Actress Maia Campbell has had a rough couple of years but it seems that things are looking up for the former child star..

Maia seems to have regrouped and was recently spotted in a California mall rocking a shirt embroidered with the word ?Hope?, happy and healthy with her young daughter by her side.

Campbell, the daughter of late novelist Bebe Moore Campbell and former co-star of the television series ?In The House,? became an internet sensation after she was caught on tape by an LA rapper who claimed she asked for crack cocaine in lieu of payment for appearing in his music video.

After the video went viral, it was soon revealed that the actress was suffering from mental illness in addition to her drug use.

[READ: The Sad Truth About Maia Campbell]

Maia has been speaking out lately and she stopped for a moment to discuss her new projects.

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