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The interviewee, who spent her formative years in Los Angeles, shared that although she managed to escape significant exploitation, she was not untouched by the troubling behaviors around her. Reflecting on her time working on a children's TV show, she described witnessing troubling relationships initiated by adults who blurred the lines of appropriateness with minors. She recounted specific instances where a writer expressed inappropriate thoughts about her and her peers, highlighting a pervasive pattern of grooming behaviors masked as mentorship.