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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Christina Ricci<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about her past.<\/p>\n The 44-year-old Addams Family<\/em> alum spoke about her upbringing with Demi Lovato<\/strong><\/a> for the Hulu<\/strong><\/a> documentary Child Star<\/em>, out now.<\/p>\n \u201cI had a very chaotic home,\u201d she said. \u201cMy father was a failed cult leader, and so he had all that same sort of, like, really crazy narcissism that goes along with someone wanting to run a cult. And he was very physically violent. There was never any peace in my house.\u201d<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI knew nothing totally insane was about to happen,\u201d she said of finding an escape on film and TV sets.<\/p>\n \u201cNobody was gonna get really mad and pretend they were gonna drive the car into a wall. There was this refuge of emotional safety.\u201d<\/p>\n Christina<\/strong> grew up in New Jersey as the youngest of three siblings. Her parents divorced when she was 13, just after filming Addams Family Values<\/em>. She and her father became estranged years later, according to The Guardian<\/a><\/em> in 2000.<\/p>\n \u201cI know it sounds cold, but it was one of the first things I ever did in my life\u2014to take care of myself,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cDecide that only people who deserve it can be in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n Find out who else Demi Lovato<\/strong> interviewed for the Hulu doc.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n