Alex Carson
Who’s your favorite child star of all time? Which young performer impressed you with their talent?
Child stardom seems like a dream, but it can quickly become a burden. It’s often thrust open for young actors or singers by their parents.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 – Intro
00:31 – Jackie Coogan
01:47 – Gary Coleman
02:40 – Macaulay Culkin
03:30 – Leighton Meester
03:57 – Leanne Rimes
04:31 – Amanda Bynes
05:04 – Aaron Carter
06:00 – Ariel Winter
06:52 – Britney Spears
07:43 – Outro
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They can see a talented son or daughter as a meal ticket. They start scraping too much off the top of the money that these children earned for their hard work. It’s happened so often that there’s even a law against it. It’s named after one of the first official child actors ever, Jackie Coogan.
Coogan’s Law was a monumental turning point in film history, but it was a band-aid on a deeper issue. Parents continue to take more than their fair share, and sometimes the children fight back.
The story of how Gary Coleman’s parents spent his TV earnings has gone down in history. Macaulay Culkin ensured his Home Alone earnings would be protected by legally keeping them from his parents.
It isn’t always just the child star’s money that’s being mishandled. Ariel Winter of Modern Family fame was abused by her parents. Drew Barrymore was led into the hard-partying lifestyle that tends to accompany Hollywood by her mother at a very young age. Sometimes, it’s a combination of both. Britney Spears was trapped in a controlling conservatorship for years. Her father was allowed to control essentially all her decisions.
Mischa Barton is the latest example of this trend of child stars fighting back in court when their parents mishandle their finances or don’t treat them with the respect and love they deserve. Unfortunately, she definitely won’t be the last.
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