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Reality TV Turned These Kids into Villains. YouTube Gave Them a Chance to Set the Record Straight

Portrayed as brats on ‘structured reality’ shows, former reality TV kids are changing the narrative on YouTube

In January 2012, two million Americans watched 14-year-old Payton Ackerman turn into a villain. Looking cherubic with…