“She put a lot of trust in Ali,” Stephanopoulos explains. But with the Lana Wilson-helmed “Pretty Baby,” Shields relinquished the reins on her life story and had no say in the final cut. Wentworth counts Shields among her closest friends (ironically, she frequently played Shields during the comedian’s two-year stint on “In Living Color” in the early ’90s). Two years in, Stephanopoulos and Wentworth have their first BedBy8 credit under their belt, the critically acclaimed docuseries “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields.” ABC News Studio in collaboration with Bedby8 and Madator Content launched the two-hour series in January at the Sundance Film Festival and began streaming it on Hulu on April 3, with “Pretty Baby” sparking a needed conversation about the sexualization and objectification of young girls as told through the lens of Shields’ experience as a world-famous child star. Founded in 2021 with their partner Alyssa Mastromonaco, BedBy8 focuses on scripted TV projects, limited series and documentaries.
