Ariel Winter details past trauma dealing with 'male predators' in Hollywood

Ariel Winter opened up about the heartbreaking side of working in the entertainment industry as a child star.

The Modern Family alum dished on the mentally disturbing experience she faced as a child actress.

“I am familiar with male predators because I worked in Hollywood at a young age,” Ariel, who started working at the age of 4, told Daily Mail.

The 27-year-old actress went on to say, “I don’t wanna say too much about it, but by the time I was on a laptop and cell phone, I was getting inappropriate messages from older men, and it caused trauma.”

“The experiences I had in person and online as a child have affected me so deeply that I’ve had to go to therapy for it. The movie and TV industry is a dark place,” she added.

Currently, Ariel is working in the YouTube true crime series SOSA Undercover, explaining why she chose to work for a show that exposes child predators, “I was just like, God, I would love to be able to help be a part of that. I don’t want to say there’s a solution, but I would love to help take some of these people off the streets.”