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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13875115/Christina-Ricci-failed-cult-leader-father-childhood-stardom.html
. . .
An interesting story - apparently her dad was just a
total terror ... almost a Jim Jones class fanatic who
was prone to insane rants and acts and was physically
violent.
Getting into movies got her AWAY from Dad-Loon and
film sets seemed far more normal/calm/safe than her
previous real life.
The USUAL story is that kiddie stars are always
fucked-up. However, clearly, that's not NECESSARILY
the case.
Guess her famous dark dead-pan as 'Wednesday' wasn't
ALL acting ......
Ricci has always been kinda under-used. She's a pretty
fair actress, given good scripts. I guess she's kinda
past her 'prime' now - LOOKED best in Blacksnake - but
she's still in the game and does get work. In short
she's hardly hurtin' ... but if she'd stayed around
Dad-Loon she might have been DEAD or wearing very
orange fashions.
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