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Drew Barrymore Reveals He Asked Steven Spielberg to Be His Dad

Drew Barrymore recently launched the third season of his talk show “The Drew Barrymore Show”, distributed by CBS Media Ventures, interviewing names like Brooke Shields, Jennifer Aniston, Vanessa Hudgens, Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner and Gerard Butler.

Exposing dramas and addressing deep issues, the 48-year-old actress has revealed to the public details about her personal life, such as her relationship with alcohol after her divorce from Will Kopelman, in 2016.

For the American website “Vulture”, which made a long profile about the star, she spoke about another family drama, the absence of parents when she was a child – and how that made her ask for the Steven Spielberg assume your paternity.

The actress’s first contact with the director was when she was chosen to act in the film “ET”, in 1982. At just 7 years old, the actress did not have a structured home and found a family on the sets and in the production team.

“The only person in my life to date who has ever been a parental figure,” said Barrymore, referring to the director.

The actress asked if Spielberg would like to be her father, but he said “no”, accepting to appear as godfather. She spent the weekends at the filmmaker’s house, also living with his other family members. At the time, he also got a pet cat for the little actress, who she named Gertie.

Steven Spielberg, however, admitted his concern for the artist. “She was staying up way past her bedtime, going places she should only have heard of and living a life at a very young age that I think stole her childhood. However, I felt very helpless because I was not her father. I could only be an adviser to her, ”he said.

Source: CNN Brasil

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