Mischa Barton: Life Before & After The OC

[@ahthatkyle]

I only watched The OC for Mischa. She is incredibly humble and down to earth in this interview. True professional.

[@lilachats]

I remember being stunned by her beauty. She was sooo stunning. She still is but as a perfect young adult… wow! Goals!

[@bettyberova4131]

@@lilachatsSame. Even more so after a I watched it years after it premiered.

[@eaglewinnings8003]

lol I had such a massive crush on her I hated Ben McKenzie IRL but to hear that they were actually hooking up now is pretty funny

[@arontamas5639]

Whether you loved Marissa or not, season 4 was not the same without her.....

[@GrannySkeksis]

In my world season three was the finale. The fourth season was sooooo bad

[@arontamas5639]

@@GrannySkeksis I literally struggled to watch through that season. The only parts I liked when they mentioned Marissa.

[@Melissacabrera97]

i hated marissa most of the time but the moment she left the show i couldn’t watch it

[@lisa6121]

It wasn't the same. As a kid, I was heartbroken 💔

[@SidewaysRaining]

Season 4 was refreshing and fun after the dumpster fire mess that marrisa became. Other characters actaully had a chance to thrive and finally have fun with the script.

[@adz5978]

I don’t care what anyone says about Mischa but she is the OC and made it what it is today! Yes Ryan was technically the main character but Marissa really took the main character role. Season 4 seemed so quiet and dull without Marissa. Mischa is an amazing actress that deserves the world. Sad world we live in that she received a disgusting amount of hate during her younger years just for entertaining the public😢

[@anthonycampos8057]

She's the one who wanted off the show.

[@sharesesimmon787]

True facts

[@alexispark3678]

Oh yeah it was all about her, that’s what I got from it, how these guys came into her life and tossed things up for the OC girl, her mental health. she was the object being pursued, completely the star.

[@derlamba]

She was a terrible actress

[@adz5978]

@@derlamba delusional hater

[@martinpavelka5865]

Ok, I never write comments but.. Watched the whole episode of the interview. What a beautiful and inspirational person you are, Mischa! As you said, life is a story and the best we can do is to accept it, own it and learn from every situation. Loosing the hope on the way is a dark part ot it. And how hard it is to actually Believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. In my eyes, your life trajectory is simply iconic. And I am happy to see that it is getting more and more recognized. Wishing you a plenty of happiness, stability, and health. PS: Watched the "Lawn Dogs" only a few years ago and OMG.. what a talented actress you are. Your presence is very strong, whether it is in movies or during interviews. Keeping my fingers crossed for you! 🍀

[@simplyemily8251]

I love her she’s got soo much wisdom and mother energy

[@alexandrakarolidis1256]

i'm currently listening to this podcast episode and i'm completely blown away by her ! So many things she has said that have inspired me today ... i'm so happy that she sounds like she is in a really good place in her life ;)

[@kaitlynreiss4664]

I'm watching the OC for the first time and wow how exciting it is to hear from her. She is SO talented!!!

[@TheDominicKellmanPodcast]

Your lucky to be witnessing greatness with fresh eyes again 😢loved the PC growing up 20 years ago 😮

[@kimmiebardot6213]

Queen Mischa, my 2000s style icon. Love her. Loved this interview and im ready for her Renaissance tour.

[@Bamgeutcutiepie]

That makes me a Little sad lol. I always thought they protected her like a little sister type of relationship. I mean they had so much chemistry it makes sense that was why… but Ben should not have gotten with someone who was under age. What’s up with that.

