Maitland Ward: Hollywood treated child stars like products
Maitland Ward says Hollywood treated young actors as commodities—a 'factory' where minors faced provocative on-set situations and a twisted male gaze—and she explains how she and peers were molded and discarded; she discusses this in the new Hollywood Demons episode as she reflects on switching from Disney fame to an adult-film career and memoir, advocating for change to protect future generations.