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Brooke Shields, 58, discusses being sexualized as a child actor but says she was 'lucky' to have a 'strong mom and community' to protect her: 'Hollywood eats its young'

Brooke Shields discussed being a sexualized as a child actor and the perils of growing up in Hollywood as she marked International Women's Day on Friday.

Shields, 58, who joined Meghan Markle and longtime news anchor Katie Couric to discuss 'breaking barriers' and 'women's representation, said she was at the 'center' of young women being sexualized in Hollywood and that her mother and team had protected her from predators. Shields, 58, who joined Meghan Markle and longtime news anchor Katie Couric to discuss 'breaking barriers' and 'women's representation, said she was at the 'center' of young women being sexualized in Hollywood and that her mother and team had protected her from predators Aged 14 she began filming the leering teen romance Blue Lagoon — in which her character frequently stripped off and had sex with her fellow shipwrecked sweetheart played by Christopher Atkins, then 18

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