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24.03.2023 - 02:01 / etcanada.com
Sheryl Lee Ralph is opening up about a painful chapter from her past.
While dropping by the “Way Up With Angela Yee” podcast, the “Abbott Elementary” actress revealed she was once assaulted by a “famous TV judge” in the past while working.
“I’m at a very public place,” she recalled. “I was suited. I had my suit on. I was handling my business for the television show I was on at that time. He and I were on the same network.”
She then described her unnamed assailant who “grabbed” her by the back of her neck and “rammed his nasty-a– tongue down [her] throat.”
“And everybody at the network saw it,” she claimed.
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Ralph was prepared to report the incident, even enlisting the help of former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, but alleged the people at the network urged her to keep quiet to avoid “bad press”.
“Somebody on the network tapped me on the shoulder saying, ‘Please don’t,’” she said. “They did not want any bad press around their show and did not care what had just happened to me.”
She claimed the witnesses tried to convince her the incident wasn’t “that bad” and to keep her new show in mind.
“That’s the kind of stuff that happens,” she said. “That’s what makes it hard for women to speak up about these things.”
The 66-year-old did neveal their identity, but did clear Greg Mathis.
“I love him. He’s a great man,” she praised. “Not him at all. He’s a great man. This was another one.”
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Years later, the actress said she was coming out with her story to encourage other women in the industry to speak up.
“Speak up, tell your truth, do not
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Sheryl Lee Ralph, veteran actress and now “Abbott Elementary” star, says a “famous TV judge” assaulted her.Ralph opened up about the alleged incident on Monday during an appearance on radio personality Angela Yee’s “The Way Up With Angela Yee” podcast. “I’m at a very public place,” Ralph said. “I was suited. I had my suit on.
Sheryl Lee Ralph is claiming that she was sexually assaulted by a «famous TV judge.» The Abbott Elementary actress recalled the alleged incident during an appearance on the podcast on Monday.«I'm at a very public place. I was suited. I had my suit on.
Speaking her truth. Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph revealed that she was allegedly sexually assaulted by a “famous TV judge” in the past.
Sheryl Lee Ralph opened up about being a victim of sexual assault.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Sheryl Lee Ralph has alleged she was sexually assaulted by a “famous TV judge” at a business event years ago, claiming network executives witnessed the attack, but asked her to stay silent to avoid “bad press.” “I’m at a very public place. I was suited. I had my suit on. I was handling my business for the television show I was on at that time. He and I were on the same network,” Ralph said, recalling the alleged incident. “This man walked in, grabbed me by the back of my neck, turned me around and rammed his nasty ass tongue down my throat,” Ralph said. “And everybody at the network saw it.”
Sheryl Lee Ralph made the shocking revelation that she was sexually assaulted by a “famous TV judge” at a work event — and claimed network executives who witnessed it years ago asked her not to report the attack because it would be “bad press.”“This man walked in, grabbed me by the back of my neck, turned me around and rammed his nasty ass tongue down my throat,” the 66-year-old said on Monday’s “Way Up With Angela Yee” podcast episode. “And everybody at the network saw it.”The “Abbott Elementary” star did not disclose when it happened or the “famous” TV judge’s name, but confirmed that it was not Judge Greg Mathis, calling him “a great man.”“I’m at a very public place.
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