Princewill Pius
In Rose McGowan’s 2018 memoir Brave, she writes of being 19 years old in an abusive relationship with a man 20 years her senior, whom she left after meeting music executive Brett Cantor. According to an excerpt published in Cosmopolitan, Cantor proved to be her savior, finding McGowan a place to stay so she could escape that relationship. However, as their own romance blossomed, tragedy struck.
McGowan was on her way back to Los Angeles following a road trip to Seattle, and, at one point, called Cantor’s number and found herself speaking with someone from the LAPD, who delivered terrible news: Cantor had been murdered. Per Variety, the 25-year-old was found dead of multiple stab wounds inside his home. Writing that Cantor would “always have a piece of [her] heart,” McGowan noted in her memoir, “The case is still unsolved, but I have been trying for years to remedy that.”
In The Big Issue, McGowan recalled falling into a “deep depression” afterward and fearing the prospect of becoming homeless again. “I was standing on a street corner crying and a woman came up to me and asked me if I wanted to be an actress,” McGowan wrote. Crunching the numbers, she figured accepting the role would mean she’d have enough money to get her own apartment: “So I took my first acting job.”
Written by: Nicki
