‘I’m not OK’: Evan Rachel Wood opens up about being raped twice
Actress Evan Rachel Wood disclosed to Rolling Stone that she had suffered “physical, psychological (and) sexual” abuse in the past but didn't go into detail.
The 29-year-old posted a lengthy open letter on Twitter on Monday explaining what happened to her.
"Well, since everything is out in the open now, figured I would share the confession letter I wrote to @RollingStone in its entirety. #notOk," she said in her tweet.
Well, since everything is out in the open now, figured I would share the confession letter I wrote to @RollingStone in its entirety. #NotOk pic.twitter.com/0FSP1gsE36
— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) November 28, 2016
The actress wrote that she has been raped twice, once by a partner "and on a separate occasion, by the owner of a bar.”
Evan did not come forward at the time because she feared that she would be accused of saying it "for attention" and didn't want to make it a "sob story" about herself.
She had questioned whether one encounter was actually rape, and thought that others would say that it wasn't.
She didn't want to be blamed for the incidents and questioned whether anyone would believe her.
"I don’t believe we live in a time where people can stay silent any longer. I certainly can’t," she wrote.
The Westwood star also said that the rapes were contributing factors in her attempt to commit suicide
