Brooke Shields worried she would be 'let down again' after revealing rape in new documentary

Brooke Shields' Hulu docuseries,, is getting attention from both fans and those from her past. On Tuesday's episode of, the 57-year-old actress reveals that director Randal Kleiser reached out to her after watching the doc.«I saw his name on my phone and I was like, ‘What do I do?’ and I let it go to voicemail because I was like, I want to see what the tone is.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Brooke Shields revealed on “The Drew Barrymore Show” that she received a phone call from “The Blue Lagoon” director Randal Kleiser following the release of her new Hulu documentary “Pretty Baby.” In the documentary, the supermodel and actor called out “The Blue Lagoon” for exploiting her sexual awakening when she was just 14 years old. “They wanted to make it a reality show,” Shields says in the documentary about “The Blue Lagoon” and other films she made as a teen actor. “They wanted to sell my actual sexual awakening. The irony was, I wasn’t in touch with any of my own sexuality.” “The Blue Lagoon” stars Shields opposite Christopher Atkins. The two actors play teens stranded on a tropical island who experience puberty together and fall in love. The film is one of many that Shields calls out in the documentary for exploiting her at such a young age. Other titles include Louis Malle’s “Pretty Baby” and Franco Zeffirelli’s “Endless Love.”

Lana Wilson always knew Brooke Shields was very beautiful and famous, but prior to making “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” a deeply honest and affectionate portrayal of Shields’ life story, she didn’t really consider that much more about the American cultural icon. “I first vaguely remember encountering her though her sitcom work in the ‘90s,” recalls Wilson, also the filmmaker of the Taylor Swift documentary, “Miss Americana.” “And I had a vague sense of something that had to do with her postpartum [depression].

Tatiana Siegel For most of their 21-year marriage, George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth have operated on separate career tracks. He is an Emmy-winning ABC News host and political commentator and she is the “Jerry Maguire” actress-turned-New York Times best-selling author-turned host of the hit iHeardRadio podcast “Go Ask Ali.” But those boundaries crumbled while they were stuck at home together during the COVID pandemic, with the couple deciding to team up on a shared endeavor: the production company BedBy8. “Let’s not deny that being empty-nesters kind of played a part,” says Wentworth, who is the mother of two adult daughters with Stephanopoulos. “We thought, ‘Wow, we have so many stories to tell.’ And we can sort of stay in our lanes within the company.”

Brooke Shields is full of stories. The model and actress has lived an incredible life full of love interests that include Liam Neeson, Michael Jackson, John Travolta, and John F. Kennedy’s son.

Brooke Shields was left “broken” trying to keep her late alcoholic mum Teri Shields alive. The 57-year-old ‘Endless Love’ actress has opened up about how her mother’s drinking drained her while growing up on her new documentary ‘Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields’, and went into more harrowing detail about her traumatic upbringing during an interview on ‘Today’. She said about Teri, who was Brooke’s manager until 1995 until her addiction forced the actress to fire her: “As a daughter, I was so busy trying to keep her alive and protect her against the world.

If you haven’t yet seen the Brooke Shields documentary, you probably have NO IDEA what she went through as a child! We knew the movie star began life as a

Brooke Shields was left wondering what affected her friendship with Tom Cruise, after the actress noticed she was no longer on his holiday cake list. Brooke has revealed that not only did she stop receiving the long-awaited coconut cake he sends to his celebrity friends every year, but he also cut his ex-wife Katie Holmes and his daughter Suri, from the Christmas card that came with it.During her recent interview with People, Brooke explained that she enjoyed the cake and would look forward to receiving it every year, before Tom stopped sending it. “I was on the list for a while.

interview with Howard Stern Tuesday, adding that Kennedy kept saying she looked like his famous mom, Jackie Onassis. “I was so madly in love with him since the time I was 3,” Shields said of Kennedy. “My mom would say, ‘That’s the boy you’re going to marry.’ “The model and actress — who is back in the spotlight following the release of her Hulu documentary “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” — told Stern that she crossed paths with Kennedy while she was in Aspen, Colorado, for a wedding in the 1980s.

Brooke Shields revealed that it doesn't always pay to meet the man of your dreams. On Tuesday, the 57-year-old author appeared on and dished on her date with John F.

Brooke Shields was pretty, even as a baby. Everyone knew it at the time, from her mother and manager, Teri Shields, to the grown men who were eager to get her nude in front of a camera from the age of ten to the legions of fans who felt a sense of ownership over her body.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Brooke Shields came pretty close to starring in Stephen Frears’ 1988 period drama “Dangerous Liaisons” alongside John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer and Keanu Reeves. “They told me it came down to me and someone else,” Shields tells me. “They said the other person was this girl not many people knew about. It was Uma Thurman. At that time and that age, it felt so personal, but I’ve learned over time not to take it personally because ‘no’ outweighs ‘yes’ extensively in this business.” Released by Warner Bros., “Dangerous Liaisons” went on to be nominated for seven Oscars, eventually taking home the awards for adapted screenplay, costume design and production design. Christopher Hampton adapted the screenplay from his 1985 play “Les Liaisons dangereuses.” The $14 million film grossed $34.7 million at the box office.

Brooke Shields is opening up about losing her virginity to ex Dean Cain.

Brooke Shields has been in Hollywood since before she could walk, appearing in her first commercial for Ivory Soap at 11 months old. Now, the 57-year-old is sharing the secrets about her life and career in her Hulu documentary, "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields."  Leading up to the documentary's release, Shields didn't hold back. She spoke about everything from her sexualized roles in "Pretty Baby" and "Blue Lagoon," to her mother’s emotional abuse and alcoholism, to her own rocky love life.

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More than meets the eye. Brooke Shields reflected on her highs and lows in the spotlight in her revealing documentary, Pretty Baby.

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Brooke Shields is sharing her pride in daughters Rowan Henchy, 19, and Grier Henchy, 16, for their appearance at the end of the new documentary about her life, “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields.

, which will air on Hulu on April 3, is hard to watch. At the New York City premiere on Wednesday, March 29, the audience collectively gasped at footage of 11-year-old Brooke (and 15-year-old Brooke, and 18-year-old Brooke) fielding blunt and often offensive questions from grown men during televised interviews.