Brooke Shields details why she revealed rape 30 years later: ‘It’s a miracle that I survived’
foxnews.comMore than three decades later, Brooke Shields is opening up about being sexually assaulted and explains why she’s ready to share her story. "It’s taken me this long to process it… I was never ready prior.
I had to process it in my own way and on my own terms," Shields said during an interview with People magazine. "Everybody processes their own trauma on a different timeline… it just felt like the right time now." Shields, 57, said the unwanted sexual encounter took place in her 20s after she met with an unnamed Hollywood professional to discuss a film opportunity.
She detailed the experience in her new documentary, "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields." "I thought I was getting a movie, a job," Shields explained.
After having dinner with the Hollywood executive, he invited her to make a call for a cab from his hotel room where the sexual assault happened. "I didn't fight… I just froze," Shields remarked. "The Blue Lagoon" actress reflected on the uncomfortable encounter and noted she blamed herself after the assault. "I kept saying, 'I shouldn't have done that.
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