Sophie Ellis-Bextor claims she lost virginity to rape aged 17 by musician, 29

metro.co.uk:

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has said she lost her virginity to rape at 17 by a 29-year-old musician. The Murder On The Dancefloor singer, now 42, has spoken out for the first time on the harrowing incident in her memoir Spinning Plates, which is due for release next month.

Opening up on the ordeal, Sophie shared that she went back to the alleged attacker’s flat after meeting him at a gig.Recalling what happened next, an extract published in the Daily Mail read: ‘Jim and I started kissing and before I knew it we were on his bed and he took off my knickers. ‘I heard myself saying “No” and “I don’t want to”, but it didn’t make any difference. ‘He didn’t listen to me and he had sex with me and I felt so ashamed.