Oprah Winfrey is reflecting on the sexual abuse that she experienced at the hands of an older cousin as part of a new AppleTV+ series.
The TV icon recounts her memories of the experience during the inaugural episode of “The Me You Can’t See”. RELATED: Oprah Defends Prince Harry & Meghan Markle: ‘Privacy Doesn’t Mean Silence’ “At nine and 10 and 11 and 12 years old, I was raped by my 19-year-old cousin,” shared the 67-year-old star. “I didn’t know what rape was.
I certainly wasn’t aware of the word. I had no idea what sex was, I had no idea where babies came from, I didn’t even know what was happening to me.” Winfrey said the experience taught her that a “girl child ain’t safe in a world full of men.” RELATED: Prince Harry Says Meghan
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