Based on information here and elsewhere, it seems Disney actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is connected to PG in several ways. (You may know more...)
1. Born: Waco, Texas
Waco connections:
- Near George Bush Family Ranch (Crawford, TX)
- David Koresh's child abuse cult (Branch Dividian)
- Jessica and Ashley Simpson
- Joe Simpson (psychologist, youth minister and daughters' manager)
Jessica Simpson and Hewitt both had "relationships" with John Mayer, as did Katy Perry.
2: Los Angeles
At age 10, after winning a Little Miss competition, talent scouts recommended that Hewitt move to LA to pursue acting and singing. Her classmates then included Jonathan Neville, who became a "talent scout" and recommended her for the show Party of Five.
Note: She joined Party of Five at age 15. Does anyone start working as a talent scout at 15?
In LA, Hewitt lived at the Oakwood Apartments, which have been discussed in other posts:
3. First role: Kids Incorporated (Disney)
Corroborated sexual abuse by producers, with co-star Stacy Ferguson (Fergie):
At this time, producer Tommy Lynch also made a TV special for Andrew Dice Clay. Dice was a raunchy comedian, best known for his pornographic "nursery rhymes".
In 1994, Lynch created The Secret World of Alex Mack. Though a children's show, it became well known for creepy themes:
- "In the pilot, when 12-year-old Alex morphed back into a human after a stint as goo, she was naked".
- "In one episode, Alex got a duplicate, who among other things, nearly killed her by trapping her in some clogged plumbing and waiting for her to either suffocate or... "
- Lynch begged Larisa Oleynik (Alex Mack) to stay on the show, offering her a feature film and a ton of money. But Oleynik left saying she was "burnt out".
Actress Jessica Alba also began her career with Lynch/The Secret World of Alex Mack.
4. Music: Jive records
Hewitt's managers created a successful "overseas" career for her as a singer, the "success" of which depended on her keeping quiet. Hewitt's first album, Love Songs, was released by the Japanese label Meldac when she was 13.
She released two subsequent albums called Let's Go Bang and BareNaked.
BareNaked was on Jive Records, the same label as Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears and NSYNC.
5. TV: Party of Five
Hewitt joined Party of Five at age 15 to play Sarah Reeves. She apparently carried on a poorly disguised relationship with at least one adult making the show.
6. Movies:
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Co-stars:
- Anne Heche
- Freddie Prinze Jr.
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Brandy Norwood (sequel)
Shortcut To Happiness (2003)
Co-stars:
- Dan Aykroyd
- Gregg Bello (Darren Aronofsky collaborator)
- Alec Baldwin
- Kim Cattrall
Does anyone have more to add... perhaps based on the last two movies, or looking somewhere else?
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Matt_Helm ago
Do a search for the article on Crazy Days And Nights about Hewitt she was abused on that Kids Inc. show then she got out.
millennial_vulcan ago
poor kid had massive bazookas too, at a very young age. Can't imagine how she felt at all the creepy stares etc. Jon Mayer wrote "your body is a wonderland" for her and she starred in his video. She was at least legal when this happened but he is still a major dirtbag. @carmencita @GD_Ridefort
GD_Ridefort ago
Not legal at all at the time of this TV scene, however. It would have been creepy back then, just because she was 14...
But when you add the background of her being an industry plaything for years beforehand (practically since she was a baby), even this scene becomes unacceptably twisted.
carmencita ago
Wonderland is a favored word. Alice in Wonderland and Wonderland Club a CP Op that was raided by Operation Cathedral. I say they never shut this down. It just popped right back up again. They love that word. Remember Wonderland in DC where they said Seth Rich was suppose to go to, but never did.