Brooke Shields started out as a child model and acted at the age of 12. Gradually, she continued her modeling career while she acted in several films. Since then, she has been a part of a lot of successful films and television shows like ‘Suddenly Susan’ and ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.’
However, things have not been easy for her. Recently, the 57-year-old revealed one of her horrific experiences when she was in her 20s. A Hollywood executive assaulted her after a dinner meeting. So let’s find out in detail what Sheilds said about her bad experience in Hollywood.
Brooke Shields Was Assaulted By A Hollywood Producer
Actress Brooke Shield started her career as a child model and later became an actress. In her long and successful career, she has appeared in a number of films and television shows.
In an interview with People magazine, the 57-year-old actress talked about the time she was sexually assaulted by a Hollywood executive in her 20s. Her latest documentary ‘Pretty Baby‘ created headlines at the Sundance Film Festival because of the same revelation.
“It’s taken me a long time to process it,” she said. “I’m more angry now than I was able to be then. If you’re afraid, you’re rightfully so. They are scary situations. They don’t have to be violent to be scary.”
In case you missed: Dragging My Kids: Cardi B Quits Twitter After Strong Social Media Backlash For Not Going To Grammys
Shields Kept Silent As She Thought No One Would Believe Her
For more than 30 years, the ‘Suddenly Susan‘ actress did not talk about the assault because she thought “no one is going to believe me.” She added, “People weren’t believing those stories back then. I thought I would never work again.”
The actress said the horrific incident happened after a dinner meeting with the executive, calling it the “lowest point of my career.” “I thought I was getting a movie, a job,” she said.
After the meeting, Shields was called back to the producer’s hotel room where she was assaulted by him. “I didn’t fight. I just froze,” she said. Afterward, the actress kept blaming herself for that incident. In her two-part documentary, Shields talks about her early Hollywood days and stint as a child model.
You might also like to read: Enough Is Enough: Britney Spears Refutes Reports About Intervention
