2024 Emmys: Dakota Fanning Dishes on Her Real-Life “Pinch Me” Friendship With Paris Hilton
Dakota Fanning is reflecting on her time as a child star.
The 30-year-old, who began her career at the age of 6, recently opened up about her experience growing up in the movie business, sharing that members of the media frequently crossed a line when interviewing her.
“I remember journalists asking me, ‘How are you avoiding becoming a tabloid girl?’ People would ask super-inappropriate questions,” she told The Cut for a cover story published Oct. 1. “I was in an interview as a child and somebody asked, ‘How could you possibly have any friends?’ It’s like, huh?”
The Perfect Couple actress—whose sister, Elle Fanning, 26, was also a child star—went on to discuss the plights of other celebrities who similarly grew up in the spotlight, but whose careers or personal lives were more tumultuous than hers has been.
Dakota, whose breakout role was starring alongside Sean Penn in 2001’s I Am Sam, said, “I have a lot of compassion for people who have been made into examples. If society and the media hadn’t played their part, who knows?”
