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Demi Lovato, Alyson Stoner, Raven-Symoné and JoJo Siwa Reflect on ‘Humanizing’ the Pressures of Growing Up Famous in Lovato’s Doc ‘Child Star’

For the documentary 'Child Star,' co-director Demi Lovato interviewed JoJo Siwa, Alyson Stoner, Raven-Symoné and more about the kid performer industry.

The former Disney Channel kid turned teen pop sensation looks beyond their own career journey to analyze the rise of the entire child performer industry — from the Shirley Temple era to the TikTok and YouTube generation. They’ve been the subject of three —2012’s “Stay Strong,” 2017’s “Simply Complicated” and 2021’s “Dancing With the Devil” — which chronicled the highs and lows of their life and career, including struggles with mental health and substance abuse. Lovato pitched the idea for “Child Star” to producer Michael D. Ratner after working together on “Dancing With the Devil”; he immediately hopped on board, followed by co-director Nicola Marsh (“The 12th Victim,” “Omnivore”).

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