Drake Bell, a former child star, reveals that he was sexually assaulted by his acting coach at the age of 15. This confession sheds light on the mistreatment and abuse experienced by other child stars in the industry.
. In addition to having the world watching your every move, friends, family, and even managers might not bat an eye at taking advantage of you. And, of course, that’s especially the case with Drake Bell admitted
“I was sleeping on the couch where I would usually sleep. I woke up to him — I opened my eyes, I woke up and he was sexually assaulting me,” Bell remembered, per. “I froze and was in complete shock and had no idea what to do or how to react, and I have no idea how to get out of this situation.” “The thing that made it most uncomfortable was feeling uncomfortable but turning around and looking at the adults around you and seeing they were laughing, so you try to just grin and bear it,” Hearne told
McCurdy goes on to write about being pressured to drink from the “Creator,” feeling trapped in her contract while onRemembering her hectic work schedule when she was just 12 years old, she revealed how work would affect her physically. “My body is medically undernourished and chronically stressed, which later will evolve into severe eating disorders, adrenal fatigue and mandatory bedrest,” she remembered.
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