NEW YORK (AP) - June 10, 2009 In the latest issue of Essence magazine, /*Latifah*/ says the abuse
occurred over a period of time, and at the hands of a teenager
charged with watching her.
"He violated me," says Latifah. "I never told anybody; I just
buried it as deeply as I could and kept people at an arm's
distance."
The 39-year-old entertainer, whose new album "Persona" arrives
in July, says the abuse affected her relationships.
She eventually told her parents, and has gone through therapy to
come to terms with what happened.
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