Portrait of Elliot Page

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Elliot Page

Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Juno: Page recounts being forced to wear a dress to premiere while male co-star could wear jeans” and “The Last of Us: public accusation of copying his likeness for Ellie”.

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Profile No. 0801 · Updated on 12 October 2026

Portrait of Elliot Page

Photo: PhilipRomano · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

8Documented controversies
11Sources
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction

I. Documented controversies

01

2026

The Odyssey: wave of transphobic criticism and false rumour that Page would play Achilles

No legal proceedings

Page's casting in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey triggered criticism from certain conservative commentators and a false rumour that he would portray Achilles. Elon Musk amplified several such posts before Page's actual role was confirmed as Sinon.

State of the evidence
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Sources · 3

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    Variety AustraliaWhoopi Goldberg slams critics of Elliot Page castingMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 4 September 2026

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02

2013–2015 / recontextualisé en 2025

Beyond: Two Souls: unauthorised nude digital model and takedown requests

No legal proceedings

Users extracted images from Beyond: Two Souls showing Page's character model naked, although Page had not filmed a nude scene. Takedown requests followed, and media reports indicated that legal options had been considered.

State of the evidence
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Last verified: 4 September 2026

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03

2017 / révélé en 2023

Flatliners: Page accuses production of dangerous stunts, misogyny, racism and queerphobia

No legal proceedings

In Pageboy, Page described filming Flatliners as a "complete disaster", alleging inadequate safety precautions for a car stunt, misogynistic, racist and queerphobic behaviour, and pressure concerning his gender presentation.

State of the evidence
Allegations
Attribution
Protagonist is the complainant

Sources · 2

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    Entertainment WeeklyElliot Page calls out Flatliners rebootMediaHigh reliability
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04

2007 / révélé en 2022

Juno: Page recounts being forced to wear a dress to premiere while male co-star could wear jeans

No legal proceedings

Page recounted that at the Juno premiere, Fox Searchlight had insisted he wear a dress while Michael Cera was allowed to attend in jeans and trainers. The account became a public example of gender-related pressure in the industry.

State of the evidence
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Sources · 1

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05

2021

Support for Netflix walkout over Dave Chappelle special

No legal proceedings

Page publicly supported transgender employees and activists who organised a walkout against Netflix following the release of Dave Chappelle's special The Closer, which organisers considered transphobic.

State of the evidence
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Attribution
Directly implicated

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06

2005 / révélé en 2017

Brett Ratner: Page says he was publicly outed and humiliated on X-Men

No legal proceedings

Page accused Brett Ratner of publicly revealing his sexual orientation and making a humiliating sexual remark in front of members of the X-Men: The Last Stand crew when he was 18. Anna Paquin stated that she had been present and supported the account.

State of the evidence
Alleged
Attribution
Protagonist is the victim

Sources · 1

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    The GuardianEllen Page says Brett Ratner outed her as gayMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 4 September 2026

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07

2015

Public confrontation with Ted Cruz over LGBT rights

No legal proceedings

At the Iowa State Fair, Page confronted Ted Cruz over discrimination against LGBT people, particularly businesses' ability to invoke religious beliefs to deny services.

State of the evidence
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Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

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    The GuardianEllen Page confronts Ted Cruz over LGBT rightsMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 4 September 2026

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08

2013

The Last of Us: public accusation of copying his likeness for Ellie

No legal proceedings

During a Reddit exchange, Page said he disliked the strong resemblance between himself and Ellie in The Last of Us, describing the likeness as "copied" while he was appearing in the competing game Beyond: Two Souls.

State of the evidence
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Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]

Last verified: 4 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

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Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

List of documented links (5)
  1. Brett Ratner2 documented references
  2. Dave Chappelle1 documented reference
  3. Elon Musk1 documented reference
  4. Jordan Peterson1 documented reference
  5. Ted Cruz1 documented reference

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