Brooke Shields revealed that she was sexually abused in her 20s. The former child actress and supermodel, now 57, spoke about her accident for the first time in her two-part documentary. Pretty BabyBrooke Shieldswhich premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, January 20. Although she did not identify the man she said raped her, she did detail the circumstances of the attack and explain how she met with him to discuss possible acting work. shortly after graduating from Princeton University in 1987. “This is the first time I’ve talked about what happened,” Brooke said in the film.
The attack took place after dinner, as he was on his way to his hotel room to call a taxi Washington Post. While in the room, the man disappeared into a bathroom, reappeared naked, and was attacked. “I haven’t fought that much. I just froze,” Brooke recalled in the documentary. “I thought my one ‘no’ should have sufficed.”
During the attack, she said she “disengaged” from her body, a mechanism she said she learned by doing nude scenes for her roles in the 1980s. blue Lagoon and 1981 Endless Love, for exit. “Next thing I know, the door is open and the person says, ‘See you.’ I just said “Yes” and walked out and took the elevator and got my cab. I cried all the way to my friend’s apartment,” Brooke said in the film.
She said she later confided in a friend, a security expert. Gavin de Beckerabout the accident. He immediately told her, “This is rape.”
In the filing, the star admitted that she has never publicly confronted her attacker, but did write him a letter. “I said, ‘It was a huge bottom that just blew up. How dare you? I’m better than that. I’m better than you,” Brooke explained, per Today. “That’s how I handle things. I wanted to erase everything from my mind and body and just continue on the path I was on. The system never came to my aid. So I had to get stronger on my own.”
In what appears to be a short break from the documentary, Brooke revealed that she’s finally found a positive path. “This is the first time in nearly 56 years that I fully accept my identity,” she said.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted and need help, call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected to a qualified employee of a sexual assault service provider in your area.
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