Macaulay Culkin Asks Investigation Discovery to “Take It Easy” on Child Stars

Macaulay Culkin Doesn’t Like Those Exploitative Child Star Documentaries

Child stars having messed-up lives was a punchline for most of my childhood. I'm sure it still is, and maybe I just see it less, but it felt like it was everywhere when I was little. You could watch a... Read more...

Macaulay Culkin (New York, 44) jumped to fame at the age of 10 thanks to his role in Solo at Home (1990). The actor knows better than anyone what it is to be a child star and all the consequences of becoming a broken Hollywood toy: psychological abuse, labor exploitation — also by his parents—, deficient education and drug abuse, among others. Therefore, the interpreter has a message for those who make documentaries about the small stars of the …

Macaulay Culkin Calls Out ID for 'Quiet on Set,' 'Hollywood Demons' Docs: 'Take It Easy on the Kiddos'

Macaulay Culkin called out true crime network Investigation Discovery on for its recent documentaries on the dark lives of child stars in Hollywood. In an Instagram post on Monday, Culkin went after ID and their popular documentaries like “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” and “Hollywood Demons.” The “Home Alone” star did not specifically call out either doc but asked them not to “pile on” child stars. “Dear ID, Please take it easy on the …

Macaulay Culkin Asks Investigation Discovery to “Take It Easy” on Child Stars

Macaulay Culkin, who starred in Home Alone, has a message for Investigation Discovery and making documentaries about child actors in Hollywood.

Macaulay Culkin calls out 'Quiet on Set' network ID: 'No one wants to feel exploited'

"Take it easy on the kiddos. We’ve all been through the wringer."Emma McIntyre/Getty Macaulay Culkin at the 2024 Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 4th Annual GalaMacaulay Culkin is calling out a true crime cable network.The Home Alone star wrote a brief message on Instagram addressing Investigation Discovery, the network that airs true crime documentaries, including docs about abuse in Hollywood like Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV and Ho…

Macaulay Culkin Urges Investigation Discovery to “Take It Easy” on Child Stars

“We’ve all been through the wringer. No one wants to feel exploited,” he said the same night that an episode of ID’s Hollywood Demons called “Child Stars Gone Violent” aired.