Former child stars reveal sex abuse, emotional trauma of Hollywood
“Showbiz Kids,” premiering Tuesday on HBO, he also got more than he bargained for — and not in a good way.Following commercial work that included the first Parkay margarine commercial, Bridges landed the “Strokes” gig. But he also had to deal with the consequences of money-stealing team members, a sexually aggressive publicist and systemic racism: “I had a gun pulled on my head when I was 12 — an officer told me that my bike was stolen.”After learning to drive, he added, “I was pulled over every day, for four years, by the same officers.