Who would have thought that the 29 stars from our list in their youth survived simply incredible suffering, the echoes of which persecute them so far?
Hollywood stars often cause envy: they are so beautiful, successful, rich. In all the photographs, they look happy and contented. However, behind wide smiles are often concealed depression, fear and pain.
Tim Roth
Tim Roth admitted that in his childhood his own grandfather had outraged him. Earlier, this grandfather raped his own son - the father of Tim Roth.
"He was a fucking rapist. But no one had a language. Nobody knew what to do…"
Tim Roth expressed his feelings in the film "The zone of military operations, where there are scenes of violence by the father of his young daughter.
Pamela Anderson
The life story of Pamela Anderson is a shock. When she was little, her parents were too busy at work and could not pay much attention to her, but it would have to ... At 6, Pamela was harassed by her own nurse. And in 12 a girl was raped by her brother's 25-year-old friend. And this is not the end. After 3 years, Pamela became a victim of group rape. Five friends of her boyfriend scolded her. After that the girl wanted to disappear from the face of the earth. Only the love of animals helped her to live on.
"I vowed to protect them and only them. They became my only real friends until I had children "
Tyler Perry
The childhood of media tycoon Tyler Perry is a continuous series of nightmares. On the Oprah Winfrey show, with tears in his eyes, he told about the hell he had to endure. From an early age, his father brutally beat him - so cruelly that the boy even wanted to commit suicide. In addition, as a child, Tyler was subjected to sexual harassment and violence. When he was only 5 years old, he was molested by a neighbor. Later there were sexual bullying by the worker of the church and the mother of his friend.
Madonna
In 1978, 20-year-old Madonna went to conquer New York. The city met her unfriendly: the girl was robbed several times and even visited at gunpoint. But the most terrible thing happened when a man, threatening with a knife, dragged her to the roof of the house and raped her there.
Gabriel Union
In her youth, the actress worked as a saleswoman in a shoe store. One day a robber broke into the store, who beat her with a rifle butt and raped her. Later, he went to jail for 33 years, and Gabrielle became an activist of the movement of victims of sexual violence.
Queen Latifah
As a child, Queen Latifah was raped by a guy who looked after her during the absence of her parents. The girl did not tell anyone about this, but what happened had a negative impact on her entire life. The singer admits that she does not trust people and can not build a normal relationship with a man. She is 46 years old, she was never married and has no children.
Tori Amos
The singer was sexually assaulted at the age of 21, at the very beginning of her career. Above her outraged one of her fans. The girl for a long time did not tell anyone about this incident, but eventually wrote about him a painful song Me and a Gun.
Oprah Winfrey
The childhood of Oprah Winfrey was a nightmare. She grew up in a socially unfortunate environment, surrounded by people who do not respect moral norms very much. Since the age of 9, the girl has been subjected to violence by her cousin, uncle and their friends. At the age of 14 (!) She gave birth to a child who soon died.
Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd admitted that in her youth she experienced incest, violence and numerous sexual harassment. Ashley's mother was too busy with her career and did not notice what was happening to her daughter. But one of the rapists Ashley was their close relative, whose name the actress did not name. To cope with the prolonged depression caused by the nightmarish events of her youth, the actress had to undergo a course of psychotherapy.
Teri Hatcher
As a child, Teri became a victim of the pedophile Richard Stone, who was married for a while to her aunt. Teri had not told anyone about the rapes she had been subjected to for a long time. And only in 2002, when one of Stone's victims, a 14-year-old girl, committed suicide after his bullying, Teri publicly described the traumatic events of her childhood. This recognition helped to put the pedophile behind bars.
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson admitted that he was raped at the age of 7 by a stranger. An elderly man grabbed the boy while he was walking. Mike did not tell anyone about this incident before the age of 48.
Tom Arnold
In the movie "Night Gardens" Tom Arnold played the role of child molesters, but few know that as a child he himself became a victim of a pedophile. From the age of 4, the famous actor was sexually assaulted by a neighbor, with whom the father left his boy.
