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."
The 39-year-old entertainer, whose new album "Persona" arrives in July, says the abuse affected her relationships.
She eventually told her parents, and has gone through therapy to come to terms with what happened.
SOURCE: Access Atlanta
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I believe God can help. And she can call a woman in Roanoke, Va who went through something similar. Her name is Pam Jackson from the Abundance Grace Ministry. Phone #540-343-7832. Thorns and thistles shall we receive all the days of our lives, but God can wipe away all tears. It is not easy to move from this act of violence, but in Christ all things are made new.