Hugh Jackman has responded to a video of a heartbroken schoolboy crying about bullies
February 21, 2020 - 16:20 GMT Aisha Nozari Hugh Jackman has sent a heartwarming message of support to a young schoolboy named Quaden Bayles, who has been bullied at school because of his dwarfism. In a video posted to Twitter, The Greatest Showman actor tells Quaden:"You've got a friend in me.
Hugh wasn't the only high profile star to respond. Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill also took to Twitter to discuss the"heartbreaking" footage, writing:"The cruelty is as astonishing as it is heartbreaking." Quaden and his mother, Yarraka, reside in Australia. Yarraka filmed the footage after her son was bullied in his school playground and returned to the car in floods of tears. She explained:"We just went to pick him up and saw a student patting him on the head and making fun of his height... he ran to the car in hysterics because he doesn't want me to make a scene at the school."
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