Child Stars Articles
Child Stars and the effects of child stardom.
Justin Bieber: birthday and decade
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Today is Justin Bieber’s birthday. I’m not here to tell you how to celebrate and what you should hashtag while you’re doing it. I’m here to talk about how… Justin Bieber is 24 years old!?! Come on. Don’t be that person. Don’t be the “yeah, so?” or “who cares?” person. Full Story
Millie Bobby Brown’s time off
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I just read a new Variety interview with Millie Brown. There’s no spoiler, if you’re like me and you haven’t started season 2 yet. Full Story
Millie Bobby Brown with her hair down
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Last night was the premiere of Stranger Things Season 2. There were 5 young actors featured in Stranger Things: Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, and Millie Bobby Brown. Full Story
Riverdale’s on-set shakeup
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KJ Apa fell asleep while driving and crashed his car into a light pole last week after a long day of shooting Riverdale. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story yesterday morning. According to that initial THR piece, KJ Apa Full Story
Gertie & Eleven
Drew Barrymore interviewed Millie Bobby Brown for Teen Vogue. Worlds collide. ET and Stranger Things. It was always meant to happen. But what happened when it happened? On the surface, this is a pretty innocuous discussion. Drew asks Millie about auditioning, about growing up famous in the age of social media, about fashion; it’s not meant to be anything more than cute. Full Story
Miley cancels on Teen Choice
Miley Cyrus was supposed to perform at the Teen Choice Awards last night and they were giving her the Ultimate Choice Award, apparently the highest TC honour. Miley showed up for sound check. But it was announced shortly after the live show started that she would be a no-show. Full Story
Justin Bieber’s “unforeseen circumstances”
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TMZ broke the story yesterday that Justin Bieber was cancelling the remainder of his tour dates (14 shows) because, as they put it, he was “over it”. Full Story
Millie Bobby Brown: Exhausted & ‘Mature’
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So. So. Look, I am a big fan of advocating for people to take credit for their work, but there’s some stuff you don’t want to be right about, and this Millie Bobby Brown article from October is everything to do with why. When the story about her father looking for a ‘signing bonus’ from a prospective agent broke, the focus on money and how much ‘work’ she was getting made me feel like Millie Bobby Brown Full Story
Selena’s first VOGUE
Selena Gomez is featured in the April 2017 issue of VOGUE. It’s her first time on the cover of American VOGUE. People say often that Selena looks eternally girlish. It’s her baby face. I love her baby face. Full Story
Jimmy Fallon hosts the Golden Globes
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Do you prefer safe? Or did you miss the bite? The bite of Ricky Gervais, the sharp snark of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Safe was Jimmy Fallon who, after the opening musical number, kinda disappeared. Full Story
Justin Bieber gets what he wants
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Four years ago, Justin Bieber was bitterly disappointed that his album, Believe, was not nominated for any Grammys. At the time, Grammys meant a lot to Justin. Full Story