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So Amanda Bynes basically discovered both Drake Bell and Channing Tatum. She insisted on working with both of them because she could see their talent. Talk about having an artist’s eye. Under the age of eighteen and she was able to sniff out talent like a bloodhound.
@@isislee919not to speak for the person who commented but honestly she was a teenage girl back then. In her position we all would’ve wanted to work with the cute guys in the industry yknow 😂 it’s totally normal
It's normal to see an MD once a year for our physical health, a dentist twice a year for oral health, and an eye Dr once a year for eye health. I will never understand why we are not encouraged to see a professional for mental health unless or until our mental health is already failing. This needs to change.
Good point but who can afford any of those ??? I have to pay for all my Healthcare and can't afford to do yearly anything .... ourbhealthcare in the US sucks
Why is it always “these allegations stem from her mental state at the moment” and never “her mental state at the moment stems from the trauma of ab*se she’s been carrying alone since she was child”?
I work in Academia so basically everyone has a disorder or a neuroatypicality (is that a word? It is now) and I've worked with a lot of women who had Borderline Personalty Disorder because of intense childhood abuse or pressure or stress. I remember Amanda Bynes headlines but iirc I did whatever I could to ignore them (I'm on the side of Chris Crockers). But looking now as someone with more experience and still also knowing can't none of us actually know...- BPD is probably just the tip of the iceberg. And a *shitload* of adults should be held viciously responsible. She was under absurd stress to do something she actually liked and was good at, put on an insane time table, and had entirely too many weird adults telling her inappropriate shit as well as... probably not great parent relationship, oh yah and her boss was feeding her pills like it's 1939 and the fucking set of The Wizard of Oz. The racist shit and the being horrible to other women based on perceived attractiveness is definitely "Yep these are your worst attributes coming up in troublesome times. I wonder... perhaps working on a set that explicitly and implicitly favored white kids over any others Then time moves on as you grow up and suddenly being super skinny and cute in the generic Disney/Nick casting preference doesn't exactly make you Queen of the Hotties when you graduate into the real world and the guys you want to...murder your pussy so to speak, are into thicker gals or someone outside the... generic predominately white kiddie show aesthetic. It's not excusable but I can at least see the sources pretty easily.
@@cherachapin3826 the “retraction” she posted is almost FURTHER evidence to me. Like he threatened her with “a microchip” when she was little to plant that idea in her head so he could call her crazy later on if she ever tried to out him
Dan literally barely got anything done to him. This is one of the reasons that there should be more laws around child stars. Edit: Looking at the comments I also want to add that kids on yt should also have more laws. Luv ya!
The age of consent in most states is 18? States like Texas have Romeo and Juliet exceptions and I think Hawaii’s age if consent is 16, but they’re outliers.
In my personal opinion, as someone who is a long time sufferer of body dysmorphic disorder, I think she absolutely struggles with that. Saying her face needs to be beautiful, not wanting pictures unless they are perfect, preoccupied with her looks in a way that it hinders her livelihood: All huge symptoms. And it makes me sad she can’t see herself for the beauty she is, but BDD is deceptive and cruel and I wish it on no one.
I have BDD too and speaking from harsh experience, iIt doesn’t help when you reach an age where you want to leave your “victim self” behind. In poor Amanda’s case her child self is everywhere online and sometimes tv. Sometimes you want to change your appearance in adulthood (see Lil’ Kim and her history,) because you are literally triggered by your own face. My heart goes out to everyone with this, it makes life tough and is almost always (as far as I know,) a response to prolonged trauma 🙏🏻❤️
@@mitchellalexander9162 Nope. They own too much and profit off too much. They can always jack up theme park and resort prices some more. Nickelodeon is dependent upon Paramount to survive, and Disney just swallowed Hulu whole for its own amusement. New Jersey Mob vs Mafiosi Siciliano.
The paparazzi were horrible during that time!! That guy acting like she was "crazy" and "attacking" him, after she asked him multiple times to leave, delete photos, and he just keeps asking questions, while shoving a camera in her face. I can't say I blame her for scratching him.
I'm normally a very empathetic person, but I don't have a single ounce of sympathy for reporters and paperazzi that pray on, stalk and harass celebrities, celebrating their downfall. You gotta be a whole other level of cold-hearted for that sh*t. And then people shame celebrities for lashing out..
Exactly! I remember them stalking Britney Spears and her babies. They would jump out in front of her car! They even counted down the days until she turned 18. Absolutely disgusting
Like I get it, it's your job, you wanna get great photos of these celebrities doing things so you can get paid and feed your families, but that is NO excuse to be harassing them in public and stalking them like lunatics, when they're not doing ANYTHING. When they're just going to the store or eating dinner. And if they say "No, please don't photograph me." STOP. Right then and there, STOP. It's completely unhinged behavior and should be illegal.
@@HiddenDarkHMimagine the person wasn't famous and you were just randomly walking around taking photos of them and/or their family. No matter how many times they all said stop. You'd get locked up so fucking fast yet because their famous it's different?
Dan: I owe some people a strong apology. An apology? You ruined lives at their most vulnerable. You should be in prison where you can't hurt anyone else
I was watching What a Girl Wants last night and after all this stuff came out I look at these movies with different eyes. When Amanda’s character arrives in the Uk she gets off a double decker red bus and the slogan very predominantly displayed on the bus is “You never forget your first time - Virgin Airlines”…if you watch it it’s very clear that was put there on purpose. You have to wonder. I don’t know who was behind that movie but I’m sure there are many creeps who have not been uncovered
Taran is also the one who mocked Drake Bell's abuse. Drake Bell has a lot of his own shit to answer for but that was *not* the way to fucking respond to "I was violently sexually abuses by a guy with a pen pal relationship with fucking *John Wayne Gacy*" And I realized I did actually recognize the motherfucker - he was a bit player on Scrubs season 8. As "Jimmy the overly touchy orderly" who is basically unable to control how touchy feely he is and how the character is always trying to be rubbing someone's shoulders or touching them "regardless of consent" Oh hey we know that guy!
I dated a 19 yr old at 15. We are still friends amd he's definitely not a pedo. I don't approve now, as a mom, but it really wasn't tabu in the 90s for teens to date above and below 18.
@@Somegirl811 i'm sorry to tell you but... you were not capable of consent at that time. your "partner" could have faced jail time. the law literally says that's not okay, regardless of what decade it happened in. just because something is normalized doesn't make it legal. and being attracted to a person under the age while being of legal age does in fact make someone a pedophile.
@@Somegirl811I obviously don’t know what you personally experienced but to me, whatever way you look at a grown adult dating a child - there is a significant power imbalance and it’s grooming. Whether this is the 80s or the 21st century - there is something wrong with a grown person wanting to become romantic with a literal under age child.
Honestly her behavior more than makes sense. She spent her teenage years thinking this creepy old man was her bf and she had to keep it secret to protect them both. She has never known a normal life. She never knew nothing but over exposure and abuse.
Very sad 😔 my brother was SA by an older man. Took him down a path of using drugs. He just passed away a few weeks ago of drug addiction. But deff him and that old man were not a healthy relationship and they never escaped eachother
@NicoleBentley-xv5il I am so sorry for the loss of your brother. Addiction sucks. I've struggled with addiction issues for MANY YEARS, and know first hand what he would've had to deal with. And there are many people who will use this to their advantage. I hope your brother is now at peace, and that you and your loved ones are getting all the support you need during these sad times. Sending much love and good vibes to you and your family. 💖❤️🙏😘🇭🇲
@@NicoleBentley-xv5il I'm so so sorry to hear that, that's awful. I hope your brother is at peace but I know thinking about that won't necessarily help right now. Please take care of yourself ok 💜💜
@@NicoleBentley-xv5il oh my 😭 this is so sad. I also battled addiction and things like this always make me so sad to hear that someone else wasn’t able to make it out. I pray for his soul and hope you may heal from this ♥️
As someone who HATES seeing pictures of myself I can’t even imagine how I would feel about someone following me, insisting on taking pictures of me as if he is entitled to them, knowing that they will likely be published.
I grew up with extreme scrutiny on my appearance, it’s taken a huge toll on so many aspects of my adulthood. But jfc I cannot imagine what it’s like growing up where part of your job is looking a certain way and constantly having your bosses critiquing your looks. Amanda being fixated on “ugly” is the least surprising thing.
Her begging him to stop taking those pictures, after she says "i need to look beautiful please," is like... super disturbing. My heart would instantly break for someone acting like that. To still try to shoot for your pay day is wild, while someone is standing there begging you to stop, going through some serious mental shit and hiding under their clothes from you. I'd feel disgusting watching that footage if I were him.
If you were doing that's to just some random person you'd be locked up so fast. But because it's a job and they are famous. It's diffrent... it makes no fucking sense
Everyone including her parents failed her. I even heard her dad did certain things to her that gave her ptsd on top of whatever went on at Nickelodeon.
Jeanette McCurdy had a similar meltdown on social media not too long after that from what I remember. her "look what you've done to me" vine is so sad to see, especially after reading her book. what he's done to these women is vile. I hope Amanda comes out with her story soon.
people also used to say lindsay lohan ws crazy but time has shown she just needed peace and quiet (aka move away from the US and its hateful paparazzi). lindsay just lucked out cause her criminal father happened to not want her to be in a conservatorship of his ex wife and protected her in that way in court.
This makes an old gay dad so sad. My daughter is the same age as Amanda and she was THE comedy in our house, my daughter idolised her. Sadly my daughter was diagnosed with at 23 with schizophrenia, with so many of the struggles and symptoms of Amanda. I have no idea what Amanda's diagnosis is, its not our business, but she needs nothing but pure empathy from the world.
They first diagnosed my 23-year-old daughter with bipolar disorder, then schizophrenia, and now they have admittedly mis-diagnosed her twice and claim she has cannabis induced psychosis and PTSD. It's all so heartbreaking.
Love and appreciation to you. I'm Bipolar Schizoaffective. It isn't easy to parent a child with a serious mental health condition - not because we're somehow lesser than others, but because the pain of a parent watching their child struggle and suffer is very real and difficult to imagine. I hope your daughter is at a positive place in her life, and your little family is doing well.
I remember people mocking kids like her and Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears when they were struggling so much... never made sense to me, still hurts my heart to this day. I really hope Amanda finds peace someday!
Look at her now: that is what they did to her….her personality is gone, her joy is gone, her vibrant eyes and joyful expressions gone, humor gone, personality gone…..it is heartbreaking to see what they did to her.
I went to rehab with Amanda in 2018/19. She was super sweet and very considerate. We never pushed for info but from what I heard in groups it broke my heart . We actually went to 6 flags before I left and the group of friends who she was apart of really tried to just make her feel as "normal " as we could and were pretty protective. I didn't recognize her at first and when I realized I was honestly taken aback but hey we were all in rehab and didn't really care. I really hope she is doing okay and that she has her peace.
I was holding my breath that you weren't gonna expose something she said at the groups. Knowing how personal and sacred groups can be, I am extremely grateful you're protecting her in that way! Anyone who has spoken in a group deserves to have whatever they shared stay only with those who heard it first hand. It's not surprising to hear her group of friends there became protective of her. That's a common thing to happen without the complications of "fame" being involved. Anyway... I just wanted to say thank you for continuing to protect her by keeping her rehab/group stuff private. Hope you're doing well 🖤
I'm not sure if this is addressed later, but Taran Killam-the guy who dated her at 15 when he was 19-is also one of the 41 people who wrote a character statement in defense of Brian Peck for his _conviction_ of child SA against a 15yo Drake Bell. So.... take from that what you will....
His letter of defense reminded me of how they treated brock turners case- when they were like this kids swimming career is ruined. not how brock turner was responsible for ruining a female students career
Actually seeing the "leave brittney alone" video is so haunting now knowing how truly horrific what she was going through really was, and how real that reaction was for someone with empathy who loved brittney and probably loved her since she was a kid
Celebrity culture at that time was so horrific. Literally pushing young women to anorexia and mental breakdowns and mocking them when they collapsed. I developed an ED as a teen reading magazines calling healthy women fat and recommending week-long lemon juice ‘cleanses’. So I can’t even imagine what it was like to these poor women who were in the public eye at that time.
Her talking about having a chip in her brain making her say things and saying, "it's illegal to read my mind" really point to her needing some serious help she clearly wasn't getting. That's so awful.
Exactly. I hope as we move into the future away from this “tabloid era” people are more aware of signs of mental health issues instead of using them as a way to say “look how crazy this person is!” Which seems to have been exacerbated here due to the paparazzi harassment.
The people were mocking Amanda at the time were the same people who were mourning the life of Robin Williams. Mental health never has been and never will a spectator sport and people need to quit treating it as such.
