Todd Bridges Knows Exactly What He's Talking About

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Todd Bridges, aka Willis on 'Diff'rent Strokes,' has a memoir out, aptly titled 'Killing Willis.' Before you roll your eyes, this is definitely not the usual B-grade celebrity bio. It is a brutally honest account of his descent into drug addiction, the criminal cases that almost landed him in jail for life and his years spent as a drug dealer in South Central Los Angeles. 'Killing Willis' is a riveting read.
Do you feel you're lucky to be alive?
Definitely. A lot of people I was in rehab with are dead now. I can't really say why I made it. I really don't know. Maybe so I can be around to talk about why I'm here and maybe help people get closer to God.
Do you think if you hadn't of been a child star you would have gotten into so much trouble?
Yeah, I do. Hollywood had nothing to do with me becoming an addict. I was molested when I was 12 and I had a father who I lived in fear of my entire childhood and who, when I told him I'd been molested ugg boots overstock, didn't believe me. When you don't have a good father figure you try to find one nike dunk sb high, often through bad men. I found one in a drug dealer.
What was the lowest point?
I think [it was] when I was sitting on the porch of a motel with no shirt and shoes and I was locked out of my motel room. I was an addict for 8 or 9 years, but I've been clean for 17 years.
Have you reached out to Gary Coleman?
I sure have. He doesn't want to hear from me. He feels that I'm one of the reasons he has so many problems.
You had your first threesome with Dana Plato. I don't think I can ever watch 'Diff'rent Strokes' in the same way again.
Why?
Because you were supposed to be brother and sister, not getting it on!
We were brother and sister. We weren't getting it on on camera!
What's your take on Corey Haim?
I tried to help him, but he wasn't ready to get help. I think he couldn't find a place inside himself to be really happy. You know, addiction is so treacherous that it disguises itself into other things, like denial.
What do you think of Lindsay Lohan?
Everybody has their demons, but where are her parents? Fighting over her money. Look at her mom. Look at her dad.
You were earning 50 grand a week and you had nothing left when you finished.
My accountants stole everything and the government made me pay back taxes on the money they stole. They said you should have been responsible. I had to pay about $290,000 in back taxes.
You write about sleeping with a lot of women. Ball park figure. 10 nike dunks high heels,000?
I'd say between 5,000 to 7,000.
You also write a lot about racism and being harassed by the police.
The police had nothing better to do than screw with me. They didn't like black people, and they certainly didn't like a black kid earning more than them. That really pissed them off. They would follow me and make me pull over all the time. Also, I just think that the black holocaust is not talked about at all. It's not recorded how many people lost their lives during the slave trade. I'm sure it was more than six million. We have not had an opportunity to learn about it.yilai：nike high heels


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