In 2005, 19-year-old Mischa Barton was advised by her agents to pursue Leonardo DiCaprio romantically because dating the most in-demand actor in Hollywood would boost her career. Barton, though not opposed to dating DiCaprio personally, was disturbed by the transactional framing. The story resurfaced nearly two decades later as evidence of an industry-wide problem, not just a single bad actor.
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