Queen Latifah
One area of her life that she’s willing to open up about is her history with sexual abuse.
“He violated me,” she said of her alleged abuser. “I never told anybody; I just buried it as deeply as I could and kept people at an arm’s distance. I never really let a person get too close to me. I could have been married years ago, but I had a commitment issue.”
She says the passing of her brother gave her the courage to come forward.
“When I was 22, my brother died, and I knew that I couldn’t carry his death and that secret. I had to get it off my chest. My mother felt terrible. She was kind of a country girl, so she wasn’t up on how slick people could be. When I told my dad, he said nothing,” she continued.
With the help of a therapist, Latifah says she has come to terms with her traumatic past.
“I was a kid, and I had no power or control over the situation. I really wish I’d had the strength and the knowledge to say something sooner,” she told the mag. “Because I always wondered. Did he do that to someone else? But I accept that the time for action has come and gone" (Queen Latifah says she was sexually abused NP).
One area of her life that she’s willing to open up about is her history with sexual abuse.
“He violated me,” she said of her alleged abuser. “I never told anybody; I just buried it as deeply as I could and kept people at an arm’s distance. I never really let a person get too close to me. I could have been married years ago, but I had a commitment issue.”
She says the passing of her brother gave her the courage to come forward.
“When I was 22, my brother died, and I knew that I couldn’t carry his death and that secret. I had to get it off my chest. My mother felt terrible. She was kind of a country girl, so she wasn’t up on how slick people could be. When I told my dad, he said nothing,” she continued.
With the help of a therapist, Latifah says she has come to terms with her traumatic past.
“I was a kid, and I had no power or control over the situation. I really wish I’d had the strength and the knowledge to say something sooner,” she told the mag. “Because I always wondered. Did he do that to someone else? But I accept that the time for action has come and gone" (Queen Latifah says she was sexually abused NP).
Why Child Abuse?
A few years ago i met a girl who was sexually assaulted by her uncle.
Nobody believes her that it happened, not even the judge when she took it to court.
Child abuse is a growing problem.
Too many people are getting away with it.
It's about time we stand up and fight back.
A few years ago i met a girl who was sexually assaulted by her uncle.
Nobody believes her that it happened, not even the judge when she took it to court.
Child abuse is a growing problem.
Too many people are getting away with it.
It's about time we stand up and fight back.