Brooke Shields Shares Sexual Assault Story, Blamed Herself

Brooke Shields says she was sexually assaulted in her 20s — one thing she says she blamed herself for on the time … and will probably be mentioned additional in her new doc.

The Nineteen Eighties icon opened as much as People Mag forward of her new Hulu undertaking, ‘Fairly Child,’ which drops subsequent month. After having already teased the actual fact she was assaulted in her youth, she describes it right here for the primary time … and says it went down throughout her school years.

Shields says she was a current Princeton grad and went out to dinner with an unnamed Hollywood exec, whom she thought was going to land her a brand new appearing gig … this after her profession had considerably flatlined. Unclear the place/when this occurred — she does not say.

Shields says he invited her again to his resort afterward so she might make a name — and she or he went with him. As soon as there, she claims he sexually assaulted her … however does not go into a lot element. All she says is she did not combat again — and felt responsible afterward.

Shields says of her ideas on the time … “I saved saying, ‘I should not have carried out that. Why did I’m going up with him? I should not have had that drink at dinner.”

She went on to explain her response like this … “It was very easy to disassociate as a result of by then it was outdated hat,” she recollects. “And since it was a fight-or-flight sort of selection. Struggle was not an choice, so that you simply depart your physique. ‘You are not there. It did not occur.”

We received Brooke earlier this week on digicam, and she or he talked to us concerning the new doc as nicely … getting emotional about it, and telling us simply how onerous her life had been.