Robin Williams wasn't suici*al tho he did it cause he had an painful illness that didn't have an cure I'm not saying they aren't wrong for mocking her cause they really are
@@ZionDoesMakeup ??? Yes. He had a painful illness that caused him depression and therefore made him suicidal. mental health was still the cause of his death.
Seth McFarland dated Amanda Bynes 😮? that paparazzi is horrible to keep taking pictures of her. Maybe he should have left her alone and he wouldn't have got scratches on his arm. I'm so tired of men trying to manhandle women. It is ridiculous 😮😢😢
I like how dude was all dumbfounded like "why did you do that?" Do these people know what introspection is? What would you do if a grown strange man was following you around, taking pictures of you, even after you repeatedly told him to stop? When I was a kid my mom always told me "kick 'em in the balls." I honestly don't see what she did as all that terrible given the situation.
It's awful! 😮 Dude acted so entitled to take whatever pictures he wanted of her, and then acted surprised when she lashed out after he wouldn't leave her alone.
About to watch this. So glad you covered this Swoop. I randomly met Amanda once and she was very sweet. Really breaks my heart to see how everything has taken such a toll on her.
@@toxiczombiewolf5692 they really need to get on it, making laws to protect kids on the internet. So much abuse happening on those family channels, and it feels like there's nothing you can do to help
@grassygaming8209 They’re brainwashed. They were deprived from a normal childhood and we’re very sheltered. So they don’t learn how to properly take care of themselves in the real world. By the time they reach young adulthood (early 20s) They’re not very independent b/c they spend most of their lives listening to people telling them what to do and not giving them freedom to make their own decisions.
@@toxiczombiewolf5692 That's so true. It's getting out of hand, and kids aren't able to really say 'no' when an adult shoves a camera in their face for profit. I wish UA-cam would enforce some regulations like I believe Hollywood now does, such as strict limits on work hours etc. I don't think those protections exist for youtube kids.
I remember I barely graduated high school, was failing 3/4 college classes, and still wasn't able to get tested for ADHD. Only when I ended up homeless and was about to be fired from the job the shelter found me, I was tested.
I’m in SAG-AFTRA & actively working hard to get our contracts with producers as strong as possible for child performers. If it’s not clear enough now, our child performers need more protection and we all need to be very vocal about that.
Hell yeah. I appreciate your work--unfortunately way too many people want to hurt children and it's sad that kids can't safely explore a passion like acting without the EXTREMELY real threat of exploitation and abuse.
Honestly we shouldn't have child actors at all. Kids shouldn't be working and they definitely shouldn't be famous. But if we can't outright ban child acting, the work you're doing is the next best thing ❤
I wasn’t a child when I faced sexual abuse, grooming and SA, but as an adult survivor, I faced fear of retaliation at the hands of a highly-regarded monster who had the power to make or break my career (Army superior). When I finally broke and came forward, I knew I was burning every bridge and destroying my career to continue living and ensuring he never did it to anyone again. But I remember, as I was gradually breaking down in front of my peers, superiors and Soldiers (they ALL noticed; their investigation interviews made it very clear that they thought I was “unhinged,” or “emotional”), that they didn’t think ONCE to step in and see if something was going on. I feel so much for Bynes. We can only take so much before we snap, sometimes even before our own eyes, uncontrollably. I truly wish the best for her.
I started crying after reading your comment. I am so sorry you were a victim of SA, and for it to be in the Army (in my opinion) is much harder for victims to exposed these monsters because as you said they band together and turn to make you look like you are lying or at fault, to make you question your own health and sanity, but to be on the edge of loosing everything you have worked so hard for. You found the courage to tell someone and that must have taken a humongous amount of bravery!! If that career involves in SA and murders (which we have seen sadly so many a times) Eff that career!!! You are worth so much more! I hope you have found a support system for your healing journey and give yourself grace for what you achieved! Don't ever let those a**holes bring you down! You are a strong person who deserves nothing but the best in life!💞
The Army is a hard place to be the victim of SA. I was in, and while I never had anything happen, I had heard stories. Not only do they band against you, but with some making fake claims, they can use that to say you're making it up. Um, sorry, that happened to you. The Army is getting better, not perfect, though.
@@StupidCatLady thank you for validating my experience ❤️. From my perspective, the military’s treatment of victims/survivors is not improving, at least not due to a genuine care for our troops. The only reason military leadership is putting on a front of caring is because they have faced significant attrition and retention issues, and even then, they don’t care that these issues presents a legitimate, terrifying national security threat; they care that they won’t get their first or next star because they look bad. We need an overhaul, not just for the sake of our Service Members, but for the sake of our country. I always try to remind myself that, of all the officers involved in my case, I was the only one who actually demonstrated the Army values from a genuine place. That’s the only thing that keeps me grounded. Being on the side of right should not be the more difficult and dangerous path, at least not among organizations that claim to uphold integrity and solidarity.
@@corinnegalland8443 Some people have no place in service, but sadly, those are the people who are most likely to be in. I left because I got injured, but I wouldn't have renewed anyway. I was disgusted with the behavior of my fellow soldiers. No one displayed any values that a good soldier should. I grew up in an Army family, and I wanted so bad to be that outstanding soldier that my dad and step mom (adoptive mom now) were. But the Army isn't the same while also being the same.
Sorry, but if someone was harassing me regularly, I might snap at being filmed like that, too. There was this one time when I was really, really upset with my mom, and she decided to try to start filming me with her phone to embarrass me. Yeah, I grabbed the phone and deleted that shit. Then, she had the nerve to say that I was being aggressive when I was just trying to get away from her the whole time. Now multiply that by however often she was being harassed. Yeah, I'd effing snap, too
This is one of the few celebrity fall from grace stories that shatters my heart. I could not believe it when one day everything just seemed to explode with her. There was obvious mental illness, but definitely something more insidious going on that hadn't yet been brought to light. Thank you for doing this. I know you'll do her justice. Also, black cat lovers unite! Mine is sitting here watching with me.
One of the few? They literally all involve horrific abuse and psychological turmoil/mental illness, because that's what being a child celebrity does to a person. Or really, just being a celebrity in general but it's especially true for child stars. Most of these stories are heartbreaking if you take the time to listen to them.
@@MissSeaShellyeah it’s like people want to remain judgemental on everyone else based on public perception without realizing the industry is like this and happens to a lot of people
Proud of Amanda for continuing to grow as a person and to heal in the ways she knows how. She deserves all the best and know that she will have it soon. ❤
Dan destroyed sooo many children and people for his benefit during his terror with the company and Nickelodeon did nothing... Amanda deserved so much better!
She was acting out in a way that's very familiar. I believe that Amanda may have been the victim of childhood sexual trauma. I'm not saying her father is guilty. She was acting from age 9?..and we see her in a hot tub with Shnieder right here. Dan Schnieder was far from being the only scumbag around her, and she was lovely, and apparently, often unsupervised. For many of us the only way of reacting to childhood sexual trauma was "acting out", insecurity, lying, stealing, sexual precocity, even bullying, and then drugs and alcohol. And it destroys lives.
I'm one of those who grew up with Amanda. I'm an 87' kid so seeing someone as fun, sweet, and talented as her on my screen when we were the same age was inspiring. All my friends and I ADORED the Amanda Show She's The Man, everything she touched just seemed to be gold. And then the world got too dark for her, as it would for anyone who'd been through what she went through, and people mocked and abandoned her. It was a cold reminder to all young women that we're as good as nothing the moment we can't be society's puppet and smiley little girl anymore. Amanda, I love you still and always, I'm proud of you girl for still going on. Keep going, sis.
Realizing Amanda Bynes has basically been screaming for help, and all of us just like what we did with Brittany Spears thought she was crazy and a good girl gone down the wrong path. Thank you for covering this Swoop!
@princessmorebucks I personally didn’t turn on them either. In fact, I was disgusted by the way people would treat both these women. I didn’t have the heart to turn against 2 icons who were a big part of my preteen years.
I love black cats, I lost my black cat “ Severus” 3 years ago. He was so smart, he would meow to go outside( potty trained), he would open and close his kennel on his own at bedtime. Amongst many other things, he was a sweetheart. 🐈⬛
Without context I'd have thought it was a skit. It's not hard to imagine young Amanda crying 'ITS A VASE' as she yeets it out of the window. Unfortunately, reality sucks.
It’s funny to imagine back in the day how paranoid we all were about smoking weed and getting arrested for it, to the point of throwing a bong out a window! Fortunately I live in a legal state surrounded by legal states so the attitudes and laws around cannabis here are much more accepting than even a decade ago.
I grew up loving Amanda, it was so saddening to see her struggle. She’s still so young. I would love to see her make a full recovery and find peace, health, and happiness.
Thank you Swoop, for mentioning how Amanda was politely asking to be left alone multiple times. Pours her heart out stating she feels ugly (I'm realizing now, her selfconciousness means so much more as you and Amanda, have societal pressures [makeup is beyond pressure for girls and women, handcuffed feels more accurate] to always have pretty chemicals smeared on your faces), made heart wrenching by the fragilty of her voice. She does all this before, in the cutest voice that was basically unhearable but easily pieced together with the visuals of her coming very close to the POS (quote. Photographer unquote), and him screaming for the protection of his camera. Till finally (isn't there some law down there in the states there is either a "stand your ground" clause or if asked on the third time to stop something, and the offending party continues, one is allowed to defend themselves offensively), she uses what every woman should have as bare minimum protection till y'all can feel safe walking: sharp nails: does that POS temporarily leave her be. Uhmmm.....I hope I got my point across....youtube commenting sucks ....when I can only see 3-4 lines of text at a time xD Swoop ❤🎉 🫂🌟 you have yet again surprised me by not missing to call out amanda's side in attacking a camera person. We could pick that clip apart so much....like thats the least busy strip mall I've ever seen of celebrities being harrased with flash. But I'm only 1/3 through the video and im wasting my time writing this comment... Ps. GURL how are you so functional without medication for your ADHD? If anyone gets to the bottom of this comment....this comment (I'm assuming as too lazy to go back and confident ...ish, that I made a legible comment ), this comment post could be an excellent example as an ADHD mind without meds or CBT therapy. ❤
I take Adderall for my ADHD and because I need it for my lovely little brain - it doesn't suppress my appetite or keep me awake or any of the things people take it for "for fun". I remember thinking "oh hell yes, I'ma be so skinny!" and I in fact gained weight because I began remembering to eat meals. The brain is a wonder!
Remember that everyone is different. I'm ADHD, as is my daughter, and for us stimulant medications absolutely suppress our appetites. I'm an adult and have been on these meds before so I'm able to make myself eat at "normal" times (having a toddler helps remind me when to eat), but my daughter is a child and wouldn't eat. She got dangerously slender and had to go on an appetite stimulant medication so she would eat, and is doing better now. So sure, for some ADHD people medication doesn't suppress the appetite. Some ADHD meds don't even have appetite suppression as a side effect! But for other ADHD people, meds do indeed suppress the appetite. Everyone is different. Don't generalize.
There are so many videos that speak about Amanda Byrnes almost as if she’s deceased, and that breaks my heart. I idolized this woman when I was a kid, absolutely enamoured by her comedic timing and showmanship on The Amanda Show, and all of her following films. So many of us millennials found comfort and joy in these incredibly talented Nickelodeon shows and their young stars. I can not imagine the horrors and abuse Amanda was subjected to while providing me with some of the best memories of my youth. I don’t judge her for all of the subsequent mental health struggles; addiction challenges; and outrageous behaviour that occurred in her adulthood. Look what that disgusting industry did to this LITERALLY gifted star. I hope Dan Schneider and anyone else responsible is ready for their karma- she may work slowly, but she’s inescapable.
"Why do these stars keep going crazy?! What could possibly be causing all these child stars that grow up with a camera on them 24/7 to have severe mental health problems?" "Have we considered asking the stars? Have we considered that it may be how they were treated?" "ANYWAYS, there is no way for us to know what could possibly be the cause."
Yeah, it’s so sad it makes me wanna cry. The Amanda I remember was funny, perky, always happy, goofy, and out a smile on my face. I don’t even recognize her anymore 🙁
I’m so glad I found you Swoop!!! You are fantastic!!!! This is one of the best-in depth and comprehensive docs I’ve seen! Passed this on to my mates down here!! Much love from Australia!! - Will! Xx
Adopting out black cats really is hard. I had a litter of 10 with 6 being black. The 4 non black got adopted right away. 2 black ones eventually went but then the last 4 got moved to a different foster so I could take in another momma…. That person ended up adopting all 4 after 2 years with no applications. Love for the black cats 🐈⬛ ❤
For so long I didn’t realize it was hard for black cats to be adopted since I grew up seeing my aunt even travel across state lines to adopt black cats. She especially perferred to adopt one-eyed black cats regardless of what medical issues they had. She had no children and both her and her spouse make a lot, so they spent a lot on taking care of their own medically challenged kitties as well as sponsoring rehabilitation of ones they didn’t have space to adopt. When I was 24 I finally adopted my own black kitty! 🥰 He's living the lazy life now after living on the streets for his first few years.
