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Actress and soon-to-be-mom Halle Berry has opened up for the first time about her childhood trauma with an abusive father. She tells James Lipton on The Actor's Studio that while her father Jerome physically abused her mother and sister, he never touched her.
"The hard part for me was he never abused me. I was dealing with a lot of guilt because I saw my sister go through terrible beatings. I felt helpless and like a coward because I didn't do anything and couldn't do anything.
I spent many of the early years of my life trying to make sense of all that and recover and find my self-esteem."
Halle Berry is a beautiful and talented woman who has always seemed a bit unlucky in love. That damaged self esteem at the hands of a rotten father may have something to do with that. Berry is now paired with Gabriel Aubry and expecting her first child. I hope that this time, she really has found happiness.
"The hard part for me was he never abused me. I was dealing with a lot of guilt because I saw my sister go through terrible beatings. I felt helpless and like a coward because I didn't do anything and couldn't do anything.
I spent many of the early years of my life trying to make sense of all that and recover and find my self-esteem."
Halle Berry is a beautiful and talented woman who has always seemed a bit unlucky in love. That damaged self esteem at the hands of a rotten father may have something to do with that. Berry is now paired with Gabriel Aubry and expecting her first child. I hope that this time, she really has found happiness.
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10-31-2007 @ 10:40PM
nate said...oooh thisis a ugly motherfucker
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12-06-2007 @ 1:02PM
Claudia said...Spare me. Do you people realize how many celebrities have these stories of abuse, poverty, violence? It's just amazing how these stories recycle from one celebrity to another, especially female celebs. I realize there is a lot of violence and abuse in some families, but do you seriously believe these violent and abused family members become celebrities? This is a shameless spinning of self pity and self promotion. Who cares? Do these celebs think this boosts their popularity? I bet you couldn't find a lot of people who knew these celebs growing up, and could verify these tales of whoa. Halle Berry is so attention starved. How could she have a mother and sister living in the same home violently abused, but not her? Was she invisible? Give me a break. Ay yi yi yi yi
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12-06-2007 @ 1:22PM
Judith said...I doubt that Hallee Berry craves more attention, she gets plenty, and she's always seemed like a genuinely nice person. My own mother witnessed abuse in her household yet she didn't get it directly, so I know this can happen. In Mom's case, she was her father's "favorite", she looked like his deceased mother, also the youngest. So don't jump to conclusions! Hallee, you look fabulous, pregnancy agrees with you, and don't listen to those who put you down for your candor. Good luck with your baby, and with the VERY HOT Gabriel!
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