Yahoo Lifestyle "My Heart Aches": People Are Pointing Out The Disgusting Reality Behind Brooke Shields's TikTok Trend Confession
Famed actor and model Brooke Shields jumped on one of TikTok's latest trends, and fans are having unexpected reactions to it.
The “You’re so funny” trend has taken over the social media app, as people share that one incident in their lives that helped mold the personality they have today.
And Brooke hopped on to join the fun by sharing her own personal experience working in Hollywood. She wrote, "you're so funny. Thanks! I played a prostitute in a movie when I was 12!"
She made varying facial expressions throughout her video, from smiles to shock. The post has amassed 26.2 million views and over 9K comments since she initially shared it last week.
Her caption referenced the controversial 1978 film Pretty Baby, where Brooke played the 12-year-old daughter of a prostitute (Susan Sarandon), as they lived in a New Orleans brothel in the Red Light District. Brooke played a child sex worker named Violet.
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields is also the name of her 2023 Hulu documentary, which chronicles her life as a childhood actor and model, being sexualized at such a young age, and the toxic Hollywood culture that continued to perpetuate these destructive themes.
The movie included a scene where a young Brooke was nude. Knowing that she was only 11 when they filmed, one can only imagine how traumatizing that experience might've been. A resurfaced interview of a 15-year-old Brooke explaining why she didn't want to film another nude scene after Pretty Baby went viral on TikTok, as viewers noticed how uncomfortable she looked talking about it.
This 1980 interview was conducted while Brooke was promoting her film The Blue Lagoon, which showed her nearly nude in scenes. She was just 14 when she shot the movie.
After watching her TikTok, fans flooded her comments with sentiments of distress, sadness, and support:
Word of her TikTok also hit X (formerly known as Twitter), as people continued to rally behind her:
The way I almost cried when I found out she was stripped naked and dolled up in makeup at TEN YEARS OLD for PLAYBOY only to then LOSE THE CASE when she sued the photographer that set up the photoshoot...
— Britney Loh (@itsbritneyloh) February 8, 2025
Brooke Shields should be allowed to slap around some people
— ૮₍˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶₎ა (@ashleim1chelle) February 8, 2025
still can't believe she was that young. im glad she's able to joke about it now, but that crazy.
— Japanese Juno 🍒 (@Junokawai) February 8, 2025
Everybody in hollywood owes her an apology
— Sunny (@Asian_sunny) February 8, 2025
I think learning about Brooke shields career is what radicalized me because what do you mean everyone was OK with a 10 year old being in playboy?And what do you mean she lost the case when she sued the photographer? https://t.co/0BXp7xbsWA
— Kay (@PlatinumFiree) February 8, 2025
Brooke Shields / tiktok.com / Twitter: @PlatinumFiree
My heart aches for Brooke Shields, and all she's been through. https://t.co/Net5Q2CGxf
— 🏳️🌈Kait's Bush🇵🇸 (@toasterovensnod) February 10, 2025
Brooke Shields is a victim and she's one of the most normal, likeable child stars to ever survive Hollywood https://t.co/1uWNWbZgTU
— Tommy (@TommyTook) February 8, 2025
Brooke Shields / tiktok.com / Twitter: @TommyTook
The grown people who sexualized Brooke Shields when she was a kid get to just walk around with their kneecaps when their knees should have been removed with a steel bat.
— Brown Butter Evangelist 🍉 (@krysilove) February 8, 2025
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