Unfortunately some emotionally immature or narcissistic parents tend to be controlling but fail at genuinely protecting children from predators. Personal experience 🙋🏻♀️
@@beautyalaritz3310Yes! And they meet the predators and because of their narc ways they think since they are “allowing” the relationship, and are pushing for it then they know best and it is fine! Assholes.
Well, obviously its because there was technically an adult present during the dates. Duh 🙄 (Sorry for the sarcasm, its just that double standard makes me so mad 😓)
23:45 As a trans person diagnosed with gender dysphoria and who has a wide group of both online and IRL trans community, Amanda Bynes dealt with gender dysphoria. What she described is exactly what it feels like, there are reasons I don't like looking at a lot of older photos of me. Also, while I don't support the DUIs, as far as scratching up that paparazzo? Good. Good for her. He deserved that. The lookism and racism, though, is yikes. That said, the mental illness involved is transparently clear, and definitely worsened by the childhood trauma that is being a child star. As for conservatorships, no former child star should EVER have a conservatorship granted to the family that pushed them into child stardom. If that must happen, it CANNOT be the family, fuck them.
I‘m genuinely horrified to imagine what she had to have endured. Her hanging out with so many old men unsupervised must have had a huge impact, especially because at that age you start to become your own person. Having that huge general public on oneself and those old men around influence those fragile years.. unreal. Her coping with weed makes me genuinely sad because so many people downplay the actual effects it can have. Especially when you start at 16. I hope she finds herself and works through her trauma to survive.
I'm definitely pro weed but anyone under the age of 25 needs to steer clear of it due to their brains not being fully developed yet, which generally occurs at the age of 26. There is scientific proof that it can cause the development of schizophrenia and other psychosis in young adults who use it recreationally. Poor Amanda, she needed parents in her life who were invested in her well being and not just her big paycheck.
I’m a ICU nurse and I worked for FEMA during Covid in Texas. We were working 6 12 hour shifts a week and many were taking adderal , as did I. After I left and came home I went down a rabbit hole with it taking up to 200 mg a day. I would go 2-3 days with no sleep. It causes paranoia, ideas of grandeur and hallucinations. With what you’re saying it sounds verbatim what I did. Except I’m too vain to drink alcohol cause it’s fattening. lol But many that abuse adderal drink and smoke weed to go to sleep. I feel bad for her. Another victim of Hollywood child stars.
200mg???? Hoooooly shit! I have diagnosed ADHD, and the max dose that I should be taking is 30 mg, potentially with an extra couple of 5 mg tablets. Plus, I had to get an EKG at one point to make sure I didn’t have any underlying heart conditions. They did this a decade after my doctor started prescribing it for my ADHD (I was unbelievably pissed) As someone with ADHD, it helps me to channel my energy far more easily than I can without (I’ve been off of it for over a month, and it is so freaking hard to get anything done)
@@Tea_laBlue That was my reaction to. 200mg!!!!! Fellow ADHDer, low dose stimulants are a life saver! Your so lucky you didn't have any pre-existing heart conditions. Doctors are idiots sometimes, if your in the US you need to be well informed before making big decisions about medications and things. Adderall is made of 2 main ingredients D-amphetamine and L-amphetamine in a 3-1 ratio and I cannot remember off the top of my head one of them is known to cause heart probs like high blood pressure and cardiomyopathy. Stimulants are wack. So glad you are okay though!
@@Tea_laBlueI'm struggling so hard without my meds this week bc there's a delay in supply 😭 I take 40 mg a day, and that's enough to keep me focused. Adderall doesn't crack me out the way it does to ppl without ADHD lols They also monitor my vitals every 3 months and so far I've been good. 200 a day cannot be good for the heart 😬
Am I the only one who stays till the end of the video just to see Swoop quietly jam out to the outro? It's such a vibe and one that makes me so happy 🩵
Amanda's parents really failed her when they allowed alone time between her and Creepy Dan, and when they saw her dating men older than her when she was a minor, like where were they? No good parent lets their kid, their baby, go through all that amanda went through, and the fact that she wanted to get emancipated speaks VOLUMES of how awful they must be, and that she was aware enoguh at the time that her parents werent protecting her like they should've.
When I watched quiet on set, I was shocked when Brandi's mom let her receive inappropriate pics and become some sort of victim and chose to ignore it all because she wanted to live thru her daughter for fame.
I’m bipolar type 1, and for the first 5 years of my diagnosis I was non-compliant with meds. I don’t know what I’d do if my worst moments were broadcast for the world to see. I hope one day she becomes stable ❤️
I'm bipolar 1 too. I was a very "Well behaved, overly mature" performative kid (look how that ended up for child actors like Amanda) and only had 1 traumatic event triggering manic episode 10 years ago- people have no idea how traumatizing it is to be "unstable" amidst an enabling, abusive, shaming environment. Even just my neighbors even asking my ambulatory emts what was happening haunts me to this day, these celebs had to live that 24/7. Never looked at paparazzi the same
@@finchcarvingadiamond I grew up like that too. Honors kid, full ride to college, got there and went off the deep end. I lost a lot of friendships because of the way I acted, it also haunts me. It’s the reason I keep taking my meds now. Wishing you the best ❤️
Not diagnosed bipolar but I struggle with mental health and definitely substance abuse. I was on medication for alcoholism The coked yo bizarre behaviour was embarrassing I can’t imagine if everyone on the internet/public was watching upon. It’s also so far removed my normal character night and day Shits so rough
@ville__ hey there my trolling ass lil buddy. Why you always inserting this dumbass comment in where it makes no sense?? Instead of trolling the comments with the same statement over and over you should troll with only your “ proof” better yet you should just make a UA-cam about it so swoop can add yo weird ass to a doc!!!!
Great work as always! On the claims she made about her father and then deleted. I do find it quite worrying considering the fact that she did try to get emancipated as well as the time she ended up going to the police after calling Dan Schneider and the fact that it was claimed her parents weren’t very hands on. It does honestly make me worried that what she said might very well be true.
The CSA in conjunction with everything else makes complete sense about her behavior. As a CSA survivor, I know the feeling of feeling ugly. Not just ugly on the outside but inside. I hated myself. I'm 40 and still carry it deep in my core. Also trauma can cause psychosis. My son had this experience and he was having delusions that would have made anyone think he was schizophrenic. She seems like she is in so much pain. In her recent videos on social media, she sounds either high or completely dissociated. Dissociation is another fun outcome of CSA. I bet the documentary is making unwanted memories come back and giving her flashbacks. I hate when a beautiful light in someone is taken and replaced by darkness. She was such a spirited girl. It's incredibly sad to see.
Im sorry for what you went through. I hope it gets easier a bit day by day. The dissociation part is interesting, because at some time in the video she says "it's illegal for them to read my mind" or something sounds exactly something a schizophrenia person would say... I 100% believe she was abúsed not only by nickelodeon but also by her dad.
this comment has so few likes, it is criminal. we need to at least attempt to cancel paparazzos. it should be shameful to post or share a picture/video taken by a paparazzi. we should boycott any organization that shares these pictures
@@auberginebear Ville is lying. I’ve seen their comments almost everywhere on Swoop’s channel and some other channels. I asked them for proof. They never gave solid proof.
So sorry Amanda, I really did not know the extent of your suffering. I hope you are able to continue healing and that you can have happiness in life. You are very special ❤
I felt so much empathy for her back in 2012 when she started to unravel. I was struggling with the same substances and similar mental health issues at the time, but blessedly didn’t have to go through it in the spotlight like she did. Leave Amanda Alone
Yes PLEASE do a doc on dan Schneider!! I'm dying to hear all the details and you're the only person on this platform i can trust to research and verify everything to present the most complete and thorough documentary on any subject!!
My daughter was Amanda's demographic/ age ( maybe a tad older than my daughter, but i digress). I watched Amanda grow up , on screen, from tv to movies. When she stated having issues, the media treated her terribly. It broke my heart. I knew something was not the typical "child star goes wild". It was apparent- something happened, and it was bad. 😢 I wish someone, ANYONE had listened to her... I am so sorry we didn't. She deserved better.. I hope, she knows - people finally are. I am sorry it took so long. Too damn long. Thank you, Swoop. 💜
What a sad story. It really is one of those things that she made bad choices but it feels like so much of it was through a system that she just wasn't able to cope through. I think the most telling thing is the paranoia and covering up her fire alarms and windows for fear of the journalists following her. Clearly she's so deeply hurt by her experiences growing up and not processing it correctly. It doesn't excuse her behaviors but all of her behaviors really give me the impression of someone DEEPLY ill, rather than someone acting with genuine malice.
That's freaking depressing. Her parents dumped her in the suspool when she was only ten, like "yeah, learn to swim now" without even looking back. The attention of being famous at such a young age alone is enough to break a mind. Adding to that the absolute garbage of people she was forced to be around... poor child, she didn't stand a chance. But the first offenders are her parents. They did nothing to shield her, to help her get an healthy childhood. That's absolutely horrible... This industry EXPLOITS children, and sucks them dry, and then dumped them like garbage. When you think about child exploitation, you think sweat-shops in Bangladesh, prostitution in Thailand, etc. Because its "entertainment", the industry gets a pass on child exploitation. That's soooooo f'd up. It needs to stop.
Exactly. Well worded. When the father was shown and saying "She's 28 yrs old, she dies what she wants..." ugh, that really was upsetting. She was used up and thrown out, alone, at such a young age by her parents. Time again. And again. Sad.
I have a 28 year old who is an alcoholic and has bipolar. You try as hard as you can as a parent, but if they don't change their ways there's only so much you can do. It's really fucking depressing. 😥 I can't say her parents did everything they could or defending them specifically, just saying good parents can have kids with issues and I don't know them.
@@HelenDamnation96 Fair enough. At one point, they become adults and are responsible for themselves and the choices they make. You can't help someone who doesn't want help. That must be so hard, as a caring parent. you have all my sympathy.
I thought you were going to add during the Twitter portion of what Amanda tweeted about her and Dan. During those rampages, she went on a whole thing about how a director got her pregnant at 13 and made her abort it, and went on another rampage about how they were hurting her. She never mentioned Dan, but we can pretty much put two and two together considering he was a director of The Amanda Show, she was practically living with him too, and that he was just blatantly adding these bits in that were highly inappropriate.
@ville__no she isn’t, she literally did a whole series on Coleen and why she was wrong and shouldn’t come back and criticized blatantly the “apology” video. Swoop is no friend of Coleen, so I don’t know what you are on about
@@bellaloves2815 it's so clearly a bot trying to get attention so people get scared, click on their profile to investigate the obvious bait, and then they get money. Quit wasting your time, report, block and move on. learn internet safety, seriously, by responding to them you are funneling more traffic their direction and helping their scheme.
People dont like to admit that Adderall is legal meth. Not to someone who actually has adhd, in proper amounts at least, but in general it will cause the same exact side effects. Loss of appetite, insomnia, extreme paranoia, isolation, agitation, aggression, disassociation... The list goes on. Im so happy sues doing better now❤
30:20 "Is it really that simple to just fake symptoms and get a prescription?" As someone with ADHD who has been on medication for years, I can say, with confidence... No. Not if you're a normal ass human who isn't rich and in Hollywood. Especially not when you're trying to get diagnosed as an adult and it's even harder if you're a woman.
@@ninetalesxoxit's so crazy. I have the same symptoms as my diagnosed male friends, and I still can't get a doctor to diagnose me. And I don't even want to take stimulants because they'd screw with other medications I'm on. Iiterally just want it noted on paper for government and legal reasons.
@@shibibi1 i'm so sorry! I hope you're able to find a dr that will listen. I was very fortunate and my parents took me to a specialty clinic at 17 for adhd testing and 10 years later I still get told by drs that I dont have it, despite the months of testing I went through 😤 I'm not sure what routes you've tried, but I highly suggest finding a psychologist that specializes in adhd or seeing if there are any adhd testing clinics near you. It's not the most accessible route (cost/can be hard to find places that accept most insurances) but it's something to look into 😄 best of luck to you
Yeah I'm guessing the substances she spent 1.2mil on were likely street addies. So horrible if DS was the one who got her hooked on them from childhood.
I have never clicked a video notification so quick in my life. I recently found and have binged all Swoops videos and I was so excited for the new one!
Side note, you are an absolute goddess for taking care of the kittens, and eventually keeping them. Black cats are literally the kindest, chilliest and most loving cats I have ever owned. Thank you for lovin them!!!
