Ricky Martin Looks Back at THAT Barbara Walters Interview 21 Years Later: 'I Felt Violated'

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Ricky Martin Looks Back at THAT Barbara Walters Interview 21 Years Later: 'I Felt Violated'
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'There's a little PTSD with that' (via toofab)

"When she dropped the question, I felt violated because I was just not ready to come out," he said."I was very afraid. There's a little PTSD with that."

A decade later, Martin came out publicly, but still wonders what he could have done differently with Walters.

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