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* {{Defied}} in ''Literature/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai''. Female lead Mai Sakurajima is a child actress, and when a {{paparazzi}} gets a photograph of her with her boyfriend, male lead Sakuta Azusagawa, she and her agent quickly move to get in front of it by holding a press conference to announce that, yes, she has a boyfriend, and (paraphrased) he's a civilian so would you all please behave like reasonable human beings and leave him the hell alone. This ends up neatly defusing what could have turned into a scandal in Japan's celebrity culture.

A form of TypeCasting. See also OldShame and NotAllowedToGrowUp. May result in the actor/singer [[HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight hating the job, but still enjoying the publicity that comes with it]]. Contrast SoMyKidsCanWatch, which is when an "adult" actor takes on family-friendly roles, usually [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin so that their children can watch them without being exposed to violence and/or sex]]. For a specific supernatural version of this trope, see VirginPower. Subtrope of SlaveToPR.

* Creator/DrewBarrymore zig-zagged through this. She began her career as a child star in films such as ''{{Film/ET}}'' and ''{{Film/Firestarter}}'' but soon became infamous for rampant drug problems before she was even a teenager. She still worked in the industry, however, and the film ''Film/PoisonIvy'' was essentially her playing on the public's [[MetaCasting perception of her]]. After getting sober in the '90s, she carved out a career as a respected adult actress - in films that were far more squeaky clean like ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'', ''Film/EverAfter'', ''Film/TheWeddingSinger'', etc.

** Disney's ''Series/HannahMontana'' was at the center of this almost from the start of her career. From [[ItsNotPornItsArt "art shots"]] taken when she was just fifteen years old, to leaked phone pics of her in a [[SexySoakedShirt wet T-shirt]], to a [[http://www.tmz.com/2010/05/11/miley-cyrus-dirty-dancing-adam-shankman-movie-wrap-party-grind-so-you-think-you-can-dance video]] of her grinding on the (gay) producer of her film ''Literature/TheLastSong'' when she was sixteen, to her scantily-clad performance of her song "Party in the USA" at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards (where she danced on a pole at one point), there was always a clash between her squeaky-clean Disney image and her real personality. She was forced to appear as Hannah Montana, complete with blonde wig and sparkly clothes - a far cry from her real persona.

* Mostly averted by Creator/FrankieMuniz, who stuck to family-friendly roles during his time on ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' and even went so far as to publicly state his avoidance of drugs and alcohol. Since the show ended, any adult roles have been bit parts and he has turned his attention to other pursuits such as playing drums in bands, running an olive oil business, and most notably, race car driving, but he had a close call in 2012 when it was alleged that he pulled out a gun during a fight with his then-girlfriend. No charges were pressed and both parties admit to this being a rumor that spiralled out of control, so this didn't leave a mark of any kind on his career.

* Creator/BrendaSong of ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' appeared in ''Film/TheSocialNetwork'', where her character has a quickie with Andrew Garfield's character in a bathroom stall in an early scene (though no nudity is seen -- it ''is'' a PG-13 movie, even with all the swearing). In other scenes, she is seen drinking and [[DisproportionateRetribution setting a scarf on fire over a Facebook relationship status]]. However, her role in the film didn't garner any controversy, and she still appeared on ''Suite Life On Deck'' up to that show's finale in 2011. Rumors once circulated that she was pregnant with Trace Cyrus' baby. The two got engaged around the same time. Months later, she stated that she had never been pregnant and the engagement was called off. Many speculate that she miscarried. However, since she was no longer on Disney at this point, there wasn't much backlash, to begin with.

* Creator/JamesGunn, before he made the ''Franchise/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' films, was a notoriously R-rated horror-comedy filmmaker who cut his teeth working for Creator/{{Troma}} before moving on to films like ''Film/{{Slither}}'' and ''Film/{{Super}}'', as well as writing the script for ''Film/DawnOfTheDead2004''. This has followed him in two ways.

** After making the ''Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}'' movie, Vincent is "branded" by the studio as being family franchise only -- which means that, until he completes all three movies in his ''Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}'' contract, the studio is unwilling to let him make his dream film ''Medellin'' (about drug lord Pablo Escobar) for fear of hurting the franchise. Of course, since admitting this to Vincent would naturally make him quite angry, the studio tries to deflect the issue by setting up a series of seemingly [[SnipeHunt impossible conditions]] before they'll let him make the movie. Which backfires even worse, because while Vincent may have accepted the problem if they had told him about it outright, the fact that they lied to him and sent him on a wild goose chase causes him to make an unreasonable demand of his own -- thirty million dollars or he's not putting on the tights again.

