Leave Jake Lloyd alone: We need compassion for mental illness, not snark

Life wasn’t easy for Jake Lloyd after his starring role in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.” As anyone who went to the movies in 1999 will recall, his subpar performance was frequently singled out as a major weakness in a film that was hardly lacking in shortcomings. Lloyd has even discussed how the bullying he received from other kids ultimately turned him off acting for good.Now Lloyd has been hospitalized for schizophrenia following a ten-month stint in jail