Zoe101 Alumnus Matthew Underwood reveals the shocking reasons behind quitting smoking at 19.

follow findings four part documentary series Quiet on set: The dark side of children’s televisionUnderwood recently posted on Instagram that he was sexually assaulted by his manager.

“When I was 19, I was sexually harassed and then assaulted by my agent at the time, who spent considerable time building trust with me as a friend and mentor,” he wrote on Instagram on Friday.

“My trust has been betrayed yet again and my self-image has been shattered,” he continued. “I reported him to the agency and he was fired – although he remained active in the industry. This experience prompted me to leave Los Angeles and ended my pursuit of acting.”

In his post, he also claimed that he was “molested by my best friend’s stepfather” when he was 12 years old, further explaining that he chose to go public with his history of assault and harassment after receiving intense criticism from the public.

Underwood, now 33, explained that he told his story so people “don’t make assumptions about people’s personal experiences.”

“I think a lot of my friends in the industry would be subject to the same harassment if they weren’t in a choir,” Underwood said, adding that he hopes people will “recognize” that people may have their own “good, personal “The reason is to remain silent.

In the lengthy message, he pleaded to “stop wishing death on my family and please reconsider harassing other actors who wish to maintain their privacy.”