{"id":10673,"date":"2026-04-21T03:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/former-boybander-gets-real-about-hollywoods-dark-side-people-are-abusing-others-movieguide\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T03:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:07:28","slug":"former-boybander-gets-real-about-hollywoods-dark-side-people-are-abusing-others-movieguide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/former-boybander-gets-real-about-hollywoods-dark-side-people-are-abusing-others-movieguide\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Boybander Gets Real About Hollywood\u2019s Dark Side: \u2018People Are Abusing Others\u2019 &#8211; Movieguide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By India McCarty<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Disney star and boybander Ricky Garcia warns Hollywood hopefuls about the predatory behavior that runs rampant in the entertainment industry.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think it&#8217;s the number-one focus that people in the industry should be aware of,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/former-disney-teen-star-exposes-chilling-warning-signs-predatory-behavior-hollywood\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">told<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fox News. \u201cIt seems like it&#8217;s all glitz and glamor to people, but the reality is there&#8217;s people that are abusing others.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garcia, a member of Forever In Your Mind and a star in Disney\u2019s BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER, explained that predators \u201cuse power, money, fame \u2014 all of it. Like cars and houses and money\u201d to pull in victims.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think that is very enticing and people use that against somebody that&#8217;s very vulnerable, very fresh in the industry so I would be on the lookout for that,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the warning signs particularly is being isolated or being treated special. I&#8217;m just speaking for myself too, that was my experience. I was very isolated and I was picked off and&#8230;I was treated very specially.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garcia acknowledged that it can be \u201chard, because you wanna trust people, you wanna love people, but there&#8217;s always a hidden agenda, especially for agents and managers, and there has to be a very clear boundary, I think, with family and parents and even guardians. You need to know who is your safe person to talk to. There has to be really big communication.\u201d<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.movieguide.org\/news-articles\/miranda-cosgrove-tells-parents-to-protect-their-kids.html\" class=\"mg_related_link\">Related: Former Child Star Tells Parents to Protect Their Kids in Entertainment Industry<\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actor and singer filed a civil lawsuit against former manager Joby Harte that went to trial in 2024. Garcia claimed Harte gave the band alcohol, getting him \u201cblack out drunk,\u201d on a writing trip to Catalina Island.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen I woke up in Catalina, I was completely naked under the covers and Joby came in the room. He was, like, smirking at me, like it was a funny thing. And I come to find out that Joby bathed me. That was the first instance where I had zero recollection of what happened, and he was able to do whatever to me, and I wouldn&#8217;t have known,\u201d Garcia <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/financial-scams-addiction-sexual-abuse-biggest-bombshells-from-boy-band-confidential-11944202\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shared<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in recent docuseries BOY BAND CONFIDENTIAL.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boy Band Confidential | Official Trailer | ID\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mdqk-sK7038?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inappropriate behavior and abuse continued, as Garcia \u201cdidn&#8217;t really know what to do. I didn&#8217;t want to make the situation uncomfortable for the both of us, so I just went along with it.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After his suit went to trial, Harte was found guilty and ordered to pay Garcia $6 million. He has not paid, as he filed for bankruptcy before the trial.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf I never see it, for the rest of my life, I couldn&#8217;t care less, because I&#8217;m done letting this affect me,\u201d Garcia said.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garcia has since partnered with Child USA, an organization committed to ending child abuse.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey spread awareness on sexual abuse, people who have gone through trauma, especially young children,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flaunt.com\/blog\/ricky-garcia\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">told<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Flaunt in a 2023 interview. \u201cThey\u2019re on top of the game everyday. Percentages and numbers change all the time, they\u2019re trying to give the most up-to-date, accurate answers. They\u2019re spreading some real eye-opening knowledge. I went through my fair share of that, I had to spread awareness about this because I don\u2019t think people talk about it enough. It\u2019s a taboo thing to talk about, so it\u2019s important. More people should be comfortable talking about it.\u201d<\/span><br \/>Garcia is one of many who have been abused by the Hollywood system and are now working to raise awareness about the dark side of the industry.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.movieguide.org\/news-articles\/drake-bell-exposed-sexual-abuse-on-set-now-his-life-is-changed-for-the-better.html\" class=\"mg_related_link\">Read Next: Drake Bell Exposed Sexual Abuse on Set; Now His Life Is Changed for The Better<\/a><br \/>Questions or comments? Please <a href=\"\/contact\/editorial\" target=\"_blank\">write to us here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.f6a9f72d-2c2c-3682-42cd-2bdc062e2b63&#038;tag=mgwatch-20\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><\/a><br \/>Movieguide\u00ae is a 501c3 non-profit. 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