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Following Sunday night’s Oscars actress Jamie King has shared her own story about being a survivor of sexual abuse.
At the Academy Awards Lady Gaga gave a moving performance of the song “Til’ it Happens to You,” which is about her own experience of being raped and was used in the film The Hunting Ground. She was joined onstage by other survivors of sexual assault which made a very powerful statement about about the topic.
Jaime King was one of many celebrities who was moved by the performance, and following the show bravely shared her own story about her own history or sexual abuse. Jaime took to Instagram and Twitter to thank Lady Gaga for opening the conversation.
“Thank you @ladygaga – I finally felt a true healing from years of abuse as a minor in the industry. Time to be brave.”
Thank you @ladygaga – I finally felt a true healing from years of abuse as a minor in the industry. Time to be brave https://t.co/PwEXY4Xtyb
— Jaime King (@Jaime_King) February 29, 2016
Jaime posted a photo of herself as a teenager and expressed that she was only 12 years old when she first experienced sexual abuse. It sounds like the actress was given a healing moment by the performance and wanted to do her own part to keep the dialogue about sexul abuse wide open. She continued on to say:
“It’s a night of celebration, of change, of not being ashamed of your race, creed color, situation, circumstances and environment, or past. Now I am free, somewhat. Thank you for the switch that went off inside finally when I realized my silence said I cannot help nor change and that is not who I am. I love you all very much for creating a safe space. The time is now. I was about 14 here, it started at 12. Peace Be Still.”
