“I just want to genuinely, deeply apologize for any stress or any walking on eggshells, any hurt feelings,” Demi told Alyson. “I’m genuinely so sorry for that. And I look back at that time and I have profound sadness because I’m like, ‘How many people did I treat poorly?'”
Making the documentary—which also includes interviews with fellow kid actors Drew Barrymore, Kenan Thompson and JoJo Siwa—has given Demi a new perspective, especially when it comes to what she hopes for her own kids one day.
“If I was talking to my future children, I would say ‘practice, practice, practice,'” Demi recently told E! News at a screening for Child Star. “Then, when you’re old enough, you can follow and pursue your dreams. But it’s important to remember to have a childhood when you can.”
The “Heart Attack” singer—who has been engaged to fellow musician Jordan “Jutes” Lutes since December—also shared that one of the biggest takeaway from working on the documentary was wanting to “protect my kids from social media and being in the public eye.”
She added, “But if music is their calling, they can do that when they turn 18.”
Child Star is produced by Demi as well as Michael D. Ratner, Scott Ratner, Miranda Sherman and Kfir Goldberg for OBB Pictures.
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