Kieran Culkin recalls troubling childhood experience with director during commercial shoot

Kieran Culkin shared a troubling experience from his childhood acting career during a recent podcast. At six years old, he filmed a commercial where a director instructed other kids to call him names like "dummy" and "stupid." Culkin described feeling confused and upset by the director's approach. He emphasized that he was just a child and did not understand why such harsh words were necessary for the scene. His comments highlight concerns about the treatment of child actors in the industry. Culkin's experience raises questions about how young performers are managed on set today.