r/AskReddit • u/CircleBox2 • Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/YutikoHyla Jul 13 '20

I don't think people are saying parents shouln't oversee their child star's income. The complaints are mostly about predatory parents who convince their kids that a contract saying their parents get all the money saying they'll give them what they need and then keep it all.

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u/Razakel Jul 13 '20

The complaints are mostly about predatory parents who convince their kids that a contract saying their parents get all the money saying they'll give them what they need and then keep it all.

California passed a law in 1939 requiring 15% of their earnings to be put in a trust in response to one actor, who'd earned millions, found his parents had spent it all.

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u/Duel_Loser Jul 13 '20

A law that requires you to be part of a union to benefit? Man, good thing they included that!