Mischa Barton Reveals Emotional Abuse and Blackmail by Ex-Boyfriend Who Leaked Her Sex Tape
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The 'O.C.' alum talks to Dr. Phil about her leaked sex tape and how it has 'continued to be complete emotional abuse.'

AceShowbiz - Mischa Barton is struggling to contain her emotions as she appears on "Dr. Phil" to talk about her sex tape after an ex-boyfriend reportedly took intimate photos and videos of her without her consent. The former star of "The O.C." calls it emotional blackmail.

"It got to me because somebody came up to me on the street, outside of the building leaving and said, 'There's something I need to tell you,' " she says. "I didn't believe it at first, I couldn't believe it, because I have loved this person and I didn't think it was possible, and I later learned that it's entirely possible."

Barton has since been granted restraining order against the ex-lover named Jon Zacharias who shopped around the photos and tape. She also won a temporary restraining order against another former beau named Adam Shaw, who allegedly copied the materials from Zacharias' computer.

"It was obviously complete emotional blackmail, it was one of those things where I needed to distance myself from all of these people immediately because there's not much you can do; it's really out of your hands, and it was a crime," the actress says.

"It is a serious crime to tape people without their knowledge like that and I had made the mistake of putting myself in the situation with the person so I just removed myself as quickly as I could and then it just continued to be complete emotional abuse after that for the last several, several months," she adds.

The actress will pursue the case in criminal and civil law. She also vows to sue anyone who releases the tape.

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