Brooke Shields Recalls Blaming Herself After Suffering Sexual Assault 30 Years Ago

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Brooke Shields' life, but this incident is one she's addressing on her own terms. In her upcoming documentary, , the supermodel and actress shares she was sexually assaulted in her twenties by a Hollywood executive, according to and other reports. «No one is going to believe me,» she thought, per. «People weren't believing those stories back then.

I thought I would never work again.»The assault took place during what Shields called the «lowest point» of her career following her Princeton University graduation. «I thought I was getting a movie, a job,» she said of the dinner she had with the unnamed executive.

However, he assaulted her in his hotel room, where he had invited Shields to call for a cab. The now-57-year-old star recalled freezing in the moment and blaming herself afterward. «I kept saying, 'I shouldn't have done that.

Why did I go up with him? I shouldn't have had that drink at dinner,'» she said, per . Shields explained she disassociated from the incident. «Fight was not an option, so you just leave your body,» she said. "'You're not there.