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I live with that regret, and I wouldnt want that for any other parent, she added.
If someone in your life has the courage to speak out, yo believe them.
He convinced me … and then he tries to do it again another time, and then another time.
Ellen said she didnt want to tell Betty out of fear of ruin[ing] her happiness.
When she eventually did, her stepfathercalled her a liar, and Betty reportedly sided with him.
I should never have protected [my mother],Ellen added.
She alsospoke withToday Shows Savannah Guthrieabout the experience in 2018.
I like men, she explained, but there are so many men that get away with so much.
It is just time for us to have a voice.
Its time for us to have power.
