‘Riverdale’ star Camila Mendes has revealed that she was sexually assaulted while she was in college.
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In an interview to the Women’s Health magazine, Mendes opened about a dark experience which she faced during her freshman year at the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, reports people.com.
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“I had a very, very bad experience. I was roofied by someone who sexually assaulted me,” she said.
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Without revealing much details about the incident, Camila said that she got a tattoo above her rib cage in cursive lettering that reads, “to build a home”. It “reminds her to strengthen both her sense of self and the environment around her”.
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Mendesalso spoke about the problems she faced due to her parent’s divorce.
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“I’ve always, always wanted nothing more than stability. Moving around throughout my whole childhood was a bit traumatic. You’re constantly saying goodbye to people, and you’re constantly being removed from your identity. When you start to feel like you’re connecting with a group of people, an environment, and a home — a physical home- it can be destabilising when you’re uprooted and taken somewhere else,” she added.
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