
"Mischa Barton Reveals Shocking Relationship with 'O.C.' Co-Star Ben McKenzie"
Mischa Barton revealed on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast that she dated her "The O.C." co-star Ben McKenzie when she was 17 and he was 25, admitting that their off-screen relationship complicated her experience on the show. She also expressed feeling pressured to mature quickly and discomfort with the show's themes of sex and drugs, and hinted at feeling unprotected and experiencing bullying on set. This adds to her previous candid remarks about feeling like a fraud playing her character and the decision to kill off her character, Marissa, in the show's third season.



