JUSTIN Bieber’s hellish week in London has led some to suggest the pressures of fame from a young age may be starting to take their toll on him.
Footy bad boy Joey Barton tweeted that the teen star was a “smack addiction
waiting to happen”.
And Barton isn’t the only one to speculate on the shortfalls of shooting to superstardom as a youngster.
Michael Jackson was once quoted as saying: “I think every child star suffers — you start to grow, and they want to keep you little forever.”
But it’s not all doom and gloom — some celebs emerge, phoenix-like, from the ashes of adolescent despair and roll on to bigger and better things.
Here we take a look at some of the more spectacular child star celebrity meltdowns.
And Barton isn’t the only one to speculate on the shortfalls of shooting to superstardom as a youngster.
Michael Jackson was once quoted as saying: “I think every child star suffers — you start to grow, and they want to keep you little forever.”
But it’s not all doom and gloom — some celebs emerge, phoenix-like, from the ashes of adolescent despair and roll on to bigger and better things.
Here we take a look at some of the more spectacular child star celebrity meltdowns.
Macaulay Culkin
Taking its toll ... Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone, left, and last year
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The cherub-faced actor was the darling of Hollywood after starring in the 1990
smash hit movie Home Alone.
But after retiring from acting at just 14, Culkin has been plagued by rumours of drug addiction and was arrested in 2004 for possession of marijuana.
He has now become an artist and showed off his wacky apartment-come-studio in a YouTube clip last year.
But after retiring from acting at just 14, Culkin has been plagued by rumours of drug addiction and was arrested in 2004 for possession of marijuana.
He has now become an artist and showed off his wacky apartment-come-studio in a YouTube clip last year.
Michael Jackson
King of Pop ... Michael Jackson's death broke the hearts of his millions of fans
The story of “The King of Pop” starts with his emergence as a rising star in
family band the Jackson 5.
He went on to become the most successful entertainer the world has ever seen, selling an estimated 400million records in the process.
However, a lifetime in the spotlight weighed heavy on his shoulders, and he descended into prescription drug addiction.
MJ tragically died of an overdose at home in LA in 2009.
He went on to become the most successful entertainer the world has ever seen, selling an estimated 400million records in the process.
However, a lifetime in the spotlight weighed heavy on his shoulders, and he descended into prescription drug addiction.
MJ tragically died of an overdose at home in LA in 2009.
Lindsay Lohan
Lo-point ... Lindsay as a child star, left, and after arrest
Lohan started her career at the age of three as a child model and went on to
become a huge Hollywood star.
But a string of arrests soon followed, with Lindsay being busted by cops for offences including driving under the influence of alcohol, theft and assault.
But a string of arrests soon followed, with Lindsay being busted by cops for offences including driving under the influence of alcohol, theft and assault.
Britney Spears
(You Drive Me) Crazy ... Britney Spears took clippers to her own head
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Like many child stars, Britney first appeared on Disney variety show the
Mickey Mouse Club.
She went on to have a string of huge hits around the world.
We saw very a different Britney, however, when she checked herself out of rehab in 2007 — after just ONE day — and was spotted shaving off her own hair at an LA salon.
She went on to have a string of huge hits around the world.
We saw very a different Britney, however, when she checked herself out of rehab in 2007 — after just ONE day — and was spotted shaving off her own hair at an LA salon.
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