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Jonah Hill's ex Sarah Brady says the actor was 'emotionally abusive' and she's sharing their texts.

Jonah Hill’s ex-girlfriend, Sarah Brady has issued a warning “to all girls” in a series of social media posts, alleging the actor emotionally abused her throughout their year-long relationship in 2021. 

Brady, who’s in her 20s, accused the 39-year-old Wolf of Wall Street star of gaslighting her and setting a list of relationship rules, which stipulated that she was not allowed to surf with men, pursue modelling, or post photographs of herself in swimwear.

She shared the list of rules or, “plain and simple…boundaries” via a screenshot of what she claims were texts sent from Hill to her on December 2, 2021.


It began with, “Surfing with men” and “Boundaryless inappropriate relationships with men.” 

Brady also said that Hill specified she wasn’t 'allowed' “to model,” “to post pictures of yourself in bathing suits”, post “sexual pictures,” and finally, she was not allowed to have friendships with women that Hill deemed to be unstable or otherwise a bad influence on her.

One of the texts ended with Hill writing that if she couldn't stick to his “simple,” guidelines, then the pair were in fact not well suited and they should separate.

“I am not the right partner for you. If these things bring you a place of happiness, I support it and there will be no hard feelings. These are my boundaries for a romantic partnership.”


Image: Instagram.

He then added, “My boundaries With you based on the way these actions have hurt our trust.”

In another post showing his alleged messages, Brady claimed she was only to have friendships with people that he “personally approved” of.

“This is a warning to all girls. If your partner is talking to you like this, make an exit plan. Call me if you need an ear," Brady wrote, which accompanied another screenshot of Hill allegedly reprimanding her for posting a picture of her “ass in a thong.”

The text showed Brady telling her ex she had removed the image and others, to which he reportedly replied it was a “good start. He then said, “It’s not my place to teach you. I’ve made my boundaries clear…You refuse to let go of some of them and you’ve made that clear and I hope it makes you happy.” 


Brady put Hill’s alleged emotionally abusive behaviour down to his mental health, but assured fans that despite the reasoning this is still not an excuse for controlling behaviour.

"I too struggle with mental health but I do not use it to control [people] like he did to me."

She added, "It’s been a year of healing and growth with the help of loved ones and doctors to get back to living my life without guilt, shame and self-judgment for things as small as surfing in a swimsuit rather than a more conservative wetsuit. And I’m sure there’s still much more healing from this abuse ahead of me.”

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“Sharing this publicly now because keeping it to myself was causing more damage to my mental health than sharing it could ever do,” Brady wrote in another post.

“I think fame can put people in an echo chamber of viewpoints, which can enable emotionally abusive behavior.”

Brady’s posts were timely, given Hill had just welcomed a child with his new partner Olivia Millar.

While we don’t yet know the sex of the newborn, however, Brady said she had one wish moving forward. “I hope my ex has a daughter,” she wrote. “Maybe she’ll turn him into a real feminist because the fact he calls himself a feminist now is laughable.”

Image: Getty + Mamamia.

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vickim 10 months ago 2 upvotes
I'm not sure what the real motivation is for releasing these texts publicly and the timing of them ..... or who actually called an end to the relationship.  Not my business nor anyone else's really.  I always feel uncomfortable seeing ex partners dish the dirt publicly for their own self validation or revenge.  I hope Sarah has found or finds a relationship where she can thrive along with someone who is supportive of her and her passions in life.  He has found someone who is prepared to tow his line ... they always do ... the hammer finds their nail.  Move on with your life Sarah with love and light.  Leave them to theirs.
draculasgirlfriend 10 months ago
@vickim it's been good to see how many men out there think there is nothing wrong with his behaviour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's good when they display those red flags loudly and proudly, good indication of who to stay away from!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
meganrsaw 10 months ago
@vickim I assume Brady’s motivation is to use her experience as a teaching tool for other (often less fortunate) people. Abuse within relationships is regularly excused by perpetrators through antics similar to what Hill’s appear to be and with women dying as a result of abusive relationships with misogynistic men it’s great to see she is regaining her identity and feels empowered enough to expose the darker side to their relationship. In a world where the voices of harmful men are amplified, women need to have access to the opportunity of being heard. 

laura__palmer 10 months ago 2 upvotes
That’s her career, dude. What a fragile little fella.