[@RecklessRioOt]

I agree completely, but sadly, I feel like it was so normalized back then that everyone thought it was no big deal and a lot of horrible things were allowed. Like a generational issue. Nowadays people realize how fucked up some things are, and they speak up and call out that behavior (thank God), but it was way different then. I am 33 years old, and I remember my own mother being fine (and pretty much encouraging it) with me dating guys a few years older than me (21, 22) when I was like 16/17 because it was also normalized in her youth, and 'they were more mature' and she felt I would be safer than with a kid my age, and I saw nothing wrong with that. Now I realize that I wasn't safe at all, and that a lot of things I experienced were wrong, but... It took me years to understand that. If I could talk to my younger self, I'd tell her to RUN, but it's hard to see the red flags when you're inexperienced, young and immature. ☹️

[@Winskl9010]

@@RecklessRioOtexcuses, everyone in the early 00s knew dating a 17 year old at 25 was weird af

[@virgilernml]

@@Winskl9010Why are you so unnecessarily rude to someone who’s just sharing their experience? Weird lol. Of course not everyone was okay with age gaps like these but it definitely wasn’t as big as a topic as it today. Many young actresses were dating older guys and it wasn’t pointed out as much as it is today when it happens.

[@rocketpit101]

​@@virgilernmlit was literally illegal, of course it was a big topic, so much that they hid the relationship

[@virgilernml]

@@rocketpit101Of course. Just in general there’s a lot more social backlash around these age gaps nowadays compared to 20 years ago. Never said it wasn’t a topic before, there’s just bigger awareness around the issue today.

[@thang92]

Yes love Mischa! Her character on The OC was iconic

[@dandyIion13]

we love you Mischa, wishing you the absolute best always! we're so proud of you and will always be supporting

[@domjoseph2007]

The OC is the greatest show of all time. No Question about it.

[@disneyedits1579]

i love mischa, great episode and questions. i think this was a great platform for her to speak up on things that happened to her

[@anonymouse0123]

*Marissa Cooper will ALWAYS be my favorite fictional character of all time. i literally wrote an essay about her in high school.*

[@Adamas11]

Take a shot every time Mischa says “like.” Lmfao 😂

[@littlesheetable]

LIKE Just LIKE drink LIKE the LIKE bottle. LIKE save LIKE time. LIKE 🙄 LIKE 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@rpkietur]

i noticed that too.

[@ijojan]

The video would be 30 seconds long without the likes

[@ArielAriel-rg8ng]

Now it's more clear why she left, Marissa was my favorite character and Mischa is a great actress, I wish her the best. The only one thing she can be blamed is the choice to let Marissa die, she could have come back just for the last episode of the fourth season. Marissa deserved better.

[@Bella-hl6pq]

Honestly I hate how they killed off her character like that, her coming back could’ve saved the show

[@rubenmckenzieyork]

Josh said recently that he regrets his decision

[@jgbgw591]

This surprises me to be honest. They kept it a secret really well and I didn't think the onscreen chemistry was that obvious.

[@kimmiebardot6213]

I saw chemistry from the first episode, and if you look at some of the promo stills or BTS videos, they looked like they completely adored each other.

[@Nothereforgames]

I loved Mischa Barton back then! So nice to see her ❤

[@anaisenriquez9138]

Why is Ben not being called out for this?? It is so not okay for a 25 year old to date a 17 year old!!

[@lasv15]

Nobody called out 42 years old Sam Taylor-Johnson for dating an 18 years old Aaron Taylor-Johnson… So Ben and Mischas age gap doesn’t seem to be a big deal if you think about it

[@babylonbleedsblack]

Wasn't there a story of how Ben wasn't sure if he wanted to do the show and they showed him a pic of Misha and he instantly said yes, because she was so pretty/hot? This alone is already super sus, but then even dating her ... I will never watch anything with him in it ever again. He is a major creep imo.

[@emily4244]

​@@babylonbleedsblack where did he say that?

[@carolinaalbuquerque2784]

What I can understand from here ( I already suspected) she got punished and later they killed her character because she broke up with him. What did they expect?? That she would stay with him forever? She was 17. It’s normal to break up with your first boyfriend

[@vguim9394]

Loved Marisa, but Misha's "like" marathon sounded like a broken record on repeat for a solid six minutes.

