All articles tagged with #abuse
A BuzzFeed Community post gathers 23 women’s accounts of how their partners changed after becoming moms, revealing a spectrum from supportive, hands-on involvement to withdrawal or abuse; the stories highlight how the postpartum period can intensify relationship dynamics, with some women finding strength through shared parenting and others leaving abusive or unsupportive partners.
Duffy will tell her on-camera account of being abducted, held captive, and raped in a Hulu Original documentary for Disney+, produced by Rare TV. The project marks her first on-camera retelling, six years after she first spoke publicly about the ordeal in notes from 2020, and will trace her life from Welsh upbringing to Rockferry-era fame, using archival footage and interviews while featuring her first new songs since 2020.
A New York–based report details years of alleged abuse at Noma, drawing on accounts from dozens of former employees about brutal conditions and leadership under chef René Redzepi. Redzepi issued an apology and said the environment has since changed, but observers say such brutality is a pervasive issue in high-end kitchens. Meanwhile Noma is previewing a three-and-a-half‑month Los Angeles residency priced at about $1,500 per ticket, underscoring how prestige can persist amid serious scrutiny.
Christina Applegate’s memoir You With the Sad Eyes weaves decades of personal journals into a revealing account of a troubled Laurel Canyon childhood (absent father, chaotic home, sexual abuse by a caregiver) alongside her 2021 MS diagnosis. The book balances stark truth with humor, recounting relationships, fame, and the joy of her daughter Sadie, and previews a new MS-focused platform while she describes the emotional weight of reading the chapters aloud for the audio version.
The piece profiles Billy Preston, the keyboard virtuoso who electrified the 1971 Bangladesh benefit at Madison Square Garden and later scored solo hits, while revealing the private pain behind his public joy—his sexuality, childhood abuse, and years of addiction—set against a backdrop of gospel roots and legendary collaborations, as a new documentary aims to honor his genius amid his life’s silences and tragedy.
Guardian reporting reveals Steam’s moderation struggles to curb hate, harassment, and bigoted reviews on store pages and forums, with curators fueling culture-war campaigns against LGBTQ+ and marginalized creators; developers face repeated abuse and limited recourse as Valve remains largely unresponsive, leaving many feeling trapped by Steam’s dominant market position.
BuzzFeed curates 25 Reddit-submitted posts detailing toxic, abusive, and controlling parenting, ranging from verbal and physical harm to threats and neglect, with several accounts involving police or court actions, family estrangement, and trauma acknowledgments.
Guy Gilboa-Dalal, abducted from the Nova festival in 2023 and held in Gaza for more than two years, says he was sexually abused by a Hamas captor in tunnels and threatened with death if he spoke; the account underscores the brutal dangers hostages faced even during cease-fires.
In a new memoir and first interview, Reshona Landfair—formerly known as Shorty from 4 the Cause and the girl in the infamous R. Kelly tape—recounts a 25-year pattern of grooming, manipulation, and abuse by the singer, including being forced into hiding, enduring violence, and being pressured not to testify. She Testified in 2022 under a Jane Doe at Kelly’s Chicago trial and describes the long-lasting impacts of stigma and betrayal by family and institutions. Now in her 40s, Landfair has rebuilt her life in Chicago, founded Project Refine to mentor young women, and uses her story to heal and help others, shedding the shame by reclaiming her real name as she steps into freedom.
Fatima Bhutto discusses her forthcoming memoir The Hour of the Wolf, in which she recounts a secret, decade-long abusive relationship she once equated with love. She explains how she kept it hidden, left in 2021, and used the experience to heal while continuing her journalism, Gaza advocacy, and public life, all set against the Bhutto family’s political legacy.
On Club Shay Shay, Kevin Gates says he could have cured his father of AIDS, citing his father’s influence on his health focus, and also discusses childhood abuse and how he’s worked to break generational curses.
A Church of England tribunals president ruled that Archbishop Stephen Cottrell had no power to remove or suspend priest David Tudor despite decades of safeguarding concerns; Tudor was later banned from ministry, and victims say the decision signals insufficient accountability within church leadership.
Paris Hilton testified on Capitol Hill in support of the bipartisan DEFIANCE Act, describing the 2004 release of a private sex tape without her consent as abuse rather than a scandal and highlighting the lack of protections at the time; the bill would empower victims to sue creators and distributors of AI-generated explicit content. Hilton spoke about lasting trauma from the incident and announced her forthcoming documentary Infinite Icon: A Visual Memoir, underscoring the need to protect women from similar harm online.
A Norfolk man, Rodney Johnston, was sentenced to life in prison for coercing a woman into having sex with over 100 men over three decades, involving threats, filming, and exploitation, with police uncovering extensive evidence including 30,000 images and videos. The court recognized the severe and lifelong impact on the victim, emphasizing the disturbing nature of the abuse and Johnston's continued danger.
A woman recounts her traumatic childhood spent on a sailboat with neglect and danger, highlighting her struggle for education and eventual escape through perseverance, leading to a successful academic and professional life, and her efforts to redefine her relationship with her parents.