Read more child star stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13265/child-star.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:52:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64112/jason-bateman-proves-that-child-stars-can-survive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJason Bateman ought to be a drunk or dead by now. A child star on Little House on the Prairie and a slew of forgettable '80s roles, Bateman turned to boozing, snorting, and smoking up on wild all-nighters. "Shutting that off was key," he tells Steve Kandell for a Details...http://www.newser.com/story/64112/jason-bateman-proves-that-child-stars-can-survive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 19:19:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59004/slumdog-stars-illegal-home-demolished.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMumbai officials tore down the home of Slumdog Millionaire child star Azharuddin Ismail, calling the slum dwelling illegal construction. Ismail’s mother says the family lived there 15 years before police arrived unannounced. “We didn’t even get a chance to remove our belongings,” she tells the Telegraph . The government had promised...http://www.newser.com/story/59004/slumdog-stars-illegal-home-demolished.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 12:23:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57737/no-sex-until-marriage-miley.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMiley Cyrus “can’t be the 12-year-old who just moved to LA forever,” the starlet tells the Daily Mail with regard to her rapidly deteriorating innocence—but “I want to keep my virginity until I marry. I was brought up in a Christian family.” The 16-year-old may “stumble and fall” at...http://www.newser.com/story/57737/no-sex-until-marriage-miley.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 8:26:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56681/slumdog-dad-im-not-selling-my-kid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe father of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali tells the BBC he’s not selling his daughter, contrary to a News of the World report he called a “dirty” scheme. The media “made fun of our poverty,” Rafiq Qureshi said. “They tricked us into this fakery but we came out...http://www.newser.com/story/56681/slumdog-dad-im-not-selling-my-kid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 13:03:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49448/slumdog-makers-say-kids-werent-exploited.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe creators of Slumdog Millionaire are taking the offensive to rebut accusations that the young Indian actors in their film were exploited, People reports. Claims surfaced earlier this week that two of the child actors, still living in the slums of Mumbai, got a raw deal. But director Danny Boyle...http://www.newser.com/story/49448/slumdog-makers-say-kids-werent-exploited.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 10:08:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48304/rapper-6-touts-obama-to-peeps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough the historical context of Barack Obama's victory may be lost on "Lil Yani," the president-elect has made the 6-year-old very proud—enough to produce a rap tribute that's fast becoming an online hit, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Like the other upbeat raps from the charismatic Californian, Yani's presidential...http://www.newser.com/story/48304/rapper-6-touts-obama-to-peeps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Jan 2009 2:49:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47367/tabloid-alter-ego-leaves-lilo-cold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt 22, Lindsay Lohan is burdened by regrets, and she finds a sympathetic listener in retired supermodel Lauren Hutton, who sits down with her for Interview. "In terms of what people see of me, I have become this girl who just loves to be photographed, doesn't know how to focus,...http://www.newser.com/story/47367/tabloid-alter-ego-leaves-lilo-cold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Jan 2009 15:48:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/21973/former-child-pilot-commits-suicide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVicki Van Meter, the girl who at age 11 astounded the nation with a 5-hour cross-country flight, is dead at 26, the AP reports, of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. Van Meter’s trans-continental flight was a record at the time, and a year later she became the youngest pilot to...http://www.newser.com/story/21973/former-child-pilot-commits-suicide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Mar 2008 10:06:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16511/actor-renfro-dead-at-25-cause-unknown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagActor Brad Renfro, who kicked off his career at age 10 in The Client , was found dead at his Los Angeles home today, "Access Hollywood" reports. He was 25. The LA coroner's office confirmed his death; the cause of death is unknown and an investigation is under way. "There is...http://www.newser.com/story/16511/actor-renfro-dead-at-25-cause-unknown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jan 2008 20:22:00 CST