How the "Hunger Games" and "Donnie Darko" star navigated the shark-infested waters child stars must swim. A complement to the latest Smoke 'Em episode dropping in 4... 3... 2...
Gotta hash through some contract work, but this is something to look forward too. Boy have I some hottakes on this stuff. I find it pretty hard to swallow the normal "fame / pressure / money happened to them too young" shit. It sounds euphemistic coming from hollywood people esp. What seems more likely is some horrific shit happened to most of them since they are essentially unchaperoned minors swimming in an apparent ocean of sexual predators, greedy adults, and some of the most breath-takingly convoluted ethics I have ever even heard of this side of greek epics. I didn't see Britney with a shaved head, or Lohan bleary-eyed stumbling out of a cab and think "Oh yeah, man, fame is rough! Amirite?!". Anywho, thanks for the carrot to keep me soldiering on.
Wonderful story, Nancy. It would have been so easy to throw one party or another under the bus. You did a fantastic job of letting the individuals speak for themselves and showing the complexity of the situation.
Gotta hash through some contract work, but this is something to look forward too. Boy have I some hottakes on this stuff. I find it pretty hard to swallow the normal "fame / pressure / money happened to them too young" shit. It sounds euphemistic coming from hollywood people esp. What seems more likely is some horrific shit happened to most of them since they are essentially unchaperoned minors swimming in an apparent ocean of sexual predators, greedy adults, and some of the most breath-takingly convoluted ethics I have ever even heard of this side of greek epics. I didn't see Britney with a shaved head, or Lohan bleary-eyed stumbling out of a cab and think "Oh yeah, man, fame is rough! Amirite?!". Anywho, thanks for the carrot to keep me soldiering on.
Wonderful story, Nancy. It would have been so easy to throw one party or another under the bus. You did a fantastic job of letting the individuals speak for themselves and showing the complexity of the situation.