California Enacts Law to Protect Child Stars from Creeps
LatestYou might be under the impression that we already have laws to protect children from predators—they’re called LAWS—but apparently those weren’t enough to stop convicted sex offenders from representing kids in showbiz. The vetting system (or lack thereof) in Hollywood came under heavy scrutiny after news broke that Jason James Murphy, a casting assistant who’s placed kids in big movies including Super 8 and School of Rock, was a registered sex offender who kidnapped and molested an 8-year-old boy 15 years ago. And just this past summer, manager Martin Weiss pleaded no contest to felony child molestation. OOPS, Y’ALL.