I adopted a black cat many years ago and the first thing that multiple friends said was along the lines of, "It's going to be so much harder to take photos of a black cat." No congratulations or anything even though one of the first things people know about me is my love for cats and these friends knew I had waited many years after my childhood cat passed away to finally be in a living situation where I could get my own cat again. Jokes on them though. I still take at least a few photos of my black kitty every day. He's too cute not to, plus his bleps are even more adorable since they stand out against his dark fur. :)
Apparently it's the same stigma for black dogs. Who knew? One of our rescues was a black Great Dane who was a unicorn among dogs! He blossomed into a wonderful therapy dog who blessed many many people in hospital, nursing home, and schools. He blessed us too, by being part of our lives for the time he was with us.
@@alim.9801 gotta be honest, I can’t remember. I’m pretty sure we knew it was her at the time though from memory. Still odd for Swoop to not even mention it in their ‘doc’. They mentioned other rumours. Just feels like there’s a lot missing from this one.
The "microchip" narrative is very common for people having a psychotic episode, and so is believing your parents abused you in some way when they didn't. It's very, very common. It's incredible to me that she went on like this without the proper help for that long. I cannot imagine the tiredness, the restlessness...
Yeah my ex best friend had a psychotic break and asked me to unplug/cover up all the devices in the home, including printers and smoke detectors. She claims that her dad, her ex-boss, and a few other men had SAd/SHd her. She ended up marrying her ex boss a few months later and told me she had "misinterpreted things". She's had several periods of lucidity and psychosis since then, and basically takes back all the accusations she makes under psychosis every time she's in her right mind. It's really traumatic for everyone involved
She was a child actress that was around a pedophile. Of course she is going to struggle with her trauma and coping mechanisms. No adult protected her. I feel so much for her ❤❤
amanda was such a huge player in my childhood/adolescence, and there is nothing i wish more for her than health and happiness. i hope she continues to protect her peace and that people respect her enough to leave her alone about this.
100% want a Dan Schneider deep dive. There's so much to wade through and I'm drowning even thinking about it. I'd love to hear your take and organize it in a way I can digest.
I think the "Shes the Man" post production crash - her situational dysphoria echoes that of Maisie Williams who played Arya and mentioned feeling very unhappy about how she needed to look for the Arya role for many of the "hiding as a boy" seasons.
I’ve heard some people joke about how a scene in early SpongeBob, when he and Patrick are fighting over who gets to play “Dirty Dan” in a cowboy game, might’ve been Stephen Hillenburg making a personal jab at Dan Schneider. I don’t know if there’s any truth to that, but I’m still gonna call him Dirty Dan from now on. 😂
I struggle with mental health and addiction. The times I've received medical intervention... Amanda always comes up in group conversations. My heart breaks for her. It ALWAYS has. Sending her nothing but good vibes and love.
As an adult diagnosed with ADHD later i life (I was 36), I can say that it all depends on the doctor. My diagnosis took some time - first, after my initial diagnosis, I was referred to an adult ADHD specialst and then I underwent several test. My parents were also intrerviewed about my childhood. So no - normally it takes some effeort to become diagnosed and receive a prescripion. But you can always find a medical practitioner who is not that honest.
I was also diagnosed later in life with it, at 27. I was struggling to keep up at work and at home. I was a very unhinged opioid addict that was recently sober and seeing an addiction specialist. I had brought up my problems with her a couple times and she also being A licensed mental health provider thought it would be beneficial for me to try Adderall to see if it helped me as she believed I had late onset adhd. I remember thinking after my original assessment wow that was easier than I thought. 😅 I’ve also been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder for 8 years at the time and always attributed my problems with impulse control to be related to that, but if I have adhd too, I see why my impulse control problem were so severe.
It is so heartbreaking when you find out the seedy, dark underbellies of worlds that countless people dream or dreamt of being a part of. It is disgusting enough when adults have to be subjected to all the horrors to be found in the entertainment industry, but when a child's innocence is shattered by people who are supposed to be looking out for them....I can't even. Too many monsters.
Reporter: When did you last speak to your daughter. Parents: Oh the havent since we lost access to her money... Doomed feom birth. Poor Amanda ❤ i grew up watching the Amanda show. My heart hurts for her ❤
Mila Tequila’s 2 part series was actually really well done. I recommend anyone who likes this swoop doc to go check out Mila Tequila. She’s not as exciting to watch as Swoop, she’s a small-ish creator so give her some grace on her editing but her ability to show a detailed time line really showed me so much more than I knew was happening to Amanda’s life
I was too young when Amanda bynes was at her peak, (more of an icarly victorious era kid) so I knew of her fame, but didn’t quite connect a face to name. However I always loved the movie *hairspray* and absolutely love Amanda Bynes in that movie, she’s my favorite character. It wasn’t until all this controversy I finally realized omg that’s her! Amanda was/is an amazing, very funny and beautiful actress. It’s absolutely sickening and disturbing that her life was taken from her by adults who couldn’t help but traumatize a poor child. I truly hope the best for her
That's actually interesting. There is another little known child actor who experienced what Amanda is describing at 27:44. What made it worse for him was that the other teen actor who played his sister, didn't experience the normal type of puberty that one would think of when you think of a child doing it. He was short, had an acne breakout, and his voice repeatedly cracked. His acne was also the focus of many jokes on the show. But his on screen sister, blossomed. She became taller, had no acne breakouts, and became the penacle of beauty even on the show. That child actor actually did an interview and spoke about how much it sucked having to go through puberty beneath the watchful eye of millions while his on screen sister was seen as a bombshell. To be fair with her, in the very beginning, her character was a little dumb but as the years went by, the writers leaned heavily into that "dumb blonde joke" to the point where it was ridiculous. Like the saying looking up at the sky when it was raining and drowning levels of dumb. That male child actor was David Faustino, his on screen sister was Christina Applegate and the show was Married... With Children. Other child actors have spoken about going through puberty in front of an audience and I imagine it sucks. It sucks going through it without an audience.
Kids need to be able to quit their acting job without the pressure of their family going homeless or without the bills being paid. This reason is why i never had issues with nepotism in the acting world. A child should not be the bread winner of an entire family.
Yes please! In depth on Dan! I’ve been piecing things together from individual stories of former child actors but haven't connected all the dots. Nobody does a comprehensive deep dive like you, Swoop! ❤
I'm starting to wonder if kids shouldn't be simply barred from working in movies and TV. Let them get into community theatre if they want to be actors.
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Do Drake Bell next since we're talking about former Nickelodeon child stars
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Looking forward to it. Glad you are exposing this creep. He needs to be stopped and incarcerated for all the harm he’s done.
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So Amanda Bynes basically discovered both Drake Bell and Channing Tatum. She insisted on working with both of them because she could see their talent. Talk about having an artist’s eye. Under the age of eighteen and she was able to sniff out talent like a bloodhound.
Yeah I think she’d make a great casting director or talent scout if things had gone differently and she didn’t leave the industry entirely.
lol I think she just thought they were attractive
@@oggawhy do you think that?
@@isislee919not to speak for the person who commented but honestly she was a teenage girl back then. In her position we all would’ve wanted to work with the cute guys in the industry yknow 😂 it’s totally normal
@@oggashed be wrong 😂
Amanda DESERVED BETTER
They all deserved better.
I know
1000%.
💯 They did deserve better, all of them.
100% I love her movies and it’s so sad what happened to her 😢
It's normal to see an MD once a year for our physical health, a dentist twice a year for oral health, and an eye Dr once a year for eye health. I will never understand why we are not encouraged to see a professional for mental health unless or until our mental health is already failing. This needs to change.
100,000 percent-and the requirements to be a mental health pro raised and watched more closely.
I think most people should see a psych for at least 3-5 consecutive sessions once a year.
That's such a good point I've never thought of
Good point but who can afford any of those ??? I have to pay for all my Healthcare and can't afford to do yearly anything .... ourbhealthcare in the US sucks
😂 sorry but i understand That for the full 100%
Why is it always “these allegations stem from her mental state at the moment” and never “her mental state at the moment stems from the trauma of ab*se she’s been carrying alone since she was child”?
victim blaming
It seems less sus to the people who caused her trauma to say "she had mental issues" rather than to take accountability for traumatizing her
Because it isn't always so
I work in Academia so basically everyone has a disorder or a neuroatypicality (is that a word? It is now) and I've worked with a lot of women who had Borderline Personalty Disorder because of intense childhood abuse or pressure or stress. I remember Amanda Bynes headlines but iirc I did whatever I could to ignore them (I'm on the side of Chris Crockers).
But looking now as someone with more experience and still also knowing can't none of us actually know...- BPD is probably just the tip of the iceberg. And a *shitload* of adults should be held viciously responsible.
She was under absurd stress to do something she actually liked and was good at, put on an insane time table, and had entirely too many weird adults telling her inappropriate shit as well as... probably not great parent relationship, oh yah and her boss was feeding her pills like it's 1939 and the fucking set of The Wizard of Oz.
The racist shit and the being horrible to other women based on perceived attractiveness is definitely "Yep these are your worst attributes coming up in troublesome times. I wonder... perhaps working on a set that explicitly and implicitly favored white kids over any others
Then time moves on as you grow up and suddenly being super skinny and cute in the generic Disney/Nick casting preference doesn't exactly make you Queen of the Hotties when you graduate into the real world and the guys you want to...murder your pussy so to speak, are into thicker gals or someone outside the... generic predominately white kiddie show aesthetic.
It's not excusable but I can at least see the sources pretty easily.
@@cherachapin3826 the “retraction” she posted is almost FURTHER evidence to me. Like he threatened her with “a microchip” when she was little to plant that idea in her head so he could call her crazy later on if she ever tried to out him
Dan literally barely got anything done to him. This is one of the reasons that there should be more laws around child stars.
Edit: Looking at the comments I also want to add that kids on yt should also have more laws. Luv ya!
It's not even just Child Stars that hardly anything happens to the predators 💔❤️🩹
More laws around children in general. The age of consent should 18. Not 16.
The age of consent in most states is 18? States like Texas have Romeo and Juliet exceptions and I think Hawaii’s age if consent is 16, but they’re outliers.
@@lindenshepherd6085 that is absolutely false. States that have an age of consent of 18 are in the minority. Most are 16, some are 17.
Did you see his apology video its so bad.
In my personal opinion, as someone who is a long time sufferer of body dysmorphic disorder, I think she absolutely struggles with that. Saying her face needs to be beautiful, not wanting pictures unless they are perfect, preoccupied with her looks in a way that it hinders her livelihood: All huge symptoms. And it makes me sad she can’t see herself for the beauty she is, but BDD is deceptive and cruel and I wish it on no one.
I hope today was a good day. 💜🌷
BDD is awful ❤
Hey Roses ❤
She’s probably had it her whole life when you consider her reaction to shes the man
I have BDD too and speaking from harsh experience, iIt doesn’t help when you reach an age where you want to leave your “victim self” behind. In poor Amanda’s case her child self is everywhere online and sometimes tv. Sometimes you want to change your appearance in adulthood (see Lil’ Kim and her history,) because you are literally triggered by your own face. My heart goes out to everyone with this, it makes life tough and is almost always (as far as I know,) a response to prolonged trauma 🙏🏻❤️
I demand Disney be exposed next for hiring Brian Peck for Suite life of Zac and Cody.
This needs to be stopped!!!
Disney would probably cover it up using strikes :(
@@kerisaltchannel3817True. If Nickelodeon is the Sopranos, Disney is the Corleones.
100% agree. Honestly wanna see all of these kids networks audited
@@baxatakbaxatak2014 Surely The House of Mouse's Power is waning due to its string of Theatre underperformances?
@@mitchellalexander9162 Nope. They own too much and profit off too much. They can always jack up theme park and resort prices some more. Nickelodeon is dependent upon Paramount to survive, and Disney just swallowed Hulu whole for its own amusement. New Jersey Mob vs Mafiosi Siciliano.
The paparazzi were horrible during that time!! That guy acting like she was "crazy" and "attacking" him, after she asked him multiple times to leave, delete photos, and he just keeps asking questions, while shoving a camera in her face. I can't say I blame her for scratching him.
The exaggerated „au, au, yo what the hell…!!“ I’m absolutely against violence but this pos did deserve way more. 😡
Still are horrible. It's a scummy business.
Right. He was harassing her imo
she probably didn’t even scratch him
@ville__ Nah, you are, but nobody cares.
I'm normally a very empathetic person, but I don't have a single ounce of sympathy for reporters and paperazzi that pray on, stalk and harass celebrities, celebrating their downfall. You gotta be a whole other level of cold-hearted for that sh*t. And then people shame celebrities for lashing out..
