Brooke Shields Says Hollywood Executive Sexually Assaulted Her Decades Ago

Brooke Shields is opening up for the primary time about being sexually assaulted in her 20s.

Talking to Folks for an interview printed Wednesday, the actor recalled an early level in her profession when she dined with an influential Hollywood government, who then invited Shields to name a taxi from his lodge room and assaulted her there.

“I assumed I used to be getting a film, a job,” she informed the outlet, with out elaborating additional on the character of the assault or naming the person.

On the time, Shields was already a former youngster star who had been prodded about her sexuality for years, which allowed her to “disassociate” from the expertise.

“You simply go away your physique. ‘You’re not there. It didn’t occur,’” the 57-year-old informed Folks, including that she additionally used accountable herself.

“I stored saying, ‘I shouldn’t have carried out that. Why did I'm going up with him? I shouldn’t have had that drink at dinner.’”

“I assumed I used to be getting a film, a job,” Brooke Shields stated of a gathering with a Hollywood government who sexually assaulted her.

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Shields stated she had apprehensive about going public since no one was “believing these tales again then.” The actor added that she was on the “lowest level” of her profession when the assault occurred and feared she would “by no means work once more” if she spoke up.

“It’s taken me a very long time to course of it,” stated Shields, who additionally recounts the incident in a brand new documentary sequence premiering April 3 on Hulu.

“I’m extra indignant now than I used to be capable of be then. In the event you’re afraid, you’re rightfully so. They're scary conditions. They don’t should be violent to be scary.”

In recent times, Shields has mirrored on being oversexualized by the media after changing into a Calvin Klein mannequin at 15. Journalist Barbara Walters famously requested the teenage star about her measurements in a 1981 interview that Shields later described as “virtually legal.”

However Shields solid forward, curated a decadeslong profession and began a household. In 2021, she launched Starting Is Now, a wellness model for ladies over 40.

“I need to be an advocate for ladies to have the ability to communicate their reality,” Shields informed Folks.

Need assistance? Go to RAINN’s Nationwide Sexual Assault On-line Hotline or the Nationwide Sexual Violence Useful resource Middle’s web site.