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Child influencers were unprotected by the Coogan Act until 2025
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A kid made around $4 million in the movies back in the 1920s, his mom and stepdad spent almost all of it on furs and diamonds, and it was completely legal. California fixed that in 1939, but the fix didn't reach TikTok kids until 2025. Charli D'Amelio turned 18 in 2022. The kid was Jackie Coogan. Charlie Chaplin put him in The Kid when he was a little boy, and he became one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. When he grew up and asked for his money, there was barely any left, and California…
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Charli D'Amelio separated herself from the D’Amelio family business. Now, she oversees her own finances. The internet took note when she and her parents unfollowed one another on Instagram. Her father Marc said on TikTok that he now communicates with Charli “through her lawyer.” As for her sister Dixie, Charli says, “I mean, that’s my sister. I’m going to love her till the day I die. But there are times where you’re figuring stuff out.” Read the cover story for THR's Creators Issue: https://t.co/JzYYZAZhaB