. In it, McCurdy reveals how her relationship with her overbearing mother forced her into the high-performing, and high-profile, life required of a child star. At the expense of her sense of self, including her self-esteem, boundaries, and identity, she met her burgeoning career with the pluck and promise her mom expected of her at such a young age.
It’s important to view the unregulated entertainment industry through the lens of its survivors, as so many former child stars are now encouraging with other similar projects, ones meant specifically to blow the lid off an exploitative system and show how we all contribute to its sins, aiding and abetting its abhorrent, malicious and inhumane tactics.
Scathing, and with an unflinching dose of calling for reform, these long-time veterans of the industry are extending a lifeline to the countless others who didn’t have someone advocating for their protection. For Judy Garland. For