Demi Moore reveals horrifying memory of sexual assault at 15
“She still did give him the access. And put me in harm’s way," Moore said of her mother's part in her being raped at 15. https://t.co/XIlCTItJmo
- HuffPost (@HuffPost) September 23, 2019
Demi Moore opened up about a horrifying memory from her past in her upcoming memoir, "Inside Out".
The actress reveals that as a teen, her alcoholic mother Virginia King began taking her to bars to get noticed by men.
One evening, when she was just 15, she came home to find an older man there with a key to the apartment.
She says her mother had orchestrated her to be raped for cash by the stranger.
After the man assaulted her, he asked: "How does it feel to be whored out for $500?"
When asked by Diane Sawyer if she felt she was "sold", she stated, "I think in my deep heart, no. I don't think it was a straight forward transaction but she still did give him the access and put me in harm's way."
She refers to the incident as a "devastating betrayal".
Moore didn't have it easy in Hollywood either.
Though she eventually made a name for herself as a high-profile actress, she recalls during the casting of 'A Few Good Men' opposite Tom Cruise, "The executive said if there wasn't going to be a sex scene, then, you know, why was I in it?"
The memoir goes on sale Tuesday.
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