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Gabrielle Union Defends Rihanna’s “Man Down” Video
With the controversy surrounding Rihanna’s latest video, ‘Man Down’, with scenes of rape and murder, actress Gabrielle Union shared her thoughts on the video.
With the controversy surrounding Rihanna’s latest video Man Down, with scenes of r@pe and murder, actress Gabrielle Union shared her thoughts on the video.
The video hits home for Union, was who r@ped while working at a shoe store at the age of 19.
“When I was 19 years old, I was raped. I was working at a shoe store in California, and the store was robbed. The person robbing the store ended up putting a gun to my head and raping me. As he was raping me, I felt as though I was floating over myself, thinking, ‘This isn’t happening.’ I blanked out and had an out-of-body experience, like I was hovering above seeing this horrible thing happen to someone else…not me. I was fortunate enough to go the UCLA rape crisis center after this horrific ordeal. It gave me my life back. My dignity and self-esteem were gone and they helped me find them again.
I am not a rape victim, but I understand the “creativity” behind Rihanna’s video.
However, I do not condone violence in any way, form or fashion.
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