Former child stars reveal sex abuse, emotional trauma of Hollywood
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nypost.com“Showbiz Kids,” premiering Tuesday on HBO, he also got more than he bargained for — and not in a good way.Following commercial work that included the first Parkay margarine commercial, Bridges landed the “Strokes” gig.
But he also had to deal with the consequences of money-stealing team members, a sexually aggressive publicist and systemic racism: “I had a gun pulled on my head when I was 12 — an officer told me that my bike was stolen.”After learning to drive, he added, “I was pulled over every day, for four years, by the same officers.
And when I complained, it got worse. I got accused of stealing my own car.”The odds of Bridges succeeding were daunting — according to the doc, each year some 20,000 children audition for Hollywood acting.
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