'Supergirl' star Melissa Benoist has been hailed a real-life 'hero' after opening up about her alleged experience of domestic violence
"Supergirl" star Melissa Benoist has been hailed a real-life"hero" after opening up about her alleged experience of domestic violence.
The 31-year-old US actress, who plays Kara Danvers -- aka Supergirl -- on the CW television network show, posted an emotional 14-minute Instagram video Wednesday night captioned"Life Isn't Always What It Seems." She did not name the partner who allegedly abused her, but described him as"a magnanimous person" who"could be charming, funny, manipulative devious.
In her message to her 3.8 million Instagram followers, Benoist recalled the first assault, during which she said her partner threw a smoothie at her face.Read More"I was more worried about the furniture than I was about the fact that I had just been abused," she said.Benoist continued to detail her harrowing experience at the hands of her alleged abuser, saying he would check her devices and police her outfits.
— Sarah Schechter November 28, 2019 Benoist says things reached breaking point when she says he threw an iPhone at her face, breaking her nose and almost rupturing her eyeball.After lying to doctors and police about the nature of the injury, she finally walked away from the toxic relationship, she said."Breaking that cycle was the most rewarding, empowering choice I've ever made for myself. I feel an enduring strength," she said.
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