Garcelle Beauvais on Lifetime's Cyberstalker Drama "Caught In His Web"

When the predator39s torment becomes unbearable his victims start dealing with their stresses in a variety of harmful ways and that39s when things take a serious turn For Beauvais a single mother of twin teenage boys the subject matter resonated quotOne of the reasons why it was so important not only to be a part of it but to get the word out is because it can happenquot she recently shared while promoting the project quotI39m always trying to use things as cautionary tales for my boys and I always say don39t ever give your personal information to anyone Obviously these girls did and got targeted so I think this film is really importantquotFor the film39s young leads much of it also hit close to home quotI had friends in high school who unfortunately had their photos sharedquot said Thornton pictured below left with Baker center and Tremblay quotI feel it39s something really common nowadays Sending a picture is like currency especially in the age of COVID when everyone39s separate so it39s a really important messagequotquotI grew up in a house where my parents were very aware of what I was doing online just for my own safety and protectionquot Tremblay recalled quotI39m grateful that I had that support system and never had to experience anything as traumatic as what we go through in this movie because it39s terrifying It39s totally real and it happens I was just lucky to be aware of it and avoided that dangerquotquotFor surequot Baker concurred quotI feel being a young girl in today39s society that you have to normalize the possibility that this can happen If you take pictures it39s kind of inevitable for it to happen I feel this movie dives deep into it on a great level It39s really important and I39m glad that we39re able to share the messagequotThe film marks Beauvais39 first time working with Lifetime something she finds hard to believe and she was thrilled to begin a working relationship with them quotI39ve been in the industry for 100 yearsquot she laughed quotSo this definitely was an opportunity I didn39t want to pass upquotWe share so much of our lives on social media you39d think these young girls could have some privacy when needed and the fact that you share one photo nowadays can change thingsquot she said of the story quotThey can even edit videos so it looks like you39re doing something To me this is really really important Having 14yearold boys I try to stress to a point where they39re like 39Mom not everybody39s bad39 I39m like 39No not everybody39s bad but there are a lot of people who want to take advantage39 I feel that39s what this movie speaks to Even if you39re a great kid with great grades and abide by the rules this can happen to you That39s the messagequotAfter living so much of her life in the public eye courtesy of the Real Housewives franchise Beauvais is no stranger to the pros and cons of social media and what39s shared quotI39m always carefulquot she admitted quotI don39t post in realtime and if I go to an event I39ll post something the next day just out of caution I also feel for me when I posed for Playboy that was a big deal because not a lot of Black women get to be on the cover I only exposed my top and now I feel like there are pictures that people have edited that are not mequotIt can ruin a careerquot she continued quotIt can ruin your life if certain things are put out there that are not your image or not what you39ve done It39s just scary all around and although social media can be great that aspect I think is really scaryquotWith the majority of teenagers now equipped with a smartphone the film raises the valid question of what an appropriate age is for someone to own an internetcapable device rather than just a simple phone for emergencies quotThe minute you hand your kids a phone whether it39s age 11 12 13 it39s just scary because they have access to everythingquot Beauvais asserted quotYou can do the parental codes but there are ways around those So I worry I worry all the time You can39t live your life in fear but I think you can also be aware of some of the pitfalls I think we39re all sort of learning how to navigate this social media worldquotThe cautionary tale is not that you can39t trust people especially if you39re in high school because you need to make friendsquot she added in closing quotIt39s what you share with people If someone39s asking you to share something inappropriate it39s probably inappropriate to do so When this movie is telecast I39m having a screening at my house with my kids and their friends because I really want the message out therequotCaught in His Web will be telecast Saturday February 19 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 associated writers

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