‘OITNB’ Star Lea DeLaria Recalls Being Rushed To Hospital After Being ‘Majorly Gay-Bashed’ At 24

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Lea DeLaria is opening up about being the victim of a horrific hate crime, which resulted in her being rushed to hospital. The “Orange Is the New Black” actress told Page Six that she was “majorly, majorly gay-bashed” in San Francisco at age 24. “My nose was broken, chipped an eye socket, had several cracked ribs,” she shared in the candid interview. “I’ve been verbally abused more times than you can mention in my life, and that still goes on.

There’s always someone who’s going to call me a fat guy.” RELATED: Laverne Cox Nearly Quit Acting Before Landing ‘Orange Is The New Black’ Role: ‘It Changed Everything’ DeLaria, who plays Carrie “Big Boo” Black on “OITNB”, added that while the harassment has eased in recent years due to her role on