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Christy Carlson Romano Says ‘Early Fame Is Like CTE’ While Reflecting on Hayden Panettiere’s Death
Romano says repeated rejection, scrutiny and adult pressure leave child performers with lasting mental harm, and she links that experience to addiction.
Christy Carlson Romano is comparing child stardom to the deadly brain disease CTE while reflecting on the death of former child star Hayden Panettiere. “The former child actor exists in a category the world does not know how to hold. We are children when the public wants to feel protective of us, professionals when the industry […]