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‘7th Heaven’ Actors Listen to Co-Star Stephen Collins’ Sexual Misconduct Confession for the First Time: ‘He Would Be a Dead Man if That Was My Child’
“7th Heaven” actors Jeremy London and Kyle Searles reckon with co-star Stephen Collins‘ sexual misconduct for the first time in an episode of ID Discovery’s upcoming series “Hollywood Demons” (via The Daily Beast). Collins starred as patriarch Eric Camden on all 11 seasons of the family drama series. He confessed in 2014 to prior sexual misconduct with three underage girls.
Searles, who appeared in the last four seasons of “7th Heaven ” as Mac, says in “Hollywood Demons” that he admired Collins during the making of the show, explaining: “He would drive to work in a beautiful Toyota Prius every single morning when the man was making enough money that he could have been driving up in a Bentley. He could have been decked-out, dressed in the nines, but he was wearing what Jay Leno typically wears, with the blue jeans shirt and jeans. I always felt like I want to be like that. I need to model myself after him more.”
The documentary then shows Searles tearing up while watching Collins confess to sexual misconduct. The actor reacts to the admission by saying: “This is the first time that I’ve ever thought that he’s full of shit.”
“I have like, a knot in my stomach,” Searles adds. “My whole world changed when I had kids, my whole world view. And certainly my tolerance for this. I think that goes without being said. I just think that maybe I put him up on a professional pedestal a bit too much.”
London starred on “7th Heaven” for two seasons, debuting as minister Chandler Hampton in Season 7. He remembered Collins being “America’s dad” during the show’s run and said that his reaction to the allegations against Collins was that people were “messing with somebody that I love and care about.” London claims he was “fired” from “7th Heaven” after a DUI arrest in 2010. He was also accused of battering his ex-wife. London says these experiences painted him as “a bad person” and thus made him hesitant to believe Collins was capable of sexual misconduct since “I was put in the same position and I didn’t do anything.”
When “Hollywood Demons” producers finally play Collins’ confession to London, he reacts by saying: “It’s tough. It’s hard. I’m a dad, first and foremost, above everything else. And so my first thoughts always go to the children. Stephen Collins would be a dead man if that was my child.”
Collins confessed to sexual misconduct in a 2014 interview with Katie Couric that aired on ABC’s “20/20.” He admitted to exposing himself in 1973 to a 10-year-old girl. Collins was 25 years old at the time and told Couric that he immediately knew he had done something “unthinkably wrong.” He also confessed to exposing himself to a 13-year-old girl in 1982 and to a 14-year-old girl in 1994, although Collins stressed to Couric that he is not pedophile and said: “I’m absolutely not attracted, physically or sexually attracted to children.” He was never charged for the sexual misconduct because the cases were beyond the statute of limitations.
In the fallout from his confession, Collins was fired from his role in the comedy sequel “Ted 2” and was dropped from his recurring role on the ABC drama series “Scandal.”
“7th Heaven” actors Beverley Mitchell, David Gallagher and Mackenzie Rosman played three of Collins’ children on the series and addressed his sexual misconduct last year while starting a rewatch podcast for the show titled “Catching Up With The Camdens.”
“All forms of abuse, sexual abuse of any kind, it’s inexcusable,” Gallagher said. “And victims of abuse need to be shown compassion and they should be given support.”
“Hollywood Demons” airs March 24 on ID Discovery. Stream it online through Philo.com.
Israel launched a series of strikes against Iran on Friday morning, targeting nuclear sites, missile facilities and other military infrastructure. The strikes were also a major blow to Iran’s chain of command, killing top generals.
Where Israel attacked Iran
Iran vowed a harsh response, and launched at least 100 drones in an initial wave. There were no immediate indications of significant damage caused by the drones, and it was not clear if they succeeded in penetrating Israel’s airspace.
Iran launched retaliatory attacks
Tehran
Residents of the Iranian capital reported hearing huge explosions and seeing Israeli fighter jets. Iranian state television broadcast images of smoke and fire billowing from buildings.
Israel attacked military bases around Tehran, including Parchin. Multiple residential buildings were also attacked, including highly secure complexes for military commanders, in what appears to be targeted assassinations, according to four senior Iranian officials.
Natanz nuclear enrichment complex
Social media footage verified by The Times, as well as an Iranian news report, show flames and thick black smoke billowing from the Natanz nuclear enrichment complex.
Natanz is Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility. It is where Iran has produced the vast majority of its nuclear fuel — and, in the past three years, much of the near-bomb-grade fuel that has put the country on the threshold of building nuclear weapons.
Tabriz
Tabriz, a city located in northern western Iran, was under multiple rounds of attacks on Friday.
Social media footage verified by The Times shows that an airport in the city was hit by Israeli strikes.
Large plumes of thick black smoke were seen over Tabriz as several apparent strikes continued to hit the area.
Fears grew that the long-simmering tensions between the heavily armed rivals could explode into a full-blown regional war.
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Israel released footage of its air force striking Iranian ballistic missiles that it says were aimed at the Jewish state.
Before Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, the Mossad set up a drone base in Iran, according to a senior Israeli security official. Once Israel’s strikes began, the drones were activated and launched toward surface-to-surface missile launchers, which the official said posed a risk to Israeli civilians.
As part of Operation Rising Lion, Israel struck ballistic missiles in Iran on Friday, June 13, 2025. (IDF/Reuters)
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In a post on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote in Hebrew that the Iranian ballistic missiles targeted in the strike were aimed at Israel. Additionally, a military official told reporters that Israel was working to combat what it considered to be an “immediate, concrete threat” to its citizens.
Early Friday morning Israel time, Jerusalem launched Operation Rising Lion, a historic attack on Iran with the goal of stopping Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.
The Mossad, Israel’s equivalent of the CIA, carried out a series of covert operations inside Iran ahead of Israel’s preemptive attack. According to a senior Israeli security official, Mossad commando units deployed precision-guided weapons systems into open areas near Iranian surface-to-air missile systems. As Israel’s attack began, the systems were armed and launched at targets.
Israel released video of it striking surface-to-surface missiles in Iran as part of Operation Rising Lion on June 13, 2025. (IDF)
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Additionally, the official said that there was a separate operation targeting Iranian air defense capabilities that threatened Israeli fighter jets. The Mossad secretly set up strike systems which “completely destroyed” the targeted defense systems.
The official also stated that the Mossad was able to establish a drone base in Iran, which was used during the attack to target surface-to-surface missile launchers. The official said that the launchers posed a threat to Israeli civilians.
Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, on Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
Israel claims it has taken out the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Air Force commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, as well as “the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Commander of the IRGC, and the Commander of Iran’s Emergency Command.” Additionally, Israel said it struck Iran’s largest uranium enrichment site.
Israel has carried out a series of air strikes on Iran, targeting military facilities, nuclear sites and residential areas of the capital, Tehran, and killing at least two senior military commanders and top nuclear scientists.
The strikes early on Friday come amid simmering tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and appeared certain to trigger a reprisal. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned that “severe punishment” would be directed at Israel. Hours later, Israel’s military said it had begun intercepting Iranian drones launched in retaliation.
An Israeli official said the interceptions were taking place outside Israeli territory but did not elaborate. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity, pending a formal announcement.
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