[@hettijayne]

I literally stopped watching after Marissa died.

[@JamieC529]

I love Mischa Barton so much ❤️

[@ariatara]

You can tell she's done some good therapy.

[@tj-s6328]

You can just tell when someone has gone through therapy and is genuinely healing.

[@carolinaalbuquerque2784]

There’s a reason they only lasted 1 season after her being cut off. And I don’t think like some people that her character couldn’t have a good ending. She was playing a 18 years old girl, a screw up one, we know. But we also know that so many teenagers have problems and then overcome them. Look at Brooke Davis, started as a screw up( less than Marissa, I know) but became a fan favourite, and a well developed character. If it was to end they should have let her come back and do the time jump when we could see her better and happy

[@JaydeeLawson]

I love Sophia bush development in her character over the season so much growth and I thought her and Peyton was BFF it seems Brooke and Haley was

[@Little_Vampiregirl]

I like how you interview people, keep going this way :)

[@KC-lj1ph]

Love this episode. Mischa is so sweet. Thank you!

[@JessiWho]

We love Mischa!!! You’re such a strong woman!

[@selita90]

what's the problem on loading the complete videos of this interviews? Don't you own the rights??

[@farragutspikes1]

I feel like the questions could have been more hyper specific, but I liked the tone and tenor overall.

[@BrandiT-w3b]

She madeee the show and so sad they subjected her to so much scrutiny after the fact. She looks amazing now!

[@JohnSmith-nm4zd]

She was amazing in The Sixth Sense

[@anthonycampos8057]

I've always thought of Ryan and Marissa as the teenage version of Jax and Tara from Sons of Anarchy.

[@echonovadesign]

I am NOT The OC's target audience. There were 100s of other similar shows that I had absolutely zero interest in. HOWEVER, The OC caught me, and hearing this, I think I know why. I think it was more of an ordeal for the people involved, it was real and it was art.

[@AstroSully]

Glad she’s doing fine now ❤️

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

Ben was 25 dating a 17 year old. So gross on his part.

[@outtrigger]

i think they started dating did he wait until she was 18?

[@breakingpieces7715]

8 years isn't that much stop that, they were both super young

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

@@breakingpieces7715 at that age it absolutely is.

[@breakingpieces7715]

@@thethrowawaythatstayed7055 if both are in mutual agreement, 17 is a very normal age to start a relationship with a 25-year-old person, i don't see anything wrong with that, at 25 you are little more than a teen

[@Winskl9010]

@@breakingpieces7715Lol you’re a creep trying to come up with excuses. No one is saying 25 isn’t young but 17 and 25 are worlds apart, the maturity difference along creates an unethical power dynamic and no 25 yr old should look at a 17 year old and think “I should date that” especially when there are thousand of women in his own range. You’re sick for defending it and the people liking your comments are just as sick

[@JJL3EE]

You gotta love the 30+ likes from Micsha. The OC queen. Lol

[@go4damo]

I have always had the biggest crush on her.

[@solitarymaninblack]

I liked her in the Oc. She did great in 6th Sense.

[@DavidOspina-q1c]

mischa barton was known as Vicky austin in the disney channel original movie a ring of endless light.

[@eweohippus6307]

She is a genuinely sensitive person 💖

[@TheColeTruth]

Queen Mischa

[@Nance6262]

I liked her character the best, I actually liked season 3 when she went to another high school. I liked her new friends there. Seth and Rachel weren’t doing much that season. I wish Marissa could have had a happy ending!

[@kaileyselin8453]

Wait she and Ben actually dated? I could kind of sense it back then just because they had such amazing chemistry. Although knowing now she was only 17 and Ben was 25 when they did is crazy! Let alone completely illegal. 🫢 I’m so happy to see she’s doing a lot better now. I’ll always be a fan of her. We share the same birthday. The OC wasn’t the same when she left and the writers constantly did Marissa dirty. She deserved better. 💗

[@unpopular2]

17 Is Legal

[@JazCue90]

@@unpopular2 Not in CA

[@rumichobanova9904]

If we remove the word "like", this video will be almost silence. Painful to listen...

