London
(ANI):
Rapper-turned-actress
Queen
Latifah
has
for
the
first
time
revealed
that
she
was
a
victim
of
sexual
abuse
as
a
child.
The
beauty
said
that
a
teenage
babysitter
preyed
upon
her,
adding
that
the
incident
left
her
unable
to
form
relationships
as
an
adult,
reports
The
Sun.
Latifah,
39,
told
Essence
magazine:
"He
violated
me.
I
never
told
anybody.
I
just
buried
it
as
deeply
as
I
could
and
kept
people
at
an
arms
length.
I
never
really
let
a
person
get
too
close
to
me.
I
could
have
been
married
years
ago,
but
I
had
a
commitment
issue."
The
39-year-old"s
work
in
music,
film
and
television
has
earned
her
a
Golden
Globe
award,
two
Screen
Actors
Guild
Awards,
two
Image
Awards,
a
Grammy
Award,
six
additional
Grammy
nominations,
an
Emmy
Award
nomination
and
an
Academy
Award
nomination.
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