In an interview, the pop queen revealed the shocking details of her first year living in New York. First they threatened her with a gun, and a few weeks later they dragged her to the roof and raped her. In addition, the singer’s apartment was robbed three times.
According to Madonna herself, after these incidents she lost her presence of mind and stopped believing in herself. “Sometimes I felt like a victim and sobbed in my tiny bedroom with a window overlooking the blank wall of the house on the other side of the street. I had already begun to wonder if it was all worth such trouble, “admits the superstar. But despite everything that happened, she was able to pull herself together and become one of the most famous, richest and most influential people in show business.
In the late 1980s, the American actor was involved in a car accident that killed two people. It happened in Ireland, where Matthew and his beloved Jennifer Gray were on vacation. The young people rented a car and set off for the mountains. Once in the oncoming lane, they collided with a car. A 63-year-old woman and her 28-year-old daughter, who were driving in another car, died of their injuries on the spot. Broderick escaped with minor injuries, while Gray’s face was disfigured. The actor was charged with reckless driving and fined $175. Matthew himself says that he does not remember anything from that unfortunate day: “I don’t even remember how I got up in the morning. I don’t remember making the bed. The first thing I remember was waking up in hospital with pain in my leg.’
Many believe that the accident occurred due to the fact that in Ireland cars move on the left side, and in America – on the right side. Most likely, the actor made a mistake and drove out of his lane.
The TV presenter’s childhood was not the most rosy. She was born into a family of a maid and a hairdresser. The girl spent the first six years of her life with her grandmother. The woman treated her granddaughter strictly: she beat Oprah with a stick for the slightest offense.
Later, the mother nevertheless decided to take her daughter with her, in the Milwaukee ghetto. Little Winfrey only got worse there. The girl was abused by her brothers, their friends and her own uncle. Oprah became pregnant at 13. The child died immediately after birth. Then the future star packed her things and ran to her dad. He helped my daughter recover from severe shock and get back on her feet.
In an interview with Prade magazine, the TV presenter said that in his youth he worked as a pimp in Paris. According to him, it was difficult to find a job after the war, so he accepted the offer of his girlfriend, a prostitute. Lipton ran a Paris brothel for a year. James explained that the term “pimp” has a slightly different meaning in France than it does in America. “French pimps didn’t use women. They represented them, i.e. they performed the functions of agents. And they did it pretty well,” the presenter said. He also added that no one condemned the prostitutes themselves, their activities were completely controlled by the state.
The actress’ parents were smugglers, transporting marijuana from Jamaica to the United States, as a result of which they were arrested. Soon the young people were released on bail pending trial. During this time, Layton’s mother managed to get pregnant. At the hearing, the men were sentenced to 10 years in prison. The girl spent her entire pregnancy in prison. At the time of the birth, she was transferred to a Texas hospital, where she remained for the next three months, caring for the newborn. But then the young mother had to return to prison.
Little Leighton was raised by her aunt, who was already raising the girl’s three-year-old brother. After 16 months, the mother of the future star was released early for good behavior and took the children with her. The problems with the parents did not end there. Already a sought-after actress, Mister constantly helped his mother, sending her large sums of money for her son’s treatment. But it turned out that the woman was spending the money not on the baby, but on herself, so Leighton had to pick up her brother. But despite these circumstances, the girl loves her family and believes that it is impossible to disown her parents and stigmatize them for their transgressions.
In one of the interviews, the Hollywood actress shared tragic memories from her childhood. Charlize said that her father regularly drank alcoholic beverages, after which he did not control his behavior. “Dad was a drunken alcoholic. He threatened me and my mother more than once. I lived in constant fear,” Theron admitted.
Once the father came home drunk, but already with a gun in his hands. The man tried to get into the room where the frightened wife and daughter were hiding, but he failed and opened fire. Charlize’s mother could not put herself and her daughter in danger, so she decided to use a gun. She pulled the trigger and shot her husband. At trial, the jury sided with the woman and completely acquitted her. According to Theron herself, she could not recover for a long time after the tragic event. The actress did not tell anyone what really happened to her father. For a long time, the star visited a psychotherapist to cope with anxiety.
In 2001, the Hollywood actress was caught stealing $5,000 worth of accessories and clothing from a New York fashion boutique. Winona was sentenced to three years probation, a $10,000 fine and community service. She was prescribed treatment for kleptomania. To make matters worse, an investigation revealed that Ryder had been taking narcotics without a prescription.
After the incident, the American star did not appear on the screens for several years. Now Winona says the scandal was overblown, but it allowed her to take a much-needed break from her job. “Finally I had the free time I needed so much. I went to live in San Francisco, I had other interests than cinema,” she admitted. The actress was able to return to the cinema only in 2006. She played the main role in the film “Darwin’s Prize”.
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