In a new memoir called Killing Willis: From Diff’rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted,child star Todd Bridges who has admitted to drug use in the past says the moment when things really began to go downhill for him was when at 12 years old his male publicist went down on him.
“Bringing all that up was tough in a way, but I resolved the issues. It’s kind of sad to know that a grown man would take advantage of a child. But what made it more tough was that your father took the guy’s side. That kind of broke me at 12 years old. I was really lost after that,” says Todd who also claims his father was physically abusive.
Besides the money, fame and adoration of thousands, these child stars have it the worst….
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Oh man thats messed up
messed up…..when i was 12…i had sex with my little brothers baby sitter…..she was 18 at the time…seh had broken up with her boyfriend, and me just me..saw her crying brought her some flowers from the garden…and it was on…..that shit hasnt messed me up to this day….
if a man had tried to do that to me when i was 12….i would have fuckin cut his nuts off….real talk….
Even though this is a serious matter….James….I applaud you..hahhaha
Very disrespectful James. A lot of people talk about “what they would’ve done” but unless you’ve been in that situation, especially one as sensitive as sexual abuse, you shouldn’t speak. Very tacky on your part to compare your adolescent sexual adventures with being molested.