Exactly! I remember them stalking Britney Spears and her babies. They would jump out in front of her car! They even counted down the days until she turned 18. Absolutely disgusting
Like I get it, it's your job, you wanna get great photos of these celebrities doing things so you can get paid and feed your families, but that is NO excuse to be harassing them in public and stalking them like lunatics, when they're not doing ANYTHING. When they're just going to the store or eating dinner. And if they say "No, please don't photograph me." STOP. Right then and there, STOP. It's completely unhinged behavior and should be illegal.
@@HiddenDarkHM You said it!
@@HiddenDarkHMimagine the person wasn't famous and you were just randomly walking around taking photos of them and/or their family. No matter how many times they all said stop. You'd get locked up so fucking fast yet because their famous it's different?
Dan: I owe some people a strong apology.
An apology? You ruined lives at their most vulnerable. You should be in prison where you can't hurt anyone else
"sorry bout that"
He’s sorry he got caught. I pray that whatever information may have been overlooked comes out.
Jail isn’t enough for the pain he caused
I hope that is coming.
I was watching What a Girl Wants last night and after all this stuff came out I look at these movies with different eyes. When Amanda’s character arrives in the Uk she gets off a double decker red bus and the slogan very predominantly displayed on the bus is “You never forget your first time - Virgin Airlines”…if you watch it it’s very clear that was put there on purpose. You have to wonder. I don’t know who was behind that movie but I’m sure there are many creeps who have not been uncovered
Ew so Taran not only dated Amanda when he was 19 and she was 15 but also wrote a letter of support for Brian Peck? Get him out of here
this…more people need to be talking about this.
Taran is also the one who mocked Drake Bell's abuse. Drake Bell has a lot of his own shit to answer for but that was *not* the way to fucking respond to "I was violently sexually abuses by a guy with a pen pal relationship with fucking *John Wayne Gacy*"
And I realized I did actually recognize the motherfucker - he was a bit player on Scrubs season 8. As "Jimmy the overly touchy orderly" who is basically unable to control how touchy feely he is and how the character is always trying to be rubbing someone's shoulders or touching them "regardless of consent"
Oh hey we know that guy!
I dated a 19 yr old at 15. We are still friends amd he's definitely not a pedo. I don't approve now, as a mom, but it really wasn't tabu in the 90s for teens to date above and below 18.
@@Somegirl811 i'm sorry to tell you but... you were not capable of consent at that time. your "partner" could have faced jail time. the law literally says that's not okay, regardless of what decade it happened in. just because something is normalized doesn't make it legal. and being attracted to a person under the age while being of legal age does in fact make someone a pedophile.
@@Somegirl811I obviously don’t know what you personally experienced but to me, whatever way you look at a grown adult dating a child - there is a significant power imbalance and it’s grooming. Whether this is the 80s or the 21st century - there is something wrong with a grown person wanting to become romantic with a literal under age child.
The fact that Brian Peck only got 16 months of prison time for sexually assaulting drake bell is very upsetting to me.
Honestly her behavior more than makes sense. She spent her teenage years thinking this creepy old man was her bf and she had to keep it secret to protect them both. She has never known a normal life. She never knew nothing but over exposure and abuse.
Very sad 😔 my brother was SA by an older man. Took him down a path of using drugs. He just passed away a few weeks ago of drug addiction. But deff him and that old man were not a healthy relationship and they never escaped eachother
@NicoleBentley-xv5il I am so sorry for the loss of your brother. Addiction sucks. I've struggled with addiction issues for MANY YEARS, and know first hand what he would've had to deal with. And there are many people who will use this to their advantage.
I hope your brother is now at peace, and that you and your loved ones are getting all the support you need during these sad times. Sending much love and good vibes to you and your family. 💖❤️🙏😘🇭🇲
@@NicoleBentley-xv5il I'm so so sorry to hear that, that's awful. I hope your brother is at peace but I know thinking about that won't necessarily help right now. Please take care of yourself ok 💜💜
@samanthafairweather9186 thank you for your prayers 🙏 and kind words. My family is pretty strong right now. He was at peace as well so it helped.
@@NicoleBentley-xv5il oh my 😭 this is so sad. I also battled addiction and things like this always make me so sad to hear that someone else wasn’t able to make it out. I pray for his soul and hope you may heal from this ♥️
As someone who HATES seeing pictures of myself I can’t even imagine how I would feel about someone following me, insisting on taking pictures of me as if he is entitled to them, knowing that they will likely be published.
I grew up with extreme scrutiny on my appearance, it’s taken a huge toll on so many aspects of my adulthood. But jfc I cannot imagine what it’s like growing up where part of your job is looking a certain way and constantly having your bosses critiquing your looks. Amanda being fixated on “ugly” is the least surprising thing.
then dont get famous anytime soon?
@@Tw0Dotslol, hope you feel important leaving such a pointless comment
I literally can’t even take selfies because I don’t like how I look in them. I look in the mirror and look completely different than how I do in pics.
@ville__ must you post that on every single comment?
Her begging him to stop taking those pictures, after she says "i need to look beautiful please," is like... super disturbing. My heart would instantly break for someone acting like that. To still try to shoot for your pay day is wild, while someone is standing there begging you to stop, going through some serious mental shit and hiding under their clothes from you. I'd feel disgusting watching that footage if I were him.
If you were doing that's to just some random person you'd be locked up so fast. But because it's a job and they are famous. It's diffrent... it makes no fucking sense
I remember growing up and thinking Amanda was crazy bc my parents told me she was. She wasnt ever crazy... She was crying for help
Everyone including her parents failed her. I even heard her dad did certain things to her that gave her ptsd on top of whatever went on at Nickelodeon.
Jeanette McCurdy had a similar meltdown on social media not too long after that from what I remember. her "look what you've done to me" vine is so sad to see, especially after reading her book. what he's done to these women is vile. I hope Amanda comes out with her story soon.
people also used to say lindsay lohan ws crazy but time has shown she just needed peace and quiet (aka move away from the US and its hateful paparazzi). lindsay just lucked out cause her criminal father happened to not want her to be in a conservatorship of his ex wife and protected her in that way in court.
This makes an old gay dad so sad. My daughter is the same age as Amanda and she was THE comedy in our house, my daughter idolised her. Sadly my daughter was diagnosed with at 23 with schizophrenia, with so many of the struggles and symptoms of Amanda. I have no idea what Amanda's diagnosis is, its not our business, but she needs nothing but pure empathy from the world.
They first diagnosed my 23-year-old daughter with bipolar disorder, then schizophrenia, and now they have admittedly mis-diagnosed her twice and claim she has cannabis induced psychosis and PTSD. It's all so heartbreaking.
Wtf does it matter that your gay
What part of that whole paragraph matters whether or not you like dudes
@@jessstaxx1864I was waiting for that to become relevant 😭
Love and appreciation to you.
I'm Bipolar Schizoaffective. It isn't easy to parent a child with a serious mental health condition - not because we're somehow lesser than others, but because the pain of a parent watching their child struggle and suffer is very real and difficult to imagine.
I hope your daughter is at a positive place in her life, and your little family is doing well.
I remember people mocking kids like her and Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears when they were struggling so much... never made sense to me, still hurts my heart to this day. I really hope Amanda finds peace someday!
Amanda got her Cosmetology License and is currently a NAIL TECHNICIAN! I will go Cara Cunningham for my girl!
LEAVE AMANDA ALONE!
almost!! she has her cosmetology license but hasn’t passed her nail exam to be a tech yet, i’m wishing her so much luck!!
I hope she passes her exam and finds peace and happiness in her life.
how do you guys keep up with her life? Where does she post?@@paulinagord
@@DJDigitalDamonme too
omg no way this makes me want to cry. good for her. i hope she's doing okay.
Look at her now: that is what they did to her….her personality is gone, her joy is gone, her vibrant eyes and joyful expressions gone, humor gone, personality gone…..it is heartbreaking to see what they did to her.
😭😭😭
she might still be joyful behind closed doors hopefully she's just not performing for the public anymore.
i couldn’t even recognize her in that latest batch of paparazzi pictures. girl got the joe exotic haircut going.
kinda like Britney is no longer Britney?? imo
So sad
I went to rehab with Amanda in 2018/19. She was super sweet and very considerate. We never pushed for info but from what I heard in groups it broke my heart . We actually went to 6 flags before I left and the group of friends who she was apart of really tried to just make her feel as "normal " as we could and were pretty protective. I didn't recognize her at first and when I realized I was honestly taken aback but hey we were all in rehab and didn't really care. I really hope she is doing okay and that she has her peace.
I was holding my breath that you weren't gonna expose something she said at the groups. Knowing how personal and sacred groups can be, I am extremely grateful you're protecting her in that way! Anyone who has spoken in a group deserves to have whatever they shared stay only with those who heard it first hand.
It's not surprising to hear her group of friends there became protective of her. That's a common thing to happen without the complications of "fame" being involved.
Anyway... I just wanted to say thank you for continuing to protect her by keeping her rehab/group stuff private.
Hope you're doing well 🖤
@@kellibella0804same, i was so concerned reading this
Cool story bro
Agree!
I'm not sure if this is addressed later, but Taran Killam-the guy who dated her at 15 when he was 19-is also one of the 41 people who wrote a character statement in defense of Brian Peck for his _conviction_ of child SA against a 15yo Drake Bell.
So.... take from that what you will....
Amazing isn’t it? “He was nice to me so I don’t care what a horror show of a person he was to a kid, as long as it’s not MY kid”
His letter of defense reminded me of how they treated brock turners case- when they were like this kids swimming career is ruined. not how brock turner was responsible for ruining a female students career
Actually seeing the "leave brittney alone" video is so haunting now knowing how truly horrific what she was going through really was, and how real that reaction was for someone with empathy who loved brittney and probably loved her since she was a kid
Celebrity culture at that time was so horrific. Literally pushing young women to anorexia and mental breakdowns and mocking them when they collapsed. I developed an ED as a teen reading magazines calling healthy women fat and recommending week-long lemon juice ‘cleanses’. So I can’t even imagine what it was like to these poor women who were in the public eye at that time.
💗💗!!
His name is Chris Crocker who made the video. Good ol myspace days
@@sydpcshe goes by Cara Cunningham now
@@shiny-dustyou mean he
Her talking about having a chip in her brain making her say things and saying, "it's illegal to read my mind" really point to her needing some serious help she clearly wasn't getting. That's so awful.
Exactly. I hope as we move into the future away from this “tabloid era” people are more aware of signs of mental health issues instead of using them as a way to say “look how crazy this person is!” Which seems to have been exacerbated here due to the paparazzi harassment.
The people were mocking Amanda at the time were the same people who were mourning the life of Robin Williams. Mental health never has been and never will a spectator sport and people need to quit treating it as such.
Misogyny is massively at play too.
? She made a doc about how colleen grooms kids homie lmfao non sexual grooming exists @ville__
Robin Williams wasn't suici*al tho he did it cause he had an painful illness that didn't have an cure I'm not saying they aren't wrong for mocking her cause they really are
@@ZionDoesMakeup ??? Yes. He had a painful illness that caused him depression and therefore made him suicidal. mental health was still the cause of his death.
@@Maggs-lp Like I said he wasn't suicidal tho she made it aware she was thinking about harming herself and people still made fun of her for it
Seth McFarland dated Amanda Bynes 😮? that paparazzi is horrible to keep taking pictures of her. Maybe he should have left her alone and he wouldn't have got scratches on his arm. I'm so tired of men trying to manhandle women. It is ridiculous 😮😢😢
Yeah and he was a whole ass adult man and she was still super young 😕
I like how dude was all dumbfounded like "why did you do that?" Do these people know what introspection is? What would you do if a grown strange man was following you around, taking pictures of you, even after you repeatedly told him to stop? When I was a kid my mom always told me "kick 'em in the balls." I honestly don't see what she did as all that terrible given the situation.
It's awful! 😮 Dude acted so entitled to take whatever pictures he wanted of her, and then acted surprised when she lashed out after he wouldn't leave her alone.
He's in da club for sure just like his friend Charlie Theron
That’s the same thing idiots on TikTok do today.
About to watch this. So glad you covered this Swoop. I randomly met Amanda once and she was very sweet. Really breaks my heart to see how everything has taken such a toll on her.
How'd ya meet?
Watching her spiral over social media at that time was so heartbreaking. Everyone in her life failed her.
from what i can remember people bullied her even more, there were not many people who actually found it heartbreaking, they blamed her.
I totally agree I was so sad watching her in the tabloids. I didn’t want to believe it.
All the adults failed her horribly!
Child stars genuinely must be so tortured. I can't imagine what it's like growing up in that enviornment.
