‘The truth is that sexuality has always been a component of my career.
Even from a young age, I was sexualized," the actress shared in a revealing essay.
“The truth is that sexuality has always been a component of my career.
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Even from a young age, I was sexualized,” Barton wrote.
Barton began recalling her time working on 1999’sPups, which also starredBurt Reynoldsand Cameron van Hoy.
The movie blew up in Asia, and I became a strange sex symbol over there.
I was 13," she wrote.
The actress went on to address her time playing Marissa Cooper onThe O.C.as an 18-year-old.
“I had a few breakdowns,” Barton shared.
“But no one questioned why I was having those breakdowns.
I became a target of nasty attacks when I was clearly expressing signs for needing help.
Just because the pain isn’t visible, it doesn’t mean it isn’t there.”
