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Grace Van Dien would possibly’ve solely appeared in three episodes of Stranger Issues 4, however she made a huge effect on followers of the Netflix hit due to her profitable flip because the ill-fated Chrissy Cunningham. This promised to function the star’s huge break, with viewers desperate to see her in quite a lot of different tasks. Sadly, Van Dien has shocked her supporters with the revelation that she’s presently not specializing in her appearing profession after an unknown film producer’s sexual misconduct.
Van Dien just lately defined throughout a Twitch stream that she is specializing in that facet of her profession for the foreseeable as she’s discovered herself “turning down appearing tasks” after the incident in query which occurred on “one of many final films [she] did.” When opening up about her causes for switching to Twitch streaming, Van Dien mentioned:
“The actual fact of the matter is, the previous few tasks I’ve labored on, I didn’t have the perfect experiences. One of many final films I did, one of many producers employed a lady he was sleeping with and he had her ask me to have a threesome with them. So, like… That’s my boss. And I didn’t [do it], and I cried and I used to be so upset.”
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Van Dien defined that this has soured appearing for her a lot that she has “turned down 4 films” previously two and a half weeks. The actress — who’s a part of an appearing dynasty, because the daughter of Sleepy Hole star Casper Van Dien and the great-granddaughter of Hollywood legend Robert Mitchum — added that streaming is proving to be far more useful to her psychological well being at this juncture.
“However when persons are like, ‘How is streaming higher to your psychological well being?’ That’s how,” she mentioned. “I get to remain inside my residence and play video video games, and I don’t have my boss asking me to have intercourse with him. That’s how that is higher for my psychological well being.”
As for the incident itself, Van Dien maintained that she “dealt with it the best method” by informing her administration. The actress likewise confused that she had the help of a co-star. A return to the appearing world just isn’t being dominated out, nevertheless, as Van Dien elaborated that she’s engaged on creating her personal tasks and is presently looking for out funding.
“I’m joyful right here, and I’m creating my very own tasks,” she mentioned. “I’m hoping that somebody decides to fund them as a result of then I could be accountable for my very own set, and I’m not gonna ask my actors to sleep with me.”
Along with Stranger Issues 4, Grace Van Dien additionally starred in quite a few films launched in 2022, together with The Repair, V for Vengeance, and What Comes Round.