Jerry O'Connell apologizes to Wil Wheaton he didn't recognize his trauma while making Stand by Me

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Jerry O’Connell on Thursday told Wil Wheaton he was sorry for not recognizing Wheaton's pain from child abuse, when the two filmed the 1986 movie Stand by Me.The New York City native, 48, who played Vern Tessio in the motion picture, welcomed his co-star Wheaton, 49, on The Talk on Thursday, where he made his apology.'I heard before you talk about some of the struggles you were going through during Stand by Me,' O’Connell said. 'And you know, while I was 11 at the time, that’s an excuse, I do want to apologize for not being there more for you when you were younger.

The latest: Jerry O’Connell, 48, on Thursday on The Talk told Wil Wheaton, 49, he was sorry for not recognizing Wheaton's pain from child abuse, when the two filmed the 1986 movie Stand by Me'But I want to say, to the bigger picture, you never know what someone is going through when you’re with them.

I don’t feel guilt, but I just want to say, I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you more.'Wheaton, who played the role of Gordie Lachance in the Rob Reiner-directed movie, responded to O’Connell, 'I deeply appreciate that. 'You were 11 - how could you have possibly known?

Also, everyone in the audience who is a trauma survivor knows this: we’re real, real, real good at covering up what we’re going through.'Wheaton last year opened up about his turbulent childhood in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, saying that he was forced into becoming an actor by his parents, who he is estranged from.