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entertainment2 years ago

Brooke Shields' Complex Relationship with Hollywood Explored in New Documentary

Brooke Shields ignored a call from "The Blue Lagoon" director Randal Kleiser after the release of her documentary "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields," which examines her childhood spent in the spotlight and the exploitation she faced as a young Hollywood star. Shields was sexualized early in life and was featured nearly nude in both "Pretty Baby" and "The Blue Lagoon." She revealed that being sexualized so early left her not knowing how to interpret her experiences and feeling culpable. Shields is not interested in discussing the past with Kleiser, stating that it was never about her and that she was just a pawn.

via Los Angeles Times|
#brooke-shields#entertainment#hollywood
entertainment2 years ago

Brooke Shields' Complicated Relationships with Director and Mother Explored.

Brooke Shields ignored a call from "The Blue Lagoon" director Randal Kleiser after the release of her revealing documentary, "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields." In the documentary, Shields details her traumatic experiences as a sexualized young girl in Hollywood, including her roles in "Pretty Baby" and "The Blue Lagoon." Shields says that the filmmakers "wanted to sell my actual sexual awakening" and that she was "just there, a pawn, a piece, a commodity." Shields also discusses a sexual assault she experienced after graduating college and the difficulty of interpreting her experiences due to victim shaming. Shields' daughters have also reacted to the documentary, with one feeling outraged and the other believing that women need to see it.

via TODAY|
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entertainment2 years ago

Brooke Shields' Past Continues to Haunt Her

Brooke Shields revealed that Randal Kleiser, the director of "The Blue Lagoon," reached out to her after the premiere of the documentary "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields." Shields, who was 14 years old during the filming of "The Blue Lagoon," said she let Kleiser's call go to voicemail and doesn't want to bring up the past. She also discussed the pressure she faced during her early career and how she was objectified by male filmmakers.

via IndieWire|
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entertainment2 years ago

Brooke Shields' Past and Present: From Childhood Trauma to Fashionable Present.

Brooke Shields revealed on Drew Barrymore's talk show that Randal Kleiser, the director of her controversial film The Blue Lagoon, had called her after the release of her documentary Pretty Baby, which explores her experiences of being sexualized and objectified in Hollywood from a young age. Shields, who was 14 when she starred in the film, said she let the call go to voicemail because she didn't want to bring up the past. She also discussed how her experience working on films as a child was more about being "a pawn" than her actual onscreen performance.

via Entertainment Weekly News|
#brooke-shields#entertainment#hollywood
entertainment2 years ago

Brooke Shields' Complicated Relationship with "Blue Lagoon" Director Explored.

Brooke Shields revealed on “The Drew Barrymore Show” that she received a phone call from “The Blue Lagoon” director Randal Kleiser following the release of her new Hulu documentary “Pretty Baby.” In the documentary, Shields called out “The Blue Lagoon” and other films she made as a teen actor for exploiting her sexual awakening when she was just 14 years old. Shields said that Kleiser tried to contact her, but she let it go to voicemail and doesn't feel like bringing any of it back up again.

via Variety|
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