Mena Suvari Explains Why She Didn't Tell 'American Pie' Cast About Her Abuse (Exclusive)

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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMena Suvari became a certified Hollywood star with her breakout work in “American Beauty” and “American Pie.”But as glamorous as her life may have appeared, Suvari was keeping a lot of secrets. Dark secrets.Now, she’s telling them all in her new memoir, “The Great Peace.”Suvari was raped when she was just 12 years old by a friend of one her brothers.

Mena Suvari has a new perspective when it comes to a specific memory of working with Kevin Spacey on the 1999 critically acclaimed film . ET's Lauren Zima spoke with the 42-year-old actress about her memoir, , and Suvari reflected on a strange encounter with the actor while they were filming.Suvari plays Angela in the film, the best friend of Spacey's character Lester's daughter, whom he becomes obsessed with.

NEW YORK -- Mena Suvari wants to explain her reasoning for writing about Kevin Spacey on the set of their 1999 film “American Beauty" in her new book “The Great Peace" (Hachette).Spacey won an Oscar for his role in the film as Lester Burnham, a suburban husband and father in the midst of a midlife crisis, who becomes fixated on his daughter’s best friend, Angela, played by Suvari.On the day of filming a scene where Lester and Angela lie on a sofa together, Suvari writes that at set, Spacey took

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Mena Suvari is sharing some intimate details about her past struggle with drug addiction and the party lifestyle she fell into as a young Hollywood actress.  The actress is best known for her award-winning role in "American Beauty" as a teenage cheerleader who becomes the object of a middle-aged man’s affection, played by Kevin Spacey.

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Mena Suvari is revealing even more details about her past.

Sharing her story. Mena Suvari is best known for her roles in American Pie and American Beauty — but now, she’s sharing the extremely difficult struggles she faced through the years. In her new book, The Great Peace, the 42-year-old actress revealed that she was raped by her older brother’s friend when she was 12. After that, everything changed.

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Mena Suvari spoke about being sexually abused as a 12-year-old and her struggle with drugs in a candid new interview with “Good Morning America”.

Mena Suvari is looking back at her time filming the Oscar-winning movie American Beauty and she’s opening up about the “weird and unusual” encounter she had with lead actor Kevin Spacey.

Mena Suvari went through a lifetime of scary s**t before becoming the breakout star of 1999’s memorable film American Beauty. Now, the 42-year-old actress is speaking out — through

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Mena Suvari revealed an odd moment she had with actor Kevin Spacey on the set of the 1999 movie "American Beauty."  The actress, 42, appeared alongside the 61-year-old actor in the Oscar-winning hit film more than a decade ago.