[@hvick075]

I feel like in the second and third seasons you could really tell that her and Ben couldn’t stand each other. Especially in moments where they were supposed to be lovey dovey

[@Geo_Babe]

Crazy she dates Ryan Atwood irl while they filmed!

[@icysaracen3054]

She went through the same crap as Judy Garland in her teen days. Both women ended up looking unhealthy in their 30s.

[@lilachats]

She’s perfect. That’s it.

[@buzzerbeater37]

Mischa subtly throwing blame on Ben McKenzie is exactly why she was a cancer to the show in the first place.

[@wearesatellites91]

he was a 25 year old adult man dating a teenager, so actually, yeah he should take the blame.

[@RyanMissere]

One of the most difficult teenage upbringing’s… must’ve been so hard. lol tricky ….. “suck it up and get on with it”….. so hard ….

[@dwyett1]

I wish she would have asked her if she thinks she took on the personality of Marissa in regards to the addiction she dealt with in her personal life

[@CherryMakesWaves]

Has anyone counted how many “like” we hear in this one? 😅😂

[@crisscross7758]

Yes, it's extremely annoying and distracting. It's "Like" all I hear.

[@littlesheetable]

LIKE A LIKE MILLION🙄

[@amandaguarini6205]

I only watched OC for her-

[@denisedenise3602]

WHAT?!!? I didnt know Mischa and Ben have dated😮😮😮😮

[@LezlieTripathyfilms]

Misha so beautiful

[@vguim9394]

Loved Marisa, but Misha's "like" marathon sounded like a broken record on repeat for a solid six minutes.

[@sr2592]

it sounds like she’s on some type of medication that’s effecting her ability to find the right word or maybe she has aphasia from some sort of brain injury we aren’t aware of. She never used to say like so much. I say this as someone who used to have epilepsy in the past, it can effect your ability to find the right words to say

[@CT-od5dl]

16 is too young to be a breakout star. Speak to reality in this case. Mischa (and her enormous popularity) became responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of pay cheques, ratings, advertisements etc. It's just too young and clearly affected her terribly. I actually think she's always seemed like a genuine Indie-style cool girl.

[@cliobhabie]

I love Mischa ❤

[@JW-1089]

I'm surprised Leonardo DiCaprio wasn't mentioned. 😂

[@LillyAntiLolita-vj5zy]

Umm.. why?

[@coralscafe]

​@@LillyAntiLolita-vj5zyiirc a producer asked her to sleep with leonardo dicaprio when she was still a teenager... it was sad

[@AstroSully]

Classic disgusting hollywood culture. @@coralscafe

[@game8224]

​ @coralscafe no way!! But then again he keeps dating super models who are younger than him. So much younger

[@Ilove3.14]

Love your pods. But could we get some more color in there!?! Would love to see more interviews with colorful people if you get what I mean. 😊Kali Uchis // Karol g // Bad bunny // America ferrera // Gina Rodriguez // just an idea ❤

[@luizamorena]

Like… like… like…Like… like… like…

[@Debbie-qx9wh]

It was so cruel how the media bullied her, adults picking on children is a revolting character trait….

[@rajendrabiswas]

shes so beautiful

[@PRINCESS-zz3wq]

I like her voice

[@nickhaswell6011]

Yeah marissa was problematic and annoying at times but you still loved her character, it was tragic she was killed off and i personally loved season 4 as well, but it would of been nice if marissa wasnt killed off she was an important character, but i still loved season 4 all the same autmn reeser played a great roll in that season i liked her character as taylor thought she did excellent job yeah i loved season 4, i loved all seasons

[@lincoln7554]

love her. she is great (even if she says "like" a lot 😊)

[@chandrikadas9163]

Love her. The most beautiful girl in the world

[@jessicag3685]

All I could hear was 'like' lol

[@JessiWho]

We all understand the life of the double edged sword ⚔️

[@yui2006]

The OC star Alan Dale just admits being ‘disappointed’ over Ben.