Parents really need to be on the ball, Elijah woods mum for example kept him away from all the dodgy stuff
Right now family channels are doing the same thing. These kids deserve better.
@@toxiczombiewolf5692 they really need to get on it, making laws to protect kids on the internet. So much abuse happening on those family channels, and it feels like there's nothing you can do to help
@grassygaming8209
They’re brainwashed. They were deprived from a normal childhood and we’re very sheltered. So they don’t learn how to properly take care of themselves in the real world. By the time they reach young adulthood (early 20s) They’re not very independent b/c they spend most of their lives listening to people telling them what to do and not giving them freedom to make their own decisions.
@@toxiczombiewolf5692 That's so true. It's getting out of hand, and kids aren't able to really say 'no' when an adult shoves a camera in their face for profit. I wish UA-cam would enforce some regulations like I believe Hollywood now does, such as strict limits on work hours etc. I don't think those protections exist for youtube kids.
I remember I barely graduated high school, was failing 3/4 college classes, and still wasn't able to get tested for ADHD. Only when I ended up homeless and was about to be fired from the job the shelter found me, I was tested.
I’m in SAG-AFTRA & actively working hard to get our contracts with producers as strong as possible for child performers. If it’s not clear enough now, our child performers need more protection and we all need to be very vocal about that.
👏🏾 👏🏾
This is good. Keep that up. Thank you for all that you’re doing.
Hell yeah. I appreciate your work--unfortunately way too many people want to hurt children and it's sad that kids can't safely explore a passion like acting without the EXTREMELY real threat of exploitation and abuse.
You're a queen love your work ❤️😁 very important stuff
Thank you 🙏
Honestly we shouldn't have child actors at all. Kids shouldn't be working and they definitely shouldn't be famous. But if we can't outright ban child acting, the work you're doing is the next best thing ❤
I wasn’t a child when I faced sexual abuse, grooming and SA, but as an adult survivor, I faced fear of retaliation at the hands of a highly-regarded monster who had the power to make or break my career (Army superior). When I finally broke and came forward, I knew I was burning every bridge and destroying my career to continue living and ensuring he never did it to anyone again.
But I remember, as I was gradually breaking down in front of my peers, superiors and Soldiers (they ALL noticed; their investigation interviews made it very clear that they thought I was “unhinged,” or “emotional”), that they didn’t think ONCE to step in and see if something was going on.
I feel so much for Bynes. We can only take so much before we snap, sometimes even before our own eyes, uncontrollably. I truly wish the best for her.
I started crying after reading your comment. I am so sorry you were a victim of SA, and for it to be in the Army (in my opinion) is much harder for victims to exposed these monsters because as you said they band together and turn to make you look like you are lying or at fault, to make you question your own health and sanity, but to be on the edge of loosing everything you have worked so hard for. You found the courage to tell someone and that must have taken a humongous amount of bravery!! If that career involves in SA and murders (which we have seen sadly so many a times) Eff that career!!! You are worth so much more! I hope you have found a support system for your healing journey and give yourself grace for what you achieved! Don't ever let those a**holes bring you down! You are a strong person who deserves nothing but the best in life!💞
The Army is a hard place to be the victim of SA. I was in, and while I never had anything happen, I had heard stories. Not only do they band against you, but with some making fake claims, they can use that to say you're making it up. Um, sorry, that happened to you. The Army is getting better, not perfect, though.
@ville__ 🤨🤨🤨
@@StupidCatLady thank you for validating my experience ❤️. From my perspective, the military’s treatment of victims/survivors is not improving, at least not due to a genuine care for our troops.
The only reason military leadership is putting on a front of caring is because they have faced significant attrition and retention issues, and even then, they don’t care that these issues presents a legitimate, terrifying national security threat; they care that they won’t get their first or next star because they look bad.
We need an overhaul, not just for the sake of our Service Members, but for the sake of our country. I always try to remind myself that, of all the officers involved in my case, I was the only one who actually demonstrated the Army values from a genuine place. That’s the only thing that keeps me grounded. Being on the side of right should not be the more difficult and dangerous path, at least not among organizations that claim to uphold integrity and solidarity.
@@corinnegalland8443 Some people have no place in service, but sadly, those are the people who are most likely to be in. I left because I got injured, but I wouldn't have renewed anyway. I was disgusted with the behavior of my fellow soldiers. No one displayed any values that a good soldier should. I grew up in an Army family, and I wanted so bad to be that outstanding soldier that my dad and step mom (adoptive mom now) were. But the Army isn't the same while also being the same.
Sorry, but if someone was harassing me regularly, I might snap at being filmed like that, too. There was this one time when I was really, really upset with my mom, and she decided to try to start filming me with her phone to embarrass me. Yeah, I grabbed the phone and deleted that shit. Then, she had the nerve to say that I was being aggressive when I was just trying to get away from her the whole time. Now multiply that by however often she was being harassed. Yeah, I'd effing snap, too
Dan and her “dad” working TOGETHER to make her a huge star at that young age tells me everything i need to know
This is one of the few celebrity fall from grace stories that shatters my heart. I could not believe it when one day everything just seemed to explode with her. There was obvious mental illness, but definitely something more insidious going on that hadn't yet been brought to light. Thank you for doing this. I know you'll do her justice.
Also, black cat lovers unite! Mine is sitting here watching with me.
One of the few? They literally all involve horrific abuse and psychological turmoil/mental illness, because that's what being a child celebrity does to a person. Or really, just being a celebrity in general but it's especially true for child stars. Most of these stories are heartbreaking if you take the time to listen to them.
@@MissSeaShellyeah it’s like people want to remain judgemental on everyone else based on public perception without realizing the industry is like this and happens to a lot of people
Proud of Amanda for continuing to grow as a person and to heal in the ways she knows how. She deserves all the best and know that she will have it soon. ❤
Dan destroyed sooo many children and people for his benefit during his terror with the company and Nickelodeon did nothing... Amanda deserved so much better!
Yes. And so does all the others who have been mistreated. They all deserve so much better!
She was acting out in a way that's very familiar. I believe that Amanda may have been the victim of childhood sexual trauma. I'm not saying her father is guilty. She was acting from age 9?..and we see her in a hot tub with Shnieder right here. Dan Schnieder was far from being the only scumbag around her, and she was lovely, and apparently, often unsupervised. For many of us the only way of reacting to childhood sexual trauma was "acting out", insecurity, lying, stealing, sexual precocity, even bullying, and then drugs and alcohol. And it destroys lives.
yep
It was Hollywood that ruined her. She was pregnant at 13 from her Disney "Family".
I'm one of those who grew up with Amanda. I'm an 87' kid so seeing someone as fun, sweet, and talented as her on my screen when we were the same age was inspiring. All my friends and I ADORED the Amanda Show She's The Man, everything she touched just seemed to be gold. And then the world got too dark for her, as it would for anyone who'd been through what she went through, and people mocked and abandoned her. It was a cold reminder to all young women that we're as good as nothing the moment we can't be society's puppet and smiley little girl anymore. Amanda, I love you still and always, I'm proud of you girl for still going on. Keep going, sis.
Realizing Amanda Bynes has basically been screaming for help, and all of us just like what we did with Brittany Spears thought she was crazy and a good girl gone down the wrong path. Thank you for covering this Swoop!
Sorry. Not all of us turned on Britney and Amanda.... 😅 Whenever I see a celeb in crisis, I know there's more to the story.
@@princessmorebucksyeah was gonna say it’s not all of us.
Same with Lindsey, the media was horrible them and as a kid the hate never made sense because they obviously needed help
@princessmorebucks
I personally didn’t turn on them either. In fact, I was disgusted by the way people would treat both these women. I didn’t have the heart to turn against 2 icons who were a big part of my preteen years.
@princessmorebucks wow how brave! And what impact did you have on their lives?
OH. MY. GODDDD. I literally just thought this morning "Swoop needs to do a deep dive on Amanda Bynes"
MEE
Synchronicity! Love it 🤩
@@SassyST yesssss! Didn’t even consider that but you’re so right!
Manifesting in RL
It's funny it's posted the day before Amanda's birthday
I love black cats, I lost my black cat “ Severus” 3 years ago. He was so smart, he would meow to go outside( potty trained), he would open and close his kennel on his own at bedtime. Amongst many other things, he was a sweetheart. 🐈⬛
I know Amanda going through it, but the thought of Amanda throwing the bong out the window is fucking legend
Luckily, no one was brained or horribly cut by the glass….
Without context I'd have thought it was a skit. It's not hard to imagine young Amanda crying 'ITS A VASE' as she yeets it out of the window.
Unfortunately, reality sucks.
It was a vase.
@@christieo2463 it was a bong, it's ok- no one here is judging her for owning a bong so we can call a spade a spade lol
It’s funny to imagine back in the day how paranoid we all were about smoking weed and getting arrested for it, to the point of throwing a bong out a window! Fortunately I live in a legal state surrounded by legal states so the attitudes and laws around cannabis here are much more accepting than even a decade ago.
I grew up loving Amanda, it was so saddening to see her struggle. She’s still so young. I would love to see her make a full recovery and find peace, health, and happiness.
Me too
Thank you Swoop, for mentioning how Amanda was politely asking to be left alone multiple times.
Pours her heart out stating she feels ugly (I'm realizing now, her selfconciousness means so much more as you and Amanda, have societal pressures [makeup is beyond pressure for girls and women, handcuffed feels more accurate] to always have pretty chemicals smeared on your faces), made heart wrenching by the fragilty of her voice.
She does all this before, in the cutest voice that was basically unhearable but easily pieced together with the visuals of her coming very close to the POS (quote. Photographer unquote), and him screaming for the protection of his camera.
Till finally (isn't there some law down there in the states there is either a "stand your ground" clause or if asked on the third time to stop something, and the offending party continues, one is allowed to defend themselves offensively), she uses what every woman should have as bare minimum protection till y'all can feel safe walking: sharp nails: does that POS temporarily leave her be.
Uhmmm.....I hope I got my point across....youtube commenting sucks ....when I can only see 3-4 lines of text at a time xD
Swoop ❤🎉 🫂🌟 you have yet again surprised me by not missing to call out amanda's side in attacking a camera person. We could pick that clip apart so much....like thats the least busy strip mall I've ever seen of celebrities being harrased with flash.
But I'm only 1/3 through the video and im wasting my time writing this comment...
Ps. GURL how are you so functional without medication for your ADHD?
If anyone gets to the bottom of this comment....this comment (I'm assuming as too lazy to go back and confident ...ish, that I made a legible comment ), this comment post could be an excellent example as an ADHD mind without meds or CBT therapy.
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I take Adderall for my ADHD and because I need it for my lovely little brain - it doesn't suppress my appetite or keep me awake or any of the things people take it for "for fun". I remember thinking "oh hell yes, I'ma be so skinny!" and I in fact gained weight because I began remembering to eat meals. The brain is a wonder!
Yo, same though. Now my body knows when it's hungry and also has the energy to actually go make food. Bah! D:
Yeah, if you actually need it, it just makes you feel a little more "normal." You won't get high. Just a bit more focused.
I started gaining weight after starting adhd meds too!!!
Remember that everyone is different. I'm ADHD, as is my daughter, and for us stimulant medications absolutely suppress our appetites. I'm an adult and have been on these meds before so I'm able to make myself eat at "normal" times (having a toddler helps remind me when to eat), but my daughter is a child and wouldn't eat. She got dangerously slender and had to go on an appetite stimulant medication so she would eat, and is doing better now.
So sure, for some ADHD people medication doesn't suppress the appetite. Some ADHD meds don't even have appetite suppression as a side effect! But for other ADHD people, meds do indeed suppress the appetite. Everyone is different. Don't generalize.
I take it for my ADHD and agree, except I do still forget to eat. Then again that could just be my stressful ass jobs fault 😂
There are so many videos that speak about Amanda Byrnes almost as if she’s deceased, and that breaks my heart. I idolized this woman when I was a kid, absolutely enamoured by her comedic timing and showmanship on The Amanda Show, and all of her following films. So many of us millennials found comfort and joy in these incredibly talented Nickelodeon shows and their young stars.
I can not imagine the horrors and abuse Amanda was subjected to while providing me with some of the best memories of my youth. I don’t judge her for all of the subsequent mental health struggles; addiction challenges; and outrageous behaviour that occurred in her adulthood.
Look what that disgusting industry did to this LITERALLY gifted star. I hope Dan Schneider and anyone else responsible is ready for their karma- she may work slowly, but she’s inescapable.
Amen
"P Diddy they're coming for you" that statement aged so well
"Why do these stars keep going crazy?! What could possibly be causing all these child stars that grow up with a camera on them 24/7 to have severe mental health problems?"
"Have we considered asking the stars? Have we considered that it may be how they were treated?"
