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“I think there’s two types of kids within the child acting business,” he continued. “There’s, like, the ‘thespian children’ who choose to do it, and then there’s the working class kids that, in our case at least… I mean it started, really, as a means to put bread on the table.”
Rose McGowan, Anna Paquin, and Melissa Gilbert are just a few names who have recently questioned how well-protected young actors in Hollywood are — a conversation that gained fresh traction in the wake of Hayden Panettiere’s death.
“It does not seem like a coincidence that so many child stars have bad relationships with their parents as they get older,” one comment read.
“It’s not a coincidence at all. The child actors who are successful are the ones with parents who will do anything for fame and will comply with anything that someone in power tells them to do, prioritizing industry figures over their own kids. No boundaries in place for their kids whatsoever. Then the kids grow up and ensure retribution. It’s a nasty cycle,” someone replied.