Entertainment- Ben McKenzie joked that he's a bad dad because he's letting his 7-year-old watch "The OC."
- "I am not good at parenting," McKenzie wrote on Twitter Wednesday in reference to the news.
Ben McKenzie, who starred as Ryan Atwood in the early-2000s drama "The OC," joked that he's a bad dad because he's rewatching the steamy series with his 7-year-old daughter.
"I am not good at parenting," McKenzie wrote on Twitter Wednesday, with a link to an Entertainment Weekly article that reveals the rewatch.
—Ben McKenzie (@ben_mckenzie) May 10, 2023
McKenzie appeared on the final episode of the "Welcome to the OC, Bitches," podcast, hosted by "The OC" costars Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke, this week and reflected on the show, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
"I haven't been working in the last couple years because I've been doing this stupid book thing, and so they think that their mom is cool because she's in movies, but they're not aware of my work," McKenzie said of his kids.
"So I let Frances watch 'The OC' at 7 years old... bad idea, bad idea. She, of course, loves it, like absolutely loves it," McKenzie said.
"I had to cut it off after two episodes because I was like, 'Oh my god, I forgot about the smoking,'" he added. "I remembered the drinking. And there's cocaine."
He added that Frances really wants to keep watching and that it's "adorable and really weird to watch it with your daughter."