You in all probability know Peter Gallagher from starring as everybody’s favourite TV dad, Sandy Cohen, on The O.C.
Effectively, his fatherly instincts transcend what we have seen on TV, and in a latest interview, he shared that he has all the time felt “protecting” of Mischa Barton, who was solely 16 when she started starring within the collection.
In 2007, Mischa was arrested in LA for drunk driving, marijuana possession, and driving with no license. She was hospitalized in 2009 and stored beneath an involuntary psychiatric maintain.
In recent times, Mischa has been extraordinarily open about her mistreatment in Hollywood and the way she felt “sexualized” at a younger age. Through the 2000s, she additionally grew to become a goal for paparazzi, which led her to develop PTSD.
Chatting with the Impartial, Peter mentioned, “I’ve all the time felt very protecting of her. First fame is poisonous. First fame can kill you.”
“She was 16 years outdated when she began working with us, so simply the truth that she’s nonetheless alive, I’m simply so grateful.”
Mischa exited the collection after three seasons, and has spoken candidly in regards to the trauma she confronted throughout her time within the highlight. “You possibly can go to remedy each day for the remainder of your life. However there’s simply a certain quantity of trauma [from] all that I went by way of, significantly in my early 20s, that simply does not go away in a single day,” she instructed the Sunday Instances final 12 months.
Learn Peter’s full interview right here.
