TIP 'Movie Night' | John Paul Rice - Hollywood, Pedophilia & Global Child Abuse Systems (2020)

February 24, 2026·38 min·3 clips

Hollywood producer John Paul Rice explains why Amazon suddenly removed his film about child trafficking after the Maxwell files broke.

1. John Paul Rice, independent film producer with 20 years of Hollywood experience including Remember the Titans, Mandate Pictures, Juno, and The Hunger Games, speaks directly to an online audience via what appears to be a live or recorded video stream. 2. Rice is the sole speaker; there are no guests or interviewers, and the presentation is unscripted and conversational. 3. The talk's central claim is that Amazon removed his trafficking-themed film 'A Child's Voice' from their platform without notification in a deliberate act of suppression coinciding with the release of Ghislaine Maxwell court documents. 4. Rice describes 'A Child's Voice' as a feature film about a homeless heroin-addicted teen who rescues a girl from human traffickers, noting it had been on Amazon for over a year and a half across 70 countries before its removal. 5. He states that Amazon's corporate response cited performance metrics but could not give a specific reason, and that the film is still available on Vimeo.com on demand through his company No Restrictions Entertainment. 6. Rice alleges that Jeffrey Epstein had a pipeline into Hollywood through Harvey Weinstein, citing a Daily Beast article, and references Amy Robach's off-air ABC News footage leaked by Project Veritas in which Robach says they had complete evidence on Epstein including Prince Andrew's involvement as far back as 2016. 7. He quotes Ghislaine Maxwell from a New Yorker article as having called the girls she recruited 'trash, they are nothing.' 8. Rice identifies edge.org as a multi-billionaire network financed by Jeffrey Epstein, stating that Bill Gates, Marina Abramovic, and Paul Allen were listed as contributing members before the Wayback Machine versions were altered. 9. He cites UNICEF and United Nations statistics of 40 million people trafficked globally per year, with 5.5 million being children, at an estimated $150 billion annual industry value. 10. He claims that when the Me Too movement began in 2017, female actress friends in Hollywood told him 'we know' about the child abuse layer but remained publicly silent. 11. Rice alleges mainstream media including MSNBC and CNN made no mention of the Maxwell files on the day of their release, covering instead John Lewis's funeral and Trump-Obama political coverage. 12. He describes the pattern of young pop stars from Britney Spears to Ariana Grande to Miley Cyrus as evidence of systemic sexual abuse, stating their public breakdowns are 'not because of fame or pressure' but because they are 'sexually abused and handed around like candy.' 13. Former Pussycat Dolls member Kaya Jones is cited as a witness who gave testimony in 2017 about the conditions she observed and ultimately walked away from. 14. Rice argues that Hollywood reboots, remakes, prequels, and sequels function as a gatekeeping mechanism to suppress new ideas and keep audiences retreading familiar thought patterns. 15. He acknowledges that three years before making these claims, he would have called this 'too far,' describing his own process of seeking out evidence and changing his position. 16. Rice discloses his own experience of childhood abuse and healing, describing forgiving his parents through recognizing the intergenerational nature of trauma and suffering. 17. He argues that all children are born hardwired to love their caregivers unconditionally, and that this attachment is the primary vulnerability that trafficking networks exploit. 18. He recommends three books by Alice Miller — Drama of the Gifted Child, For Your Own Good, and The Body Never Lies — as essential reading on the lasting effects of harmful parenting. 19. He recommends EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) developed by Carl Dawson, Matrix Reimprinting, and the Havening technique by Paul McKenna as trauma healing tools. 20. The episode suits listeners engaged with Pizzagate-adjacent conspiracy theories, Jeffrey Epstein follow-on investigation, or alternative media discussions of Hollywood's systemic abuse problems.

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A forceful account from a longtime Hollywood insider about Amazon, child safety, and the urgency of speaking out.

John Paul Rice presents a sharp critique of Hollywood and Amazon's removal of A Child's Voice, drawing on his own years as an independent film producer in that world.

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