“Child actors are having a moment where some of the harsher realities of our business are coming to light," he said, comparing it to the #MeToo movement“I always felt safe and protected on set,” White, 47, tells TODAY.com. “Child actors are having a moment where some of the harsher realities of our business are coming to light,” White says, likening it to the #MeToo movement against sexual violence.
“Some parents would dress so flamboyantly, you’d think they were the star,” White recalls. “And they also seemed to prioritize their interests over their child’s."“She wasn’t perfect but she did enough to protect me from some of the obvious trappings in the business,” he says. “For one thing, she was a helicopter mom. She was all over my ass because the kids that are left alone are the ones that the predators tend to seek out.
“They had freedoms that I didn’t have,” he says, noting that his curfew always matched his shoe size.