Peter Gallagher Displays On Mischa Barton In The O.C.

You in all probability know Peter Gallagher from starring as everybody’s favourite TV dad, Sandy Cohen, on The O.C.

Properly, his fatherly instincts transcend what we have seen on TV, and in a current interview, he shared that he has all the time felt “protecting” of Mischa Barton, who was solely 16 when she started starring within the collection.

In 2007, Mischa was arrested in LA for drunk driving, marijuana possession, and driving with out a license. She was hospitalized in 2009 and saved below an involuntary psychiatric maintain.

In recent times, Mischa has been extraordinarily open about her mistreatment in Hollywood and the way she felt “sexualized” at a younger age. Throughout the 2000s, she additionally grew to become a goal for paparazzi, which led her to develop PTSD.

Talking to the Impartial, Peter mentioned, “I’ve all the time felt very protecting of her. First fame is poisonous. First fame can kill you.”

“She was 16 years previous when she began working with us, so simply the truth that she’s nonetheless alive, I’m simply so grateful.”

Mischa exited the collection after three seasons, and has spoken candidly concerning the trauma she confronted throughout her time within the highlight. “You may go to remedy daily for the remainder of your life. However there’s simply a certain quantity of trauma [from] all that I went via, notably in my early 20s, that simply would not go away in a single day,” she informed the Sunday Occasions final 12 months.