Brooke Shields reveals that she was the victim of a sexual assault in a new documentary about her life that premiered Friday afternoon at the Sundance Film Festival.
By Lindsey Bahr, APBrooke Shields, right, the subject of the documentary film “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” poses with director Lana Wilson at the premiere of the film at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in Park City, Utah. to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams
It is just one of many revelations in “Pretty Baby,” a nuanced look at Shields’ life up until now including her rise to fame, her complicated relationship with her mother Teri Shields, who was an alcoholic, and how the media, from the entertainment industry to the journalists interviewing her, commodified her sexualization at a young age while shaming her at the same time. The film will be on Hulu later this year.
This image released by the Sundance Institute shows Brooke Shields appears in a scene from the documentary “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” by Lana Wilson, an official selection of the Premiers Program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. “I wasn’t certain at first because I had just come off another project about a celebrity,” Wilson said. “But I was curious at the same time.”
The Associated Press does not typically name victims of sexual assault, unless they come forward publicly.
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