Ben Platt talks controversy surrounding Dear Evan Hansen movie: 'It definitely opened my eyes'

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Ben Platt discussed dealing with the controversy surrounding his casting in the Dear Evan Hansen film adaptation during an interview with the New York Times that was published Monday.The 29-year-old actor talked about the 'disappointing' experience and the rude comments he received via social media.'[The movie] was definitely a disappointing experience, and difficult, and it definitely opened my eyes to the internet and how horrific it can be,' he told the outlet.

Online attacks: Ben Platt discussed dealing with the controversy surrounding his casting in the Dear Evan Hansen movie during an interview with the New York Times (pictured 2021)He continued, 'You’d think, after doing Dear Evan Hansen onstage for four years, I would have already known that.

I try my best to focus on people who tell me it was moving to them and they really felt seen by it. It is very easy for the good to get drowned out by the bad.'  The flak he received from social media users made him quit Twitter which he said 'is almost exclusively for tearing people down.''I wasn’t getting anything positive, and it’s been really nice to be away,' he elaborated.

Opening up: The 29-year-old actor talked about the 'disappointing' experience and the rather rude comments he received via social media 'Disappointing: '[The movie] was definitely a disappointing experience, and difficult, and it definitely opened my eyes to the internet and how horrific it can be,' he told the outlet Age: A number of fans roasted The Politician star for his age at the time since he was playing a teenager in the film A number of fans roasted The Politician star for his age at the time since he was playing a teenager in the film.