I had no idea. That entire situation sounds abusive. I doubt this was done for her benefit, but rather so people exploiting her could continue to do so freely. Remember that Frankie Munez came after her, and he was the one who broke ground by suing his parents for the money he'd earned, inciting a change in the laws for how the earnings of working children are handled. What was well-known on the convention circuit recently became public: that Stan Lee was being exploited by his care-givers/handlers.

I anticipate a wave of these hitting the media because we're more aware of the abuses child stars face (that can continue well into adulthood) and because of the new "retirement plan" for old stars of doing appearances where they sell pics with them and autographs. The awareness didn't exist for the child stars, and the opportunity didn't exist for the elderly ones; this situation has changed and while hashtags have been a tool for many evils, they are also a tool for mass awareness campaigns.

I have very little faith in the legal system, but I can't imagine a judge letting shit like this happen if the talentless hack was even semi-sane ( I was going to call her Brittany but that seemed a bit informal and presumptuous.)

You underestimate how deeply entrenched the US system is in patriarchy.

There is small but profitable industry wherein assholes find elderly people with no family to take care of them, have them declared incompetent to care themselves by the state, and then take guardianship of them. At which point they take legal control of all of that person's assets and life in general and can use that person's money to pay themselves for "taking care" of them.

This is perfectly legal. Note that it is also predicated on having a person legally declared incompetent to care for themselves, meaning once it happens, it is essentially impossible to fight unless an outside party steps in. Anyone trying to render help can be charged with a crime for violating the court-ordered guardianship.

That's the state of legal guardianship in this country.

The competency thing is the issue and, while for an old person it might be considered a permanent state, for a young person it should be considered a temporary condition subject to review. She should have her own attorney or a court appointed guardian ad litum to represent her. Granted I have only been in such courts in an effort to get people declared incompetent ( for their own good of course) but I have seen judges order competency reviews on their own motion after rational discourse with the subject.

i know someone doing this.

just got her a brazilian butt lift and her 4yr old daughter's tuition to pricey preschool paid.

Not really relatable.

Maybe the word I was looking for should have been "compassionate" or something.