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Armed Fan Seizes Ashley Johnson at Growing Pains Taping

7/14/2026

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Security arrested a fan who seized Ashley Johnson with a gun during a “Growing Pains” taping.
Despite a written threat warning that someone would bring a weapon, the fan entered the lot.
Johnson said the studio lacked metal detectors and allowed cast members to walk feet from the audience.
Johnson later voiced Ellie in “The Last of Us” games and won two BAFTA Games Awards.

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Johnson Describes Assault

An assailant attacked six- or seven-year-old Ashley Johnson on a studio lot and fled with a wardrobe shoe.
A written threat had warned that a gun-wielding individual would come onto the set to murder cast members.
Johnson recounted the episode on her “Weird Kids” podcast, co-hosted with voice-actor Taliesin Jaffe.
She noted the cast’s trailers were old camper-style units rather than today’s luxury trailers.

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Security arrested a fan who seized Ashley Johnson with a gun during a “Growing Pains” taping.
Despite a written threat warning that someone would bring a weapon, the fan entered the lot.
Johnson said the studio lacked metal detectors and allowed cast members to walk feet from the audience.
Johnson later voiced Ellie in “The Last of Us” games and won two BAFTA Games Awards.

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