Singer Duffy Reveals She was Raped, Drugged And Held Captive

YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I THOUGHT ABOUT WRITING THIS. THE WAY I WOULD WRITE IT, HOW I WOULD FEEL THEREAFTER.

WELL NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHY NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME, AND WHAT IT IS THAT FEELS EXCITING AND LIBERATING FOR ME TO TALK. I CANNOT EXPLAIN IT.

MANY OF YOU WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO ME, WHERE DID I DISAPPEAR TO AND WHY.

A JOURNALIST CONTACTED ME, HE FOUND A WAY TO REACH ME AND I TOLD HIM EVERYTHING THIS PAST SUMMER. HE WAS KIND AND IT FELT SO AMAZING TO FINALLY SPEAK.

THE TRUTH IS, AND PLEASE TRUST ME I AM OK AND SAFE NOW, I WAS RAPED AND DRUGGED AND HELD CAPTIVE OVER SOME DAYS. OF COURSE I SURVIVED. THE RECOVERY TOOK TIME. THERE’S NO LIGHT WAY TO SAY IT. BUT I CAN TELL YOU IN THE LAST DECADE, THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DAYS I COMMITTED TO WANTING TO FEEL THE SUNSHINE IN MY HEART AGAIN, THE SUN DOES NOW SHINE.

YOU WONDER WHY I DID NOT CHOOSE TO USE MY VOICE TO EXPRESS MY PAIN? I DID NOT WANT TO SHOW THE WORLD THE SADNESS IN MY EYES. I ASKED MYSELF, HOW CAN I SING FROM THE HEART IF IT IS BROKEN? AND SLOWLY IT UNBROKE.

IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS I WILL BE POSTING A SPOKEN INTERVIEW. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER THEM, IN THE SPOKEN INTERVIEW, IF I CAN.

I HAVE A SACRED LOVE AND SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR YOUR KINDNESS OVER THE YEARS. YOU HAVE BEEN FRIENDS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT X DUFFY

PLEASE RESPECT THIS IS A GENTLE MOVE FOR ME TO MAKE, FOR MYSELF, AND I DO NOT WANT ANY INTRUSION TO MY FAMILY. PLEASE SUPPORT ME TO MAKE THIS A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.