comment. "Because so many people bring him up to my face and I'm tired of being polite about it," Brady replied.
She later shared a screenshot of some messages she sent about how she's feeling now that she's shared her experience with the world.
"I'm feeling good, so far mostly just relief and validation is what's coming out of this but yes, true audience is getting bigger, yet somehow I continue to feel less turmoil and more relief, maybe because I already have been through being with a celebrity, and all the public attention that comes with that, idk," she wrote in the messages. "The past year and a half people have been curious, and I've still been protecting him, now I never have to ever again!!! I feel like now I'm allowed to be honest with others and myself, and before I didn't feel like I was allowed to. Honestly been so much happier since I started sharing, and not too spooked by all the public attention."
In a voice memo posted to her stories, she also explained why she chose to wait until after Millar gave birth to come forward. "Like, I didn't want her to have to see all of this while she was pregnant because I know what kind of stress that would cause on her and her baby like physically and everything," Brady explained. "I’m sure the timing can seem bad… like, oh yeah I waited until he had a kid but like I waited until she had her baby."
While she was heavily critical of Hill throughout her posts recounting their relationship, she wanted to reiterate that being emotionally abusive doesn't always mean someone is a bad person. "Someone being an emotionally abusive partner doesn't mean they're a terrible person (often stems from their own trauma) and at the same time it doesn't mean it's ok," she shared.
Last year, Jonah Hill revealed that he had been experiencing "nearly 20 years" of anxiety attacks and would be stopping promotional appearances in an effort to protect his mental health. As an ode to his therapist Phil Stutz, Hill made a documentary about their relationship and his methodology.
“I can’t wait to share [Stutz] with audiences around the world in the hope that it will help those struggling. However, you won’t see me out there promoting this film, or any of my upcoming films, while I take this important step to protect myself,” he wrote about his documentary on therapist Dr. Phil Stutz. "If I made myself sicker by going out there and promoting it, I wouldn’t be acting true to myself or to the film.”
Social media reacted mostly in support of Brady after she shared the messages. Many praised her for coming forward and criticized Hill as being insecure and controlling.
A TikTok from user @therapyjeff shared his take on the situation and suggested Hill used "therapy speak" to control Brady. "It masks controlling behavior under a commonly accepted positive concept, in this case, 'boundaries,' making it harder for the person on the receiving end, Sarah, to challenge it," they said in the video, in which they praised Hill's documentary about therapy but criticized him for "weaponizing what he learned."
Brady shared a reaction to the TikTok on her Instagram Stories. "Wow my fav (ethical) therapist explained my past predicament perfectly," she wrote. "@therapyjeff thank you for understanding and educating."
Hill, who is no longer on social media, has yet to respond to Brady's posts.