* Wrestling/HulkHogan was considered The AllAmericanFace of the WWF since the mid-1980s, telling children to train hard, eat their vitamins, say their prayers and believe in themselves. In the early 1990s, Hogan was revealed to have taken steroids for at least fifteen years, and was said to have been a [[ThePrimaDonna Prima Donna]] who buried other talents that he felt were a threat to his top spot. Then two decades later, he was caught using the N-word multiple times during a sex tape with another man's wife. Even though he got his revenge on the website that released the tape by suing them into bankruptcy, it was a PyrrhicVictory; his WWE Legends contract was terminated and Hogan himself was [[{{Unperson}} unpersoned]] in the process. Though he would eventually be re-personed three years later[[note]]At the behest of the Saudi royal family, who apparently stopped watching wrestling in 1992 and constantly ask for guys from the [[Wrestling/WWEGoldenAgeEra Hulkamania days]] for the ''Crown Jewel'' shows. They've also asked for Wrestling/UltimateWarrior and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}, who passed away in 2014 and '''1999''', respectively[[/note]].

* Wrestling/HulkHogan was considered The AllAmericanFace of the WWF since the mid-1980s, telling children to train hard, eat their vitamins, say their prayers and believe in themselves. In the early 1990s, Hogan was revealed to have taken steroids for at least fifteen years, and was said to have been a [[ThePrimaDonna Prima Donna]] who buried other talents that he felt were a threat to his top spot. Then two decades later, he was caught using the N-word multiple times during a sex tape with another man's wife. Even though he got his revenge on the website that released the tape by suing them into bankruptcy, it was a PyrrhicVictory; his WWE Legends contract was terminated and Hogan himself was [[{{Unperson}} unpersoned]] in the process. Though he would eventually be re-personed three years later.

* One of the main plot points brought up in the story of ''Manga/OshiNoKo'' is how a teenage idol has gotten pregnant and has to give birth and raise her children in secret, because if the truth gets out her career would be done and the production studio itself would also collapse. They take every measure they can for secrecy's sake, but one mistake costs them dearly, [[spoiler:as a fan of hers discovers the truth and murders not only her doctor but her as well.]]

** In more recent times, though, Swift has garnered quite a bit of controversy for allegedly "dating too much," though this has died down as SlutShaming became less socially acceptable, and as she's settled into a long-term relationship with Joe Alwyn. Taylor herself lampshaded that she became "a national lightning rod for slut-shaming" for the crime of... going on a lot of dates in her twenties. The reputation gets even more ridiculous when you remember that a repeated claim of many of her ex-boyfriends is that she ''doesn't'' put out. ([[Music/OneDirection Harry Styles]] [[http://www.hollyscoop.com/taylor-swift/harry-styles-dumped-taylor-swift-for-being-a-prude went as far]] as to call her "an asexual prude.") Others ([[http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a292306/taylor-swift-has-basic-formula-for-songs.html such as]] Creator/ConanOBrien) have joked that the reason for her constant cycle of breakups is so she could have an endless stream of material to write sad songs about. Outside of that, Swift managed to dodge the cleanliness bullet by sexing up her image so slowly that no one noticed it until it was done.

* Creator/AlyssaMilano began her career as a child actress on the family sitcom ''Series/WhosTheBoss'', and was a TeenIdol in Japan. As she grew up, she of course wanted to demonstrate that she wasn't a little girl anymore, and specifically went for HotterAndSexier roles in ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire1994'' and ''Film/PoisonIvy II'', as well as playing serial killer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Fisher Amy Fisher]] in a television movie. She then became more known for being MsFanservice than a child star, but true CareerResurrection came in playing Phoebe Halliwell in ''{{Series/Charmed 1998}}''. These days she's actually best known for her political activism in the [=MeToo=] Movement, and admits that her more sexual roles were what she felt she had to do to continue working.

* Creator/AlyssaMilano began her career as a child actress on the family sitcom ''Series/WhosTheBoss'', and was a TeenIdol in Japan. As she grew up, she of course wanted to demonstrate that she wasn't a little girl anymore, and specifically went for HotterAndSexier roles in ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' and ''Film/PoisonIvy II'', as well as playing serial killer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Fisher Amy Fisher]] in a television movie. She then became more known for being MsFanservice than a child star, but true CareerResurrection came in playing Phoebe Halliwell in ''{{Series/Charmed 1998}}''. These days she's actually best known for her political activism in the [=MeToo=] Movement, and admits that her more sexual roles were what she felt she had to do to continue working.

** First, in the midst of his edgy indie days, he also wrote both ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' movies, which are widely considered a textbook case of GenreAdultery compared to his overall body of work at the time.

* [[TheSeventies Seventies]] presenter Lesley Judd leapt before she was pushed, knowing it was about to become public knowledge that her lover had left his wife for her. She didn't wait around for the inevitable sacking.

* An episode of ''Series/DiagnosisMurder'' had the murder victim (the Executive Head of a [[Creator/{{ION}} PAX]]-style Christian TV network) given a fatal heart attack by video clips sliced into a show she's reviewing that had images of a lookalike practicing Satanism (which she did in college), something that would ruin anyone's career, let alone hers.

