Alyson Stoner Details the Abuse and Damage She Faced as a Child Star in Heartbreaking Op-Ed
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Alyson Stoner recently penned a heartbreaking op-ed for
People, detailing the abuse and dangers she faced as a child actor, and what people can do to change the conversation around child stardom in Hollywood. For the folks who click on Where Are They Now articles, I am here. We are here. This is your first time reading my story, but it is our millionth time asking you to listen, she wrote in her powerful essay, titled The Toddler to Trainwreck Industrial Complex, which she describes as a notorious and thriving industrial complex around child entertainers dating back to 1885.
Disney star Alyson Stoner recalls harrowing childhood career: I narrowly survived Charles Trepany, USA TODAY
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Disney Channel actress Alyson Stoner is opening up about her harrowing experiences as child star and proposing strategies for how the entertainment industry can improve its treatment of young performers.
In a People essay published Wednesday, Stoner, now 27, described the struggles she and other child stars faced while working in Hollywood, as well as the notorious and thriving industrial complex around child entertainers. I narrowly survived the toddler-to-trainwreck pipeline, Stoner wrote. In fact, nothing was designed for me to end up… Normal. Stable. Alive.
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