Hollywood actor Ellen Page comes out as transgender, changes name to Elliot

Canadian actor Ellen Page took to Twitter to announce that he is transgender. "I want to share with you that I'm trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot," he wrote in a statement. "Despite feeling profoundly happy...I am also scared. I am scared of the invasiveness, the hate, the "jokes" and of violence," the 33-year-old added.