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Fame is the ultimate gift/curse, especially for child stars forced to grow up faster than most in today’s soul-draining entertainment industry. Stripped of a childhood and identity, their entire career is mostly a countdown to their downward spiral into drug abuse, criminal behavior or awkward struggle twerks on national TV.

 

Here are ten ex-child stars gone wild. Take a look. [bossip_ad_a]

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Jaimee Foxworth

Famous for her role as “Judy Winslow” on ‘Family Matters,’ she struggled to break into Hollyweird and eventually fell into the freaky flick industry as “Crave.” Heartbreaking. [bossip_ad_a]

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Orlando Brown

The troubled ex-Disney star played Raven’s best male friend “Eddie Thomas” on ‘That’s So Raven’ then spent the next several years in and out of jail for various crimes. SMH. [bossip_ad_a]

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Macaulay Culkin

The legendary child actor best known as “Kevin McAllister” in ‘Home Alone 1 & 2’ enjoyed mega-success before shriveling into a druggy freakshow who struggled with various addictions.

Photo credits: Topsy & Disney.com. [bossip_ad_a]