Thanks guys. He was cool, and super mellow.
I read the original Beauty and the Beast (years ago) and I don't remember abuse in it.
Spoiler
If I remember right in the original story it was a fairy who enchanted him because he refused her advances. The original beast was a gentleman and Beauty willingly took her father's place, but Daddy was a sleep and didn't know it until it was too late. The beast "died" of a broken heart because she didn't return from visiting her family in time. And I think she admitted to loving him and it brought him back or something and into his human form.
It's been so long. I'm like going off the top of my head. I think there's a version where another fairy comes and claims that Beauty is the daughter of her sister which makes the Queen agree to their marriage. I dunno. XD The king kicked the bucket so the Queen went to war and left her son with a fairy, who cursed him.
I found this:
Stockholme Syndrome in Disney
I wish I found this sooner, it explains it better than what I find online. Figures huh?