Arianne Zucker of Lifetime’s “Web Cam Girls” on the Dark Web, Donald Trump

quotMy character is a great mom torn between career and spending time with her daughterquot Zucker tells MediaVillage in an exclusive interview amp160quotMy daughter Isabella just turned eight and while I try to give her space to be independent Iamp8217m constantly checking in on her especially when it comes to computer time amp160So this character is probably the closest to me that I have ever playedquotZucker pictured at top right with Sedona Legge left who plays Alex believes monitoring childrenamp8217s online activity is important and hopes the film encourages a dialogue between parents and their kids quotYou hear these stories and say amp8216That happens39amp160 Of course it does amp160It39s shocking to hear but I39m not surprised because of the freedom on the internet and the Dark Webquot she saysamp8220Some moms can39t keep an eye on their kids at all times so I39m hoping by sending this message kids will make good choices and help each otheramp160 I know there are kids that do thatquotWhile Zucker is sympathetic to the plight of people who think broadcasting themselves online might improve their lives sheamp8217s quick to advocate a different route amp160quotIf I wasn39t in a great living situation I39d want to find a way outquot she says amp160quotYou have to put yourself in someone else39s shoesamp160 You don39t know what you might do to scratch your way out and be on your ownamp160 So I kind of see itquotI started modeling at 16 and traveling at 18 and saw the many ways things can goamp8221 she continuesamp160 amp8220I see why the character in the movie might do what she did as people can get caught up in getting out but there are other waysamp160 Just know this way will get you in troublequotAccording to Zucker finding a message in her projects is important and something that goes back to her days as scheming temptress Nicole Walker on Days amp160quotI was a bad girlamp8221 she says with a laugh amp160amp8220But I tried to find ways people could look at her and relatequotIn recent months Zucker has been involved with another important message the metoo movement amp160The treatment of women by arrogant men is something she unwittingly found herself at the center of following the release of the infamous 2005 Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape in which Trump talked about inappropriately grabbing women among other things amp160She was the woman who greeted him as he disembarked the AH bus to film a guest appearance on DaysquotWhen I shot this movie it wasn39t an issuequot she says of the movement amp160quotBut after that Access Hollywood tape came out yes it39s absolutely a message I want to give amp160But along with everyone else I wondered if my boss would get mad at me for speaking about it amp160Would the network be mad amp160No one knew what to doamp8220These were things we didn39t speak about and now we do as they are being handled dailyamp8221 she continued amp160amp8220I know I didn39t do anything wrong and I think it39s now okay to talk about it amp160Get mad at me all you want that39s on you but with the aftermath and this movie it39s great timing for the message of being in control of who you areamp160 Your body is your own and your temple and it39s a gift if you choose to share it with someonequotAccording to Zucker Trump was amp8220totally professionalamp8221 to work with and having no knowledge of the prior amp8220locker room banteramp8221 between Trump and former Access Hollywood correspondent Billy Bush that occurred moments before she simply went about her job amp160amp8220I had 25 crew members around me so there was no way anything inappropriate could have happenedamp8221 she saysamp8220Working with Donald Trump was funnyamp8221 she continuesamp160 amp8220Trump and her Days costar John Aniston also known as Jenniferamp8217s dad bantered back and forth so there wasn39t anything in any way odd or uncomfortable amp160In a strange way all of this is a blessing in disguise because we will see changes amp160While being victimized is not great I believe we39ll see a lot less of it and more of people getting together to protect each otherquotIt39s a little crazy but it came up again recentlyquot she adds amp160quotI didn39t speak about it much the first time around because I didn39t know what I could do to make a bigger impactamp160 I just happened to be amp8216the girl in the videoamp8217 so what could I do Now with the whole metoo movement all this stuff is coming out and it39s an important conversation amp160It affects men and women and they are really valid conversations that I now don39t feel uncomfortable havingquotWeb Cam Girls premieres Saturday December 30 at 8 pm on LifetimeClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or 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