Brooke Shields’ youthful daughter, Grier, recalled studying about her mom’s sexual assault for the primary time when she watched the actress’s 2023 documentary “Pretty Baby.”
The 2-part sequence took an all-encompassing take a look at Shields’ profession and detailed the extreme media scrutiny and sexual objectification she confronted because the star of the controversial motion pictures “Pretty Baby” and “The Blue Lagoon.”
In “Pretty Baby,” which premiered February 2023 on the Sundance Movie Pageant, Shields, 59, revealed for the primary time she had been raped in her 20s by an unnamed business skilled.
Grier lately joined her mom and her sister Rowan, 21, for an interview with Individuals journal, wherein she remembered her shock over the revelation.
“I was learning about things the same time that the world was and I just took it more deeply and personally,” Grier stated. “I couldn’t even get through it.”
Brooke Shields’ youthful daughter, Grier, came upon about her mom’s sexual assault whereas she was watching the actress’s documentary “Pretty Baby.” (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Photos)
Shields, who shares her two daughters along with her husband Chris Hency, defined that Rowan knew in regards to the assault, however Grier was unaware.
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“I didn’t prepare her,” the mannequin admitted. “It was a miscommunication. I had explained it was an exploration of sexualization of women in my industry but I was naively thinking that because we had such a solid, healthy, fairly normal existence and I’m not completely damaged that she would say, ‘Wow you’ve come through a lot but look where we are today.’”
The 2-time Golden Globe Award nominee stated she regretted not discussing her expertise with Grier beforehand upon seeing her daughter’s response.
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Shields stated she has “learned a lot by listening” to Grier and Rowan. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Photos for iHeartRadio)
“I advised her ‘however there’s a cheerful ending’ and she or he stated, ‘I will never be okay with thinking something bad happened to you,'” Shields recalled.
“She ended up missing the happy part,” the actress continued. “She felt helpless, and just as a mom, we make mistakes and sometimes we make assumptions.”
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“To see the documentary or to see your parents as a public figure that other people have opinions on is just an odd situation,” Shields acknowledged.
“Part of being a mom is learning from your kids,” she said. “I’ve realized loads by listening to them.”
The actress shares Rowan and Grier along with her husband, Chris Henchy. (Mike Coppola/Getty Photos for WarnerMedia)
“Pretty Baby” was launched in April 2023 on Hulu. In a March 2023 interview with Individuals journal, Shields opened up about being sexually assaulted and defined why she was prepared to share her story after greater than three a long time.
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“It’s taken me this long to process it… I was never ready prior. I had to process it in my own way and on my own terms,” Shields stated.
“Everybody processes their own trauma on a different timeline… it just felt like the right time now.”
