Macaulay Culkin Says Joe Pesci Bit Him and He Faced Bee Swarms & Gators as a Kid Actor—'Lucky to Be Alive'

Macaulay Culkin Says Joe Pesci Bit Him and He Faced Bee Swarms & Gators as a Kid Actor—'Lucky to Be Alive'

Macaulay Culkin has reopened a darker chapter of 1990s Hollywood, claiming that fame came with real danger long before modern child-actor protections existed. The former child star says he survived bee swarms, wild animals and a disturbing on-set incident involving Joe Pesci, leaving him with scars that followed him well into adulthood. Speaking in recent interviews, Culkin described his childhood career as physically risky, emotionally confusin…