"After he got out of prison and — to my knowledge — a registered sex offender, he was hired on a Disney Channel show."
I think I forgot there for half a second or so that we are living in hell. Thanks for the reminder, I guess?
"actor James Mardsen"
What's fun about this is that Marsden was one of the jackoffs who sang "Imagine" when Russia invaded Ukraine.
You know what I like to imagine? While Ukraine burns despite that shitty song you sang? I like to imagine Hollywood getting bulldozed back into the desert.
You're welcome. It's what I'm here for. For better or worse. Just know I do it to keep everyone on their toes and their wits sharp. So the demons don't get you ;)
That being said, I like to definitely imagine that Hollywood would also burn. Preferably with all the people like Peck still in it.
First off, welcome back, and hope you enjoyed your trip! I had no idea things were this dark behind the scenes of D&J. Like we've talked about before, being a child/teen actor must be pretty weird and disorienting already, without being subjected to crimes like these. Poor guy. Still, good on Schneider for showing at least some integrity in this case. As you said in the beginning, people are rarely all good or bad.
On a lighter note, I can relate to the "pushing your kid" dilemma. Without boring you with my life story, I think I'm a good example of someone who would have benefited from being pushed more out of my comfort zone by my parents, but in another way I also appreciate the carefree childhood I got to have as it was. I suppose your qualifier of "as long as it's something the child genuinely enjoys" is important here.
If you think the dichotomy of the child actor seems strange here, just wait until the next part when more behind the scenes drama comes out. It's not nearly as dark as this one, but it's still a great example of how drastically a relationship between two actors can be on-screen and off, and how strange it must be to act like someone's best friend every day for several years and basically never actually know them. Or think you know them when, secretly, they resent you.
We'll get to it.
I feel the same way about my own childhood, though, so you're not alone. Like, I had a pretty good childhood, all things considered, and I enjoyed it, but I was also a remarkably lazy child. My natural inclination in most cases is to idleness, which really should have been drummed out of me after a certain point but never was. I also understand that there's a large degree of personal responsibility now that I'm an adult who's too old to get their ass beat by their parents for not folding the laundry (my least favorite household chore), but at the same time... well, I probably could have used more pushing. That's all I'll say.
Oh yikes. What a sad and tragic story; not to mention infuriating. Thank you for the compassionate telling of this tale, and I hope you had a wonderful trip.
Such is life, right? I saw the next one came out, I am waiting for a long stretch of comfortable quiet; I’m looking forward to reading it. I’m so happy you had a great trip!
Given the actions you described, I believe Joe Bell really was suspicious of Peck. That would explain why Peck worked so hard to drive Joe out of his son's life, because he saw the father as an obstacle.
Hope you enjoyed your trip good to see you back. Definitely a doozy with this one. Good to know though that these scumbags exist and where they're located. To any parents out there: DON'T LET YOUR KIDS BECOME ACTORS!!!
Thank you, the trip was excellent. Hopefully I'll get back there sooner rather than later.
That being said, acting is definitely one of the most hazardous endeavors a parent can put their children in, and while I understand why child actors are necessary, I'm hard pressed not to say the juice isn't worth the squeeze and that kids shouldn't be allowed in Hollywood. At least until some serious pressure to add more protections are in place.
In a word, grim. We all know, in an abstract sense, how bad Hollywood is both the individual level and the systemic level, but reading any individual story is always sickening.
And judging by the physiognomy of that fellow in your ending picture, it's only downhill from here
"After he got out of prison and — to my knowledge — a registered sex offender, he was hired on a Disney Channel show."
I think I forgot there for half a second or so that we are living in hell. Thanks for the reminder, I guess?
"actor James Mardsen"
What's fun about this is that Marsden was one of the jackoffs who sang "Imagine" when Russia invaded Ukraine.
You know what I like to imagine? While Ukraine burns despite that shitty song you sang? I like to imagine Hollywood getting bulldozed back into the desert.
You're welcome. It's what I'm here for. For better or worse. Just know I do it to keep everyone on their toes and their wits sharp. So the demons don't get you ;)
That being said, I like to definitely imagine that Hollywood would also burn. Preferably with all the people like Peck still in it.
First off, welcome back, and hope you enjoyed your trip! I had no idea things were this dark behind the scenes of D&J. Like we've talked about before, being a child/teen actor must be pretty weird and disorienting already, without being subjected to crimes like these. Poor guy. Still, good on Schneider for showing at least some integrity in this case. As you said in the beginning, people are rarely all good or bad.
On a lighter note, I can relate to the "pushing your kid" dilemma. Without boring you with my life story, I think I'm a good example of someone who would have benefited from being pushed more out of my comfort zone by my parents, but in another way I also appreciate the carefree childhood I got to have as it was. I suppose your qualifier of "as long as it's something the child genuinely enjoys" is important here.
If you think the dichotomy of the child actor seems strange here, just wait until the next part when more behind the scenes drama comes out. It's not nearly as dark as this one, but it's still a great example of how drastically a relationship between two actors can be on-screen and off, and how strange it must be to act like someone's best friend every day for several years and basically never actually know them. Or think you know them when, secretly, they resent you.
We'll get to it.
I feel the same way about my own childhood, though, so you're not alone. Like, I had a pretty good childhood, all things considered, and I enjoyed it, but I was also a remarkably lazy child. My natural inclination in most cases is to idleness, which really should have been drummed out of me after a certain point but never was. I also understand that there's a large degree of personal responsibility now that I'm an adult who's too old to get their ass beat by their parents for not folding the laundry (my least favorite household chore), but at the same time... well, I probably could have used more pushing. That's all I'll say.
Oh yikes. What a sad and tragic story; not to mention infuriating. Thank you for the compassionate telling of this tale, and I hope you had a wonderful trip.
Thank you, Jenn - it was a great time. But now we're back to the usual. What a great, light-hearted topic for the return, right?
Such is life, right? I saw the next one came out, I am waiting for a long stretch of comfortable quiet; I’m looking forward to reading it. I’m so happy you had a great trip!
Given the actions you described, I believe Joe Bell really was suspicious of Peck. That would explain why Peck worked so hard to drive Joe out of his son's life, because he saw the father as an obstacle.
Hope you enjoyed your trip good to see you back. Definitely a doozy with this one. Good to know though that these scumbags exist and where they're located. To any parents out there: DON'T LET YOUR KIDS BECOME ACTORS!!!
Thank you, the trip was excellent. Hopefully I'll get back there sooner rather than later.
That being said, acting is definitely one of the most hazardous endeavors a parent can put their children in, and while I understand why child actors are necessary, I'm hard pressed not to say the juice isn't worth the squeeze and that kids shouldn't be allowed in Hollywood. At least until some serious pressure to add more protections are in place.
In a word, grim. We all know, in an abstract sense, how bad Hollywood is both the individual level and the systemic level, but reading any individual story is always sickening.
And judging by the physiognomy of that fellow in your ending picture, it's only downhill from here