Former teenage heartthrob Ian Somerhalder is finally breaking his silence on the shocking reason he opted to quit Hollywood after the chaos associated with Netflix.
This includes some intense behind-the-scenes chaos, executive infighting, and the abrupt cancellation of his Netflix series V Wars.
During a recent podcast appearance, the Vampire Diaries alum broke his silence regarding the stressful production nightmare that ultimately caused him to walk away from acting as a whole.
Somerhalder moved his entire family to Northern Ontario and worked for nearly a year on the show, only to find the initial cut delivered by the production was totally unwatchable.
After trying to remove his name from the credits, he secured creative control but had to personally raise more than $6 million to fund necessary reshoots after Netflix refused to provide additional budget.
The actor overworked himself trying to salvage the project by shooting tours of extra footage in nearly a week, which eventually landed him in the hospital.
It was the final straw for the star, who says he refused to let his livelihood be dictated by corporate executives.