* One of the main plot points brought up in the story of ''Manga/OshiNoKo'' is how a teen idol has gotten pregnant and has to give birth and raise her children in secret because if the truth gets out her career would be done and the production studio itself would also collapse. They take every measure they can for secrecy's sake, but one mistake costs them dearly, [[spoiler:as a fan of hers discovers the truth and murders not only her doctor but her as well.]]

* A [[ZigzaggedTrope zigzagged]] case can be found for FormerChildStar Creator/MaraWilson. She first gained fame as the younger daughter character in ''Film/MrsDoubtfire'', but played (mostly) family-friendly roles in films such as ''Film/ASimpleWish'', ''Film/{{Matilda}}'' (as the title character) and ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', her final movie. She retired from acting at the age of 13 in 2000, graduated from college while studying drama, and is as of 2014 a blogger, playwright, burgeoning novelist, and volunteer social worker in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. Despite being in her late twenties, and having not been in any kind of acting role outside of online web project and college stage acting, she often receives (online and in person) negative comments from many fans that their childhoods were ruined [[SheIsAllGrownUp regarding how her figure filled out]] in the years since she left Hollywood, and commentary about her often profane language, liberal outspokenness and more adult humor on her website, Website/{{Twitter}} account and writings. She has also expressed some horror that journalists reviewing the [[TheMusical Broadway musical version]] of ''Matilda'' recommended fans of the musical see a performance of her play, ''Sheeple'', [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids emphasizing that the play]] is ''not'' for kids. In her 2016 autobiography she revealed that her parents had a rule that she could only do family-friendly films while she was still a child[[note]]She attempted to transition out of family-friendly roles by auditioning for ''The Safety of Objects'', a role she lobbied for purely because the character smoked.[[/note]]. She also describes a very straight example from when she and a group of other child actors were part of a charity camping trip - and they got punished for playing Spin The Bottle in their tent. It apparently made the organization look bad to be seen doing such a thing.

** Similarly, there was some uproar about Clémence Poésy (Fleur Delacour) appearing topless in a French movie, even though it was before she was even cast in the film.

* "Centerfold" by the J. Geils Band. The speaker fondly remembers a young [[InnocentBlueEyes blue-eyed]], [[SweaterGirl sweater-clad girl]] from school that he had a crush on way back when, and sees her again as an adult later...in a porn magazine. He is initially shocked as it clashed with her squeaky-clean image, but eventually, he not only accepts it but [[MyGirlIsASlut embraces it.]]

* When Creator/ShirleyTemple died in 2014, it was revealed that she was a chain smoker which contributed to her passing. Like Walt Disney, she did made an effort to conceal her smoking habit from the public, especially considering how people largely associate her with her career as an iconic child actress, and it would be a disservice especially for younger generations of fans to see her light up a Lucky Strike or two.

* Creator/{{Zendaya}} managed to avoid this. She started her career with the Creator/DisneyChannel, first on ''Series/ShakeItUp'' (co-starring the aforementioned Creator/BellaThorne) and then on ''Series/KCUndercover'', and her breakout in film was in another family-friendly role, MJ in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. Then she was cast as the lead on ''Series/{{Euphoria}}'', a dark Creator/{{HBO}} teen drama that was immediately controversial for its ''very'' R-rated content. Whatever shock might have come from seeing Rocky Blue or K.C. Cooper as a teenage drug addict was quickly wiped away when her performance won her two UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}}s for [[UsefulNotes/PrimetimeEmmyAwardForOutstandingLeadActressInADramaSeries Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] (making her the youngest person to ever win the award) and established her as one of the most talented actors of her generation.

* Creator/{{Zendaya}} managed to avoid this. She started her career with the Creator/DisneyChannel, first on ''Series/ShakeItUp'' (co-starring the aforementioned Creator/BellaThorne) and then on ''Series/KCUndercover'', and her breakout in film was in another family-friendly role, MJ in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. Then she was cast as the lead on ''Series/{{Euphoria}}'', a dark Creator/{{HBO}} teen drama that was immediately controversial for its ''very'' R-rated content. Whatever shock might have come from seeing Rocky Blue or KC Cooper as a teenage drug addict was quickly wiped away when her performance won her two UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}}s for [[UsefulNotes/PrimetimeEmmyAwardForOutstandingLeadActressInADramaSeries Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] (making her the youngest person to ever win the award) and established her as one of the most talented actors of her generation.

* Creator/BellaThorne made her debut for the Disney Channel sitcom ''Series/ShakeItUp'' and later confessed that Disney had told her to speak in a higher pitched falsetto voice - to better sound like a good girl instead of her natural huskier tones. After leaving Disney, she became infamous for her sexual posts on social media - and in 2019 she even directed an X-rated erotic film!