Actress Natalie Portman Warns Children Not to Work in Hollywood After Admitting She Felt ‘Sexualized’ as a Child

Actress Natalie Portman has said she believes children should not work in Hollywood owing to the potential risks, after admitting she felt “sexualized” as a child movie star. “I would not encourage young people to go into this. I don’t mean ever; I mean as children,” Ms. Portman told Variety in an interview published on Nov. 23. The actress, who starred in her first movie at the age of 12, said she believes it was an “accident of luck” combined with “very overprotective, wonderful parents” that she was not harmed while working in the film industry at such a young age. “You don’t like it when you’re a kid, and you’re grateful for it when you’re an adult,” the 42-year-old Oscar winner continued. “I’ve heard too many bad stories to think that any children should be part of it. Having said that, I know all the conversations that we’ve been having these past few years. It’s made people more aware and careful.”...