[7] In 2012, Lloyd stated that his decision to retire from acting in 2001 was due to bullying at school and harassment by the press, both in response to his role in The Phantom Menace.

[7][9][10] In 2024, Lloyd's mother, Lisa Riley, claimed that he quit acting because of family drama and that he was largely protected from the negativity surrounding his role in Star Wars.

[11] By college, Lloyd began suffering from visual and auditory hallucinations, causing him to miss classes and earn poor grades.

He complained of people with black eyes following him and had imaginary conversations with Jon Stewart while watching The Daily Show.

He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2008, unaware of his own condition due to anosognosia despite his father's family having a history of the illness.

[11] His sister Madison, who was an extra in The Phantom Menace, died in her sleep from natural causes on July 16, 2018,[13] adding to his personal struggles.

In a statement to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Riley alleged Lloyd arrived at her house and began verbally berating her before physically assaulting her.

[11] On June 23, she publicly revealed his schizophrenia diagnosis to TMZ and said that "the family plans to try and get him help again ... once he's released from jail".