Thursday, June 11, 2009

Rapper Queen Latifah Says she was sexually abused

Queen Latifah, who now appears to be ok with being openly gay, has admitted that she was sexually abused as a child.  Here is the AP report:

 

Queen Latifah has revealed a traumatic chapter of her personal life: The singer-actress was sexually abused as a child.

In the latest issue of Essence magazine, Latifah says the abuse occurred over a period of time, and at the hands of a teenager charged with watching her.

"He violated me," says Latifah. "I never told anybody; I just buried it as deeply as I could and kept people at an arm's distance."

Click to read

No comments: