None of the young cast members or crew had any idea that the man perched atop the armored vehicle, wearing a purple beret, was not long out of prison for child sex offences. Yet when he started spraying off blanks from an automatic weapon, allegedly in their direction, they may have had an inkling that something was awry.

The man putting fear into the hearts of those assembled on-set was Jaskarn “Jacky” Jhaj, a British man then aged 35. Since the 2021 shoot, Jhaj has made headlines for a string of unsettling and expensive stunts involving children.

On this occasion, at the grand Waddesdon Manor house in Buckinghamshire, England, the production manager lost his temper. A former U.S. combat veteran, Reed wasn’t a man who flared up easily. He had served in Iraq, losing many friends and comr

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