Brooke Shields revealed she was raped as a young Hollywood actress.
Brooke Shields, the subject of the documentary film"Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in Park City, Utah. – Photo: APPretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsThe former supermodel did not reveal the identity of her attacker, but said she met with the man – someone she already knew – soon after she graduated college, believing it was a work meeting to discuss casting her in a new movie.
After the incident, Shields recalled phoning her friend and security head Gavin de Becker, who told her:"That's rape."The revelation – which echoes #MeToo revelations by prominent and lesser-known Hollywood actresses in recent years – is one of several shocking moments in the film, which will be released on the Hulu streaming platform in two parts.
After experiencing global fame as a teenager, Shields attended university at Princeton, and initially struggled to find acting roles again after she graduated – leading to the meeting with her alleged rapist."My personal message is perseverance, and not allowing yourself to become a victim to a society or an industry," she told AFP ahead of the film's premiere at the festival in Utah.
The movie, which earned Shields a standing ovation at Sundance, also chronicles the media's later obsession with her virginity, her mother's alcoholism, and her first marriage to tennis star Andre Agassi.
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