Dakota Fanning reveals ‘super-inappropriate questions’ she was asked as a child star

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interview with the Cut.“In interviews at a young age, I remember journalists asking me, ‘How are you avoiding becoming a tabloid girl?’” Fanning shared.The Emmy nominee admitted that she was always a “mature child” but was shocked when journalists would ask personal questions about her life.“I was in an interview as a child and somebody asked, ‘How could you possibly have any friends?’ It’s like, huh?”Fanning got her start at only 5 years old when she acted in small roles for shows like “ER” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Her big break came in the early 2000s when she scored roles in movies including “I Am Sam” and “War of the Worlds” alongside Tom Cruise.

She scored a Critics Choice Award for acting in both of those films, with the first win taking place at the young age of 7.The 30-year-old hints that she dodged a bullet from the tabloids obsessed with younger stars in the industry.

Instead of being homeschooled like other stars, Fanning was enrolled at a high school and credits her family for protecting her from the dark side of Hollywood.“I think also I was just a little too young for it to fully hit me.

So that was good. People couldn’t get away with that kind of thing so much anymore. By the time I got to that age, it was sort of being recognized as probably not the best way to treat people,” the actress told the outlet.Fanning also credited her mother, Hannah Joy Arrington, for being with her “every second” to make sure she was treated with respect and equality as a working actress, despite her age.But despite being protected by loved ones, the “Twilight” alum felt a “vibe” of people wanting her to fail.“For so much of my life, it felt like people were just waiting for me to make a massive mistake.