Brooke Shields opened up about being sexually assaulted at age 20 in a new interview with People to talk about his upcoming documentary. The 57-year-old actress revealed that she was afraid people wouldn’t believe her at the time, so she didn’t reveal her experience of hers until the new documentary. Brooke ShieldsPretty Babywhich will be released on Hulu on April 3rd. “Doing the documentary, you see it all together, and it’s a miracle that he survived,” she told the agency.
Brooke said that over time she was able to process what happened and find the strength to talk about it, after worrying that “no one [was] will believe” in it at that time. “People didn’t buy these stories back then. I thought I’d never work again,” he said. “I’m angrier now than then. If you’re scared, you’re right. These are scary situations. They don’t have to be violent to be scary.”
the blue lake The actress said she was “at the nadir of her career” and had just finished school at Princeton. She said she had dinner with an executive thinking she’d gotten “a movie, a job” when she invited her to her hotel room to call a cab and, in her room, she claimed to have attacked. Brooke said she “didn’t fight” and “just froze.” She later revealed that she “disassociated”.
Brooke revealed she wants to share her story now to help others who may have had similar experiences. “Everyone processes their trauma on a different timeline. I want to advocate so women can tell the truth,” she told the magazine.
Brooke’s experience of sexual abuse was first reported when the documentary aired at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Reports on the screening said Brooke did not name her attacker and has never confronted him publicly.
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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