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Tim Allenis reflecting on hisHome ImprovementcostarZachery Ty Bryan’s recent struggles.
“Zach is a great kid who has grown into a complex man,” Allen toldThe Hollywood Reporter. “All you can do is step aside and let somebody go through their process.”
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“At a certain point, he deviated from the guy I know to somebody who is reacting to situations that I had nothing to do with and can’t control,” he added. “I don’t know what happens when people get corrupted. You just don’t know.”
PEOPLE confirmed in October 2020 that Bryan, 41, was arrested forallegedly strangling a woman, which he laterpleaded guiltyto. He also entered a multiple-offender alcohol program after enduring numerous DUI arrests.
Bryanfell into Bitcoinand massive debt as well. He was even accused of running a fraudulent agriculture-technology startup scheme.
Sources toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat Bryan “duped” them into a shady cryptocurrency scheme, with one saying the financial losses have been “a gut punch.” However, Bryan told the news outlet that he was not “running some shady scam deal or something,” insisting that he was “in the same boat” as his investors.
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