"ANYWAYS, there is no way for us to know what could possibly be the cause."
Family bloggers are just as bad, if not WORSE!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬
So sad. To see how alive and full of energy she used to be. They squeezed everything they could out of her and left her to drift in the wind.
Yeah, it’s so sad it makes me wanna cry. The Amanda I remember was funny, perky, always happy, goofy, and out a smile on my face. I don’t even recognize her anymore 🙁
I’m so glad I found you Swoop!!! You are fantastic!!!! This is one of the best-in depth and comprehensive docs I’ve seen! Passed this on to my mates down here!! Much love from Australia!! - Will! Xx
Adopting out black cats really is hard. I had a litter of 10 with 6 being black. The 4 non black got adopted right away. 2 black ones eventually went but then the last 4 got moved to a different foster so I could take in another momma…. That person ended up adopting all 4 after 2 years with no applications. Love for the black cats 🐈⬛ ❤
Thank you ❤ 🐈⬛
Breaks my heart. I purposely adopt black, b&w, & tuxedos best personalities 🖤
Proud black cat owner ❤
I have an affinity for black cats & black dogs. Just love them.
For so long I didn’t realize it was hard for black cats to be adopted since I grew up seeing my aunt even travel across state lines to adopt black cats. She especially perferred to adopt one-eyed black cats regardless of what medical issues they had. She had no children and both her and her spouse make a lot, so they spent a lot on taking care of their own medically challenged kitties as well as sponsoring rehabilitation of ones they didn’t have space to adopt.
When I was 24 I finally adopted my own black kitty! 🥰 He's living the lazy life now after living on the streets for his first few years.
Wait a minute. 🤔 Amanda says she couldn't go to the mall alone until she was 16 but those same parents let her date a 19 year old at 15?
Unfortunately some emotionally immature or narcissistic parents tend to be controlling but fail at genuinely protecting children from predators. Personal experience 🙋🏻♀️
@beautyalaritz3310 they think the predators are at the mall, not closer than that when they usually are. So misguided and sad.
@@beautyalaritz3310Yes! And they meet the predators and because of their narc ways they think since they are “allowing” the relationship, and are pushing for it then they know best and it is fine! Assholes.
Well, obviously its because there was technically an adult present during the dates. Duh 🙄
(Sorry for the sarcasm, its just that double standard makes me so mad 😓)
My mom let me date a 19yo at 15, but wouldn't let me leave the house without a rigorous vetting process
23:45 As a trans person diagnosed with gender dysphoria and who has a wide group of both online and IRL trans community, Amanda Bynes dealt with gender dysphoria. What she described is exactly what it feels like, there are reasons I don't like looking at a lot of older photos of me.
Also, while I don't support the DUIs, as far as scratching up that paparazzo? Good. Good for her. He deserved that. The lookism and racism, though, is yikes. That said, the mental illness involved is transparently clear, and definitely worsened by the childhood trauma that is being a child star.
As for conservatorships, no former child star should EVER have a conservatorship granted to the family that pushed them into child stardom. If that must happen, it CANNOT be the family, fuck them.
I‘m genuinely horrified to imagine what she had to have endured. Her hanging out with so many old men unsupervised must have had a huge impact, especially because at that age you start to become your own person. Having that huge general public on oneself and those old men around influence those fragile years.. unreal. Her coping with weed makes me genuinely sad because so many people downplay the actual effects it can have. Especially when you start at 16.
I hope she finds herself and works through her trauma to survive.
having to 'entertain' dirty old buggers in a hot tub on camera??? omgomgomg 😞
I'm definitely pro weed but anyone under the age of 25 needs to steer clear of it due to their brains not being fully developed yet, which generally occurs at the age of 26. There is scientific proof that it can cause the development of schizophrenia and other psychosis in young adults who use it recreationally. Poor Amanda, she needed parents in her life who were invested in her well being and not just her big paycheck.
I’m a ICU nurse and I worked for FEMA during Covid in Texas. We were working 6 12 hour shifts a week and many were taking adderal , as did I. After I left and came home I went down a rabbit hole with it taking up to 200 mg a day. I would go 2-3 days with no sleep.
It causes paranoia, ideas of grandeur and hallucinations.
With what you’re saying it sounds verbatim what I did.
Except I’m too vain to drink alcohol cause it’s fattening. lol
But many that abuse adderal drink and smoke weed to go to sleep.
I feel bad for her. Another victim of Hollywood child stars.
200mg???? Hoooooly shit! I have diagnosed ADHD, and the max dose that I should be taking is 30 mg, potentially with an extra couple of 5 mg tablets.
Plus, I had to get an EKG at one point to make sure I didn’t have any underlying heart conditions. They did this a decade after my doctor started prescribing it for my ADHD (I was unbelievably pissed)
As someone with ADHD, it helps me to channel my energy far more easily than I can without (I’ve been off of it for over a month, and it is so freaking hard to get anything done)
@@Tea_laBlue That was my reaction to. 200mg!!!!! Fellow ADHDer, low dose stimulants are a life saver!
Your so lucky you didn't have any pre-existing heart conditions. Doctors are idiots sometimes, if your in the US you need to be well informed before making big decisions about medications and things.
Adderall is made of 2 main ingredients D-amphetamine and L-amphetamine in a 3-1 ratio and I cannot remember off the top of my head one of them is known to cause heart probs like high blood pressure and cardiomyopathy. Stimulants are wack.
So glad you are okay though!
@@Tea_laBlueI'm struggling so hard without my meds this week bc there's a delay in supply 😭 I take 40 mg a day, and that's enough to keep me focused. Adderall doesn't crack me out the way it does to ppl without ADHD lols
They also monitor my vitals every 3 months and so far I've been good. 200 a day cannot be good for the heart 😬
Am I the only one who stays till the end of the video just to see Swoop quietly jam out to the outro? It's such a vibe and one that makes me so happy 🩵
Amanda's parents really failed her when they allowed alone time between her and Creepy Dan, and when they saw her dating men older than her when she was a minor, like where were they? No good parent lets their kid, their baby, go through all that amanda went through, and the fact that she wanted to get emancipated speaks VOLUMES of how awful they must be, and that she was aware enoguh at the time that her parents werent protecting her like they should've.
When I watched quiet on set, I was shocked when Brandi's mom let her receive inappropriate pics and become some sort of victim and chose to ignore it all because she wanted to live thru her daughter for fame.
@@julieg25 Just like Jennette's mother was doing to her as well. These fame obsessed "parents' piss me off so much!
@@Dave102693 I agree.
I’m bipolar type 1, and for the first 5 years of my diagnosis I was non-compliant with meds. I don’t know what I’d do if my worst moments were broadcast for the world to see. I hope one day she becomes stable ❤️
I'm bipolar 1 too. I was a very "Well behaved, overly mature" performative kid (look how that ended up for child actors like Amanda) and only had 1 traumatic event triggering manic episode 10 years ago- people have no idea how traumatizing it is to be "unstable" amidst an enabling, abusive, shaming environment. Even just my neighbors even asking my ambulatory emts what was happening haunts me to this day, these celebs had to live that 24/7. Never looked at paparazzi the same
@@finchcarvingadiamond I grew up like that too. Honors kid, full ride to college, got there and went off the deep end. I lost a lot of friendships because of the way I acted, it also haunts me. It’s the reason I keep taking my meds now. Wishing you the best ❤️
Not diagnosed bipolar but I struggle with mental health and definitely substance abuse. I was on medication for alcoholism
The coked yo bizarre behaviour was embarrassing I can’t imagine if everyone on the internet/public was watching upon.
It’s also so far removed my normal character night and day
Shits so rough
@ville__ hey there my trolling ass lil buddy. Why you always inserting this dumbass comment in where it makes no sense?? Instead of trolling the comments with the same statement over and over you should troll with only your “ proof” better yet you should just make a UA-cam about it so swoop can add yo weird ass to a doc!!!!
Great work as always! On the claims she made about her father and then deleted. I do find it quite worrying considering the fact that she did try to get emancipated as well as the time she ended up going to the police after calling Dan Schneider and the fact that it was claimed her parents weren’t very hands on. It does honestly make me worried that what she said might very well be true.
The CSA in conjunction with everything else makes complete sense about her behavior. As a CSA survivor, I know the feeling of feeling ugly. Not just ugly on the outside but inside. I hated myself. I'm 40 and still carry it deep in my core. Also trauma can cause psychosis. My son had this experience and he was having delusions that would have made anyone think he was schizophrenic. She seems like she is in so much pain. In her recent videos on social media, she sounds either high or completely dissociated. Dissociation is another fun outcome of CSA. I bet the documentary is making unwanted memories come back and giving her flashbacks. I hate when a beautiful light in someone is taken and replaced by darkness. She was such a spirited girl. It's incredibly sad to see.
THIS, most beautiful comment.
The dissociation beast is a tough one to overcome. I hope Amanda can find peace and healing out of the public eye.
Im sorry for what you went through. I hope it gets easier a bit day by day. The dissociation part is interesting, because at some time in the video she says "it's illegal for them to read my mind" or something sounds exactly something a schizophrenia person would say... I 100% believe she was abúsed not only by nickelodeon but also by her dad.
Honestly, being paparazzi needs to be illegal. This isn’t even solely relate to this doc, I mean this in general.
this comment has so few likes, it is criminal. we need to at least attempt to cancel paparazzos. it should be shameful to post or share a picture/video taken by a paparazzi. we should boycott any organization that shares these pictures
How is it not technically seen as harassing or stalking?
It's legalized stalking
@ville__ and what makes you think that?
@@auberginebear Ville is lying. I’ve seen their comments almost everywhere on Swoop’s channel and some other channels.
I asked them for proof. They never gave solid proof.
So sorry Amanda, I really did not know the extent of your suffering. I hope you are able to continue healing and that you can have happiness in life. You are very special ❤
I felt so much empathy for her back in 2012 when she started to unravel. I was struggling with the same substances and similar mental health issues at the time, but blessedly didn’t have to go through it in the spotlight like she did.
Leave Amanda Alone
Yes PLEASE do a doc on dan Schneider!! I'm dying to hear all the details and you're the only person on this platform i can trust to research and verify everything to present the most complete and thorough documentary on any subject!!
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s in the works, some take a longer time so they can be very thorough
Quinton Reviews did a great video essay about Dan Schneider and his work on Nickelodeon, you might check that one out even if it's not from Swoop!
@@alim.9801 Thanks for the rec!
"raw doggin' it" I love it! Swoop, you are beyond any of us, I am so glad I found your channel. I appreciate your work
My daughter was Amanda's demographic/ age ( maybe a tad older than my daughter, but i digress). I watched Amanda grow up , on screen, from tv to movies. When she stated having issues, the media treated her terribly. It broke my heart. I knew something was not the typical "child star goes wild". It was apparent- something happened, and it was bad. 😢
I wish someone, ANYONE had listened to her...
I am so sorry we didn't. She deserved better..
I hope, she knows - people finally are.
I am sorry it took so long. Too damn long.
Thank you, Swoop. 💜
This channel is quickly becoming one of my most valued and trustworthy channel on various topics and coverage. Thanks for all the work you do.
I second this. Swoop and her team r elite
100%!!
What a sad story. It really is one of those things that she made bad choices but it feels like so much of it was through a system that she just wasn't able to cope through. I think the most telling thing is the paranoia and covering up her fire alarms and windows for fear of the journalists following her. Clearly she's so deeply hurt by her experiences growing up and not processing it correctly. It doesn't excuse her behaviors but all of her behaviors really give me the impression of someone DEEPLY ill, rather than someone acting with genuine malice.
That's freaking depressing. Her parents dumped her in the suspool when she was only ten, like "yeah, learn to swim now" without even looking back. The attention of being famous at such a young age alone is enough to break a mind. Adding to that the absolute garbage of people she was forced to be around... poor child, she didn't stand a chance. But the first offenders are her parents. They did nothing to shield her, to help her get an healthy childhood. That's absolutely horrible...
This industry EXPLOITS children, and sucks them dry, and then dumped them like garbage. When you think about child exploitation, you think sweat-shops in Bangladesh, prostitution in Thailand, etc. Because its "entertainment", the industry gets a pass on child exploitation. That's soooooo f'd up. It needs to stop.
Exactly. Well worded.
When the father was shown and saying "She's 28 yrs old, she dies what she wants..." ugh, that really was upsetting. She was used up and thrown out, alone, at such a young age by her parents. Time again. And again. Sad.
I honestly think her father abused her.
I have a 28 year old who is an alcoholic and has bipolar. You try as hard as you can as a parent, but if they don't change their ways there's only so much you can do. It's really fucking depressing. 😥 I can't say her parents did everything they could or defending them specifically, just saying good parents can have kids with issues and I don't know them.