[@mamamoj]

every other word is "like" = makes listening unbearable

[@rachellewilson9030]

Maybe she's nervous

[@kimmiebardot6213]

she doesn't do this throughout the whole episode. She was probably nervous to talk about it.

[@8tonystark8]

She said 'like' more times than this video has 'likes'

[@kiwistars]

amanda would def do the pod

[@jaywilldoit]

I remember Mischa Barton was the hottest thing on the planet at one point in time

[@soliitudegaming7275]

Holy shes almost unrecognizable.

[@MK1985-z7k]

my 20's crush...

[@jonathanyeong324]

why does she keep saying "like"?

[@saarraagee1507]

“Like, like,like” this is so hard to listen to

[@Ouisija]

This makes me sad. She sounds like it was too much for her

[@1love847]

Like like like and like like like and like like.....and like. OMG!

[@PrefiroDestilado]

I feel extremely bothered about the amount of “like” people talk these days - is it the lack of vocabulary or used as a sort of comma?

[@ChristyJuran-Schroeder]

Putting the content of this interview aside the fact that an actor has to say the word like like like like like like like like like is very telling

[@melissahelen88]

what does it tell?

[@theblondeone8426]

I dated a 23 yr okd guy when i was 16 - not a big age gap

[@Winskl9010]

That’s a huge age gap and disgusting, on his part it’s disgusting. He was the older one so I blame him, it’s normal for teenage girls to think it’s cool to date older guys but I will never understand how older guys justify dating minors

[@jihant3985]

you were a victim

[@mamacass7967]

She said so much yet really said nothing at all. She just kept saying it was "tricky" and she "had no idea what she was doing" and ... that's literally it lol 😂

[@eaglewinnings8003]

Damn so that bastard Ryan really did get Marissa

[@JasmineCharles-f5y]

Sad.

[@yurivarelaa]

like like like like like like like like like like like

[@digidean]

Like?

[@eeeyooohoh]

IDGAF i am a mischa and marissa defender for life!!

[@LillyAntiLolita-vj5zy]

So these videos always have such low views?

[@lauren7716]

yeah, i think people just watch the full video on spotify so dont feel the need to watch a short clip of it here

[@em.e_ware]

Still can’t believe she’s the girl in the 6th sense

[@NewtracksVideos]

So, is this podcast sponsored by the word "Like"?

[@Sunflowerlightt]

Sounds like people much older than her took advantage of her .

[@sr2592]

It’s sad, it sounds like she has some difficulty speaking. I can’t tell if it’s maybe because she’s on some medication that’s making her slur her words or it’s some form aphasia or something like that. I think she’s had a very hard life

[@piathaulow820]

All I hear is: Like, like, like...

[@rocketpit101]

Them maybe pay better attention 😊

[@amandabjay12themom]

Love her but too many likes

[@ijojan]

How many "like"s were thrown around in this video?

[@Winskl9010]

Wow did not know that about Ben, can’t believe he dated a minor in his mid 20’s 🤢 If I was 25 I wouldn’t even look at anyone under 21 let alone 17, yikes. And then he had the audacity to punish a literal 17 year old for breaking up with him, oh no how dare I minor not want to date me. GROSS he’s so not like his character

[@Sunflowerlightt]

Sounds like an asshole. A 25 year old dating a 17 year old- no way !!

[@Karly9725]

Omg can she stop saying like? Like, you know, like. 🫠

[@sandra310]

Tooo many “like”’s in this convo. 😅

[@derwoodhamburger]

Like like like like like like like like like like like like like like