Rita Hayworth
Despite the glossiness, the life of the legendary actress was tragic. In her youth she was raped by her own father, with whom she performed in nightclubs. This left a sad imprint on her entire future. Rita was married five times, but no man could make her happy. She tried to drown her heartache in alcohol.
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe told a terrible story about how she was raped at the age of 8, when she lived in a foster family. However, her biographers are skeptical about this story, considering it an invention of an actress.
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale spent her childhood and youth in Tunisia. There, a 19-year-old girl was raped. She was terribly worried about this incident and was thinking about suicide. But then fate intervened: the girl happened to be at a local beauty contest, where she was recognized as the most beautiful Italian of Tunisia. As a prize, she received an invitation to the Venice Film Festival, where she received an offer to appear in a movie. And as a result of rape her son was born.
Ann Hech
As a child, the actress was raped by his own father, who, by the way, was a Baptist priest. This caused Anne a severe trauma, from which she tried to get rid of the most radical methods:
"I drank. I smoked. I took drugs ... I did everything to drive out shame from my life "
Ozzy Osbourne
As a child, the legendary singer was a timid boy and could not stand up for himself. He was repeatedly raped by two hooligans from their school. Subsequently, Ozzy had to recover from the therapist.
Lady Gaga
At age 19, Lady Gaga was abused by a music producer. A few years later, she expressed her experiences in the song Till It Happens To You. The singer admitted that what had happened changed her life.
Missy Elliott
During the year Missy Elliot was subjected to violence by her cousin. None of the adults knew about this. The girl was 8 years old, she did not understand the essence of what was happening, although she guessed that something was wrong. After 30 years she told about her experiences:
"Memories of rape ... it does not go away ... I remember everything as if it were yesterday"
Carlos Santana
The singer said that at the age of 10 to 12 years was subjected to regular violence by an adult male. It was disgusting, and years later, at the insistence of his wife, Carlos had to turn to a psychotherapist.
Fran Drescher
In 1985, criminals broke into the house of the actress. They robbed her and raped her before her husband's eyes. This event very traumatized Fran.
Sid Vishes
The legendary punk musician Sid Vishes was sexually assaulted in a prison cell, where he fell after the murder of his girlfriend Nancy Spengen.
Axl Rose
The leader of the legendary group tells just horrible stories about his childhood. His stepfather was incredibly cruel to him and constantly beat him up. But this is not the worst thing: before a singer was sexually abused by his own father. This incident for a long time fell from his memory and surfaced only during the course of psychotherapy. After such a difficult childhood, the singer had problems with drugs and alcohol, and all relationships with women ended in failure.
Evan Rachel Wood
The actress from the series "World of the Wild West" and the former girl Merlin Manson said that she was raped twice. In her tweet, the actress wrote that she was abused by a former boyfriend and a certain bar owner.
Rose McGowan
Most recently, the star of the series "Charmed" admitted that many years ago she was raped by a famous Hollywood producer. The actress called on women who were victims of violence not to be silent.
Fantasy Barrino
A famous soul singer at the age of 14 was raped by a classmate. She told her mother everything, and the rapist was punished. But after a terrible event the girl could not return to school and dropped out of school.
Mary J. Blige
Hip-hop diva was sexually assaulted at 5 years old. Her mother worked very hard and left children under the supervision of random people. One of them also outraged the baby. Later, the singer tried to escape from these terrible memories with the help of alcohol and drugs.
Shaya Labaf
Scandalously famous actor was raped by his fan. During the performance "I'm sorry" he sat alone, in a pavilion, with a package on his head. The meaning was that every visitor could do with the actor whatever he wanted, and he had no right to resist. And then one of the fans first began to beat Shayu in the legs, and then ripped off his clothes and raped him. After finishing her depraved actions, the girl ran away. However, many fans of Shaya are suspicious of this story, believing that he invented everything.
Billy Holiday
The legendary Billy Holiday was brought up by a single mother and grew up in a socially unfavorable environment. At the age of 12 she was raped by a neighbor.