Her father was also involved in a drug operation, reportedly smuggling more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana from Jamaica into the U.S.
This future star and TV icon spent her first few months in a halfway house before being cared for by her grandmother. Growing up, she navigated a chaotic world—moving between apartments, attending school, and learning from an early age that life often demanded resilience far beyond her years.
“I look back now and I see it in a nice light. It wasn’t uncomplicated, but I played outside, I went to the beach. There were happy, fun times,” she later reflected about her unusual childhood during an interview with Net-a-porter.
During the first time of her life, the future actress was cared for by her paternal grandparents. Later, she has emphasized that her parents provided her with a normal upbringing, despite their criminal history.