@@HelenDamnation96 Fair enough. At one point, they become adults and are responsible for themselves and the choices they make. You can't help someone who doesn't want help. That must be so hard, as a caring parent. you have all my sympathy.
I thought you were going to add during the Twitter portion of what Amanda tweeted about her and Dan. During those rampages, she went on a whole thing about how a director got her pregnant at 13 and made her abort it, and went on another rampage about how they were hurting her. She never mentioned Dan, but we can pretty much put two and two together considering he was a director of The Amanda Show, she was practically living with him too, and that he was just blatantly adding these bits in that were highly inappropriate.
I don't believe that still because it had her ID and private information and private pictures. @@bydivadream
@ville__no she isn’t, she literally did a whole series on Coleen and why she was wrong and shouldn’t come back and criticized blatantly the “apology” video. Swoop is no friend of Coleen, so I don’t know what you are on about
@@bellaloves2815 it's so clearly a bot trying to get attention so people get scared, click on their profile to investigate the obvious bait, and then they get money. Quit wasting your time, report, block and move on. learn internet safety, seriously, by responding to them you are funneling more traffic their direction and helping their scheme.
Those were fake.
@@bellaloves2815I'm pretty sure he's an bot so don't even pay him any mind
People dont like to admit that Adderall is legal meth.
Not to someone who actually has adhd, in proper amounts at least, but in general it will cause the same exact side effects. Loss of appetite, insomnia, extreme paranoia, isolation, agitation, aggression, disassociation... The list goes on.
Im so happy sues doing better now❤
30:20 "Is it really that simple to just fake symptoms and get a prescription?"
As someone with ADHD who has been on medication for years, I can say, with confidence... No. Not if you're a normal ass human who isn't rich and in Hollywood. Especially not when you're trying to get diagnosed as an adult and it's even harder if you're a woman.
"it's even harder if you're a woman." that part!!
@@ninetalesxoxit's so crazy. I have the same symptoms as my diagnosed male friends, and I still can't get a doctor to diagnose me. And I don't even want to take stimulants because they'd screw with other medications I'm on. Iiterally just want it noted on paper for government and legal reasons.
@@shibibi1 i'm so sorry! I hope you're able to find a dr that will listen. I was very fortunate and my parents took me to a specialty clinic at 17 for adhd testing and 10 years later I still get told by drs that I dont have it, despite the months of testing I went through 😤
I'm not sure what routes you've tried, but I highly suggest finding a psychologist that specializes in adhd or seeing if there are any adhd testing clinics near you. It's not the most accessible route (cost/can be hard to find places that accept most insurances) but it's something to look into 😄 best of luck to you
Yeah I'm guessing the substances she spent 1.2mil on were likely street addies. So horrible if DS was the one who got her hooked on them from childhood.
Exactly what I was going to comment.
I have never clicked a video notification so quick in my life. I recently found and have binged all Swoops videos and I was so excited for the new one!
Ditto!! 🙂
Side note, you are an absolute goddess for taking care of the kittens, and eventually keeping them. Black cats are literally the kindest, chilliest and most loving cats I have ever owned. Thank you for lovin them!!!
I adopted a black cat many years ago and the first thing that
multiple friends said was along the lines of, "It's going to be so much harder to take photos of a black cat." No congratulations or anything even though one of the first things people know about me is my love for cats and these friends knew I had waited many years after my childhood cat passed away to finally be in a living situation where I could get my own cat again. Jokes on them though. I still take at least a few photos of my black kitty every day. He's too cute not to, plus his bleps are even more adorable since they stand out against his dark fur. :)
Congratulations 🎊 I love black cats 🐈 I'm waiting for a time when I'm in a situation where I can get another kitty
That's a super weird first thing to say when you friend shares the news that they adopted a new pet, one of their favorite animals no less
I’ve always had a black cat at every point of my life (I’m 21) couldn’t live without them
Apparently it's the same stigma for black dogs. Who knew? One of our rescues was a black Great Dane who was a unicorn among dogs! He blossomed into a wonderful therapy dog who blessed many many people in hospital, nursing home, and schools. He blessed us too, by being part of our lives for the time he was with us.
Congratulations! Black kitty’s are just as wonderful as any other, if all they’re worried about is cat photos they seem to be really shallow people
Amanda did make accusations against Dan on her Twitter. Around when Jamie-Lynn announced her pregnancy.
Was going to say. She made that horrific claim. Do we know if it's true, of course not. But she did make the claim
On her verified twitter, or that twitter account that people say belongs to her but hasn't been confirmed as hers?
@@alim.9801on the Ashley Banks account that posted a photo of Amanda's ID as proof.
@@alim.9801 gotta be honest, I can’t remember. I’m pretty sure we knew it was her at the time though from memory.
Still odd for Swoop to not even mention it in their ‘doc’. They mentioned other rumours. Just feels like there’s a lot missing from this one.
Amanda didn’t say it at the time Jamie Lynn got pregnant. I don’t even think that Twitter was a thing that far back.
The "microchip" narrative is very common for people having a psychotic episode, and so is believing your parents abused you in some way when they didn't. It's very, very common. It's incredible to me that she went on like this without the proper help for that long. I cannot imagine the tiredness, the restlessness...
Yeah my ex best friend had a psychotic break and asked me to unplug/cover up all the devices in the home, including printers and smoke detectors. She claims that her dad, her ex-boss, and a few other men had SAd/SHd her. She ended up marrying her ex boss a few months later and told me she had "misinterpreted things". She's had several periods of lucidity and psychosis since then, and basically takes back all the accusations she makes under psychosis every time she's in her right mind. It's really traumatic for everyone involved
@ville__ Are you quite literally insane? 🤔
But CSA trauma can contribute to psychotic breaks as well. We should default believe ppl. Imagine being that unwell AND people don't believe yr abuse.
@@SpecialBlanket Sure, but I mean that she took back the accusations and it all sounds like she was experiencing psychosis way before she got help
Do you realize she said in her fake account that her parents were controlling the twitter where she said about the microchip?
I grew up with The Amanda Show. She was my first crush. I HATE what Nickelodeon and Disney do to these young girls.
I loved that show back in like 6th grade. It was fun to watch her and laugh along with her on tv after a king day at school.
@amylee8969 it's where a became a fan of Josh Peck. Although I don't pay attention to news so if he's a scumbag please inform me lol
lol she was a lot of ppls first crush
Same and I hate what Hollyweird in general do to them and young boys.
She was a child actress that was around a pedophile. Of course she is going to struggle with her trauma and coping mechanisms. No adult protected her. I feel so much for her ❤❤
This is gonna be good, JUSTICE FOR AMANDA BYNES
amanda was such a huge player in my childhood/adolescence, and there is nothing i wish more for her than health and happiness. i hope she continues to protect her peace and that people respect her enough to leave her alone about this.
100% want a Dan Schneider deep dive. There's so much to wade through and I'm drowning even thinking about it. I'd love to hear your take and organize it in a way I can digest.
I think the "Shes the Man" post production crash - her situational dysphoria echoes that of Maisie Williams who played Arya and mentioned feeling very unhappy about how she needed to look for the Arya role for many of the "hiding as a boy" seasons.
I’ve heard some people joke about how a scene in early SpongeBob, when he and Patrick are fighting over who gets to play “Dirty Dan” in a cowboy game, might’ve been Stephen Hillenburg making a personal jab at Dan Schneider. I don’t know if there’s any truth to that, but I’m still gonna call him Dirty Dan from now on. 😂
This is canon now 😂
How dare you sully the name of Dirty Dan like that!
Schneider should be Disgusting Dan
@@valkyrie_arts or Despicable Dan Devil
❤9😮😂😅@@valkyrie_arts
SpongeBob tried to warn us and we didn’t listen. You better check the Simpsons too, maybe they warned us and we don’t know it lol
I struggle with mental health and addiction. The times I've received medical intervention...
Amanda always comes up in group conversations. My heart breaks for her. It ALWAYS has.
Sending her nothing but good vibes and love.
As an adult diagnosed with ADHD later i life (I was 36), I can say that it all depends on the doctor. My diagnosis took some time - first, after my initial diagnosis, I was referred to an adult ADHD specialst and then I underwent several test. My parents were also intrerviewed about my childhood. So no - normally it takes some effeort to become diagnosed and receive a prescripion. But you can always find a medical practitioner who is not that honest.
I was also diagnosed later in life with it, at 27. I was struggling to keep up at work and at home. I was a very unhinged opioid addict that was recently sober and seeing an addiction specialist. I had brought up my problems with her a couple times and she also being A licensed mental health provider thought it would be beneficial for me to try Adderall to see if it helped me as she believed I had late onset adhd. I remember thinking after my original assessment wow that was easier than I thought. 😅 I’ve also been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder for 8 years at the time and always attributed my problems with impulse control to be related to that, but if I have adhd too, I see why my impulse control problem were so severe.
It is so heartbreaking when you find out the seedy, dark underbellies of worlds that countless people dream or dreamt of being a part of. It is disgusting enough when adults have to be subjected to all the horrors to be found in the entertainment industry, but when a child's innocence is shattered by people who are supposed to be looking out for them....I can't even. Too many monsters.
Reporter: When did you last speak to your daughter.
Parents: Oh the havent since we lost access to her money...
Doomed feom birth.
Poor Amanda ❤ i grew up watching the Amanda show. My heart hurts for her ❤
Mila Tequila’s 2 part series was actually really well done. I recommend anyone who likes this swoop doc to go check out Mila Tequila. She’s not as exciting to watch as Swoop, she’s a small-ish creator so give her some grace on her editing but her ability to show a detailed time line really showed me so much more than I knew was happening to Amanda’s life
I think she’s just as exciting, maybe even more exciting, to watch but different strokes for different folks I guess
I feel like mila’a videos are so well put together and so entertaining to watch! this comment seems backhanded af
I was too young when Amanda bynes was at her peak, (more of an icarly victorious era kid) so I knew of her fame, but didn’t quite connect a face to name. However I always loved the movie *hairspray* and absolutely love Amanda Bynes in that movie, she’s my favorite character. It wasn’t until all this controversy I finally realized omg that’s her! Amanda was/is an amazing, very funny and beautiful actress. It’s absolutely sickening and disturbing that her life was taken from her by adults who couldn’t help but traumatize a poor child. I truly hope the best for her
I didn’t know she was in the remake or hairspray 😮
I have the exact same experience!
This is exactly my experience. I saw a few Amanda Show reruns and I knew came it just before drake & josh which was my earliest show
@@FabiolaRVela she plays the main character's best friend and has pigtails, i wanna say her name is Penny?
@@alim.9801 yep! Lol her name is penny. Love that movie
People are weird about black cats still?? Doesn’t everyone want the Salem to their Sabrina???!!!
That's actually interesting. There is another little known child actor who experienced what Amanda is describing at 27:44. What made it worse for him was that the other teen actor who played his sister, didn't experience the normal type of puberty that one would think of when you think of a child doing it.
He was short, had an acne breakout, and his voice repeatedly cracked. His acne was also the focus of many jokes on the show. But his on screen sister, blossomed. She became taller, had no acne breakouts, and became the penacle of beauty even on the show.
That child actor actually did an interview and spoke about how much it sucked having to go through puberty beneath the watchful eye of millions while his on screen sister was seen as a bombshell.
To be fair with her, in the very beginning, her character was a little dumb but as the years went by, the writers leaned heavily into that "dumb blonde joke" to the point where it was ridiculous. Like the saying looking up at the sky when it was raining and drowning levels of dumb.
That male child actor was David Faustino, his on screen sister was Christina Applegate and the show was Married... With Children.
Other child actors have spoken about going through puberty in front of an audience and I imagine it sucks. It sucks going through it without an audience.
Dang, I knew who you were talking about almost immediately. Sad stuff.
I momentarily thought you were pausing for dramatic effect until I remembered that the show actually IS called Married... With Children.
Gives me the energy of the original Peter Pan and how Disney left him penniless in an unmarked grave.
@ville__ False.
Kids need to be able to quit their acting job without the pressure of their family going homeless or without the bills being paid. This reason is why i never had issues with nepotism in the acting world. A child should not be the bread winner of an entire family.
Thank you for taking your time to make this video. 🎉
Yes please! In depth on Dan! I’ve been piecing things together from individual stories of former child actors but haven't connected all the dots. Nobody does a comprehensive deep dive like you, Swoop! ❤
"Hello, this is child protective services"
Dan: "helloo?! YOU HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER!"
Is there such thing as teeth being too white? It’s like watching Ross on that episode of friends when he leaves whitening gel on his teeth for hours 😂
I'm starting to wonder if kids shouldn't be simply barred from working in movies and TV. Let them get into community theatre if they want to be actors.