Mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda star Mara Wilson, 25, discussed with Katie Couric in an upcoming episode of Couric’s talk show how drastic Bynes’ life has changed since starting out in Hollywood.
“She had so much power; she had so much going on and now she doesn’t have that anymore,” said Wilson.
Wilson also touches on the topic in depth within an essay she wrote for Cracked.com called “7 Reasons Child Stars Go Crazy.” She provides several explanations for the public breakdowns of child stars including
lack of parental guidance, getting so used to the love and attention they receive from being in the spotlight but then getting tired of it, being sexually exploited, not being able to rebel, not knowing what else to do instead of acting and not being able to escape their fame. According to Wilson’s essay, Bynes’ behavior is typical since the majority of childhood stars tend to act out in their 20s due to the fact that they have more freedom and missed out on being normal kids.
You can read her article
here She is spot on! I agree with with everything she wrote and she is going to on the Katie Couric Show to talk about it. I'm glad she is getting back out there again... well sort of.
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