Child stars who were emancipated from their parents - Some child stars have had to make some very tough choices at a young age in order to get where they are today. Did you know that the following celebrities were emancipated from their parents?

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Aaron Carter - The late '90s teen pop star was granted emancipation from his parents when he was 16.

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Aaron Carter - According to Carter, his mother had stolen US$100,000 from his account, as per The Daily Greatest.

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Alicia Silverstone - At the age of 15, the 'Clueless' actress was granted emancipation from her parents.

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Alicia Silverstone - Her motive was to be able to work without being restricted by child labor laws.

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Ariel Winter - Ariel Winter, known for her role as Alex Dunphy on 'Modern Family,' is the latest Hollywood celebrity to be granted emancipation from her parents.

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Ariel Winter - The 20-year-old actress, who now lives with her older sister, claimed that her mother was violently abusive towards her, according to The Daily Greatest.

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Bijou Phillips - The actress-model filed for emancipation from her musician father (John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas) and model mother (Geneviève Waïte) when she was 14, and won.

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Bijou Phillips - She lived on her own in New York City working as a model.

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Corey Feldman - The '80s child star filed for emancipation when he was 15 after discovering his parents had been mismanaging his money. By the time he realized it, there was only US$40,000 left of his acting fortune.

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Corey Feldman - The actor revealed that his parents had also abused him and forced him to work against his will, according to People.

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Courtney Love - The lead singer for Hole and known for her marriage to Nirvana's Kurt Cobain (who died in 1994), Love had a tumultuous childhood. After her parents divorced when she was five, her mother remarried and bounced her from place to place.

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Courtney Love - When her mom later divorced her stepfather and moved to New Zealand, Love stayed with her then ex-stepfather in the US. However, brushes with the law left her moving around from foster home to foster home before she was finally granted emancipation at age 16.

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Frances Bean Cobain - Ironically, Courtney Love's own daughter would be granted emancipation from her at age 17.

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Frances Bean Cobain - Until she reached legal adulthood, Frances Bean Cobain was under the guardianship of her paternal grandmother and aunt.

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Drew Barrymore - The award-winning actress became a well-known star at the age of seven.

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Drew Barrymore - After becoming addicted to drugs and going through rehab, at age 14 the courts granted her emancipation from her mother.

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Edward Furlong - The 'Terminator 2' star was adopted by his aunt and uncle shortly after his parents divorced when he was a baby.

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Edward Furlong - The decision to emancipate occurred after Furlong started dating an older woman, causing friction at home. After the emancipation was granted, he moved in with his girlfriend.

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Macaulay Culkin - Thanks to his role in the 'Home Alone' movies, Culkin became a huge child star in the early '90s.

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Macaulay Culkin - At 16, he was granted emancipation after claiming that his parents were mismanaging his income. After winning, his parents were forced to pay him US$17 million.

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Jaime Pressly - The actress-model was granted emancipation from her parents at age 15.

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Jaime Pressly - Pressly wanted to further her career as a model and have the freedom to travel to Japan alone for a job contract.

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Melissa Francis - Known for her role in 'Little House on the Prairie' and for her current job as a television journalist for the Fox Business Network and Fox News, Francis filed for emancipation at age 15.

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Melissa Francis - She spoke to FOX411's Pop Tarts column about the emancipation (via Franchise Herald): "But I realized if I was going to seize the reins from my controlling stage mother, I had to be able to take charge of my life."

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Michelle Williams - The actress emancipated from her parents at age 15 before rising to fame at age 17 when she starred in teen TV show 'Dawson's Creek.'

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Michelle Williams - This was another case in which the emancipation was a way of getting around child labor laws (her parents fully supported her choice), as per The Daily Greatest.

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Natasha Henstridge - The actress-model was 14 when she filed for emancipation in order to pursue a career modeling in Paris.

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Natasha Henstridge - After the emancipation, she moved to Paris and the following year appeared on the front cover of the French version of Cosmopolitan magazine.

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Taylor Momsen - Famous for her role as Cindy Lou Who in 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' and later for appearing in the hit TV series 'Gossip Girl,' the actress had a rocky relationship with her parents.

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Taylor Momsen - Momsen felt her parents forced her to start working at a young age. She was ultimately granted emancipation at 16 and is now the lead singer for rock band The Pretty Reckless.

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