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BRITISH SINGER DUFFY RESURFACES WITH TALE OF BEING RAPED AND HELD
CAPTIVE
British singer Duffy, who had big hits with single Mercy in
2008 and her debut album Rockferry, did not say who had held her
captive or when.PHOTO: REUTERS
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LONDON (REUTERS) - British singer Duffy on Tuesday (Feb 25) explained
a long absence from the music scene by saying she had been "raped and
drugged and held captive," but gave no details about where or when the
incident took place.
Duffy, 35, who had big hits with single Mercy in 2008 and her debut
album Rockferry, wrote in an Instagram post that she was "ok and safe
now", but said it had taken her time to recover from the ordeal.
The Welsh soul singer won a Grammy in 2009 for Rockferry and three
Brit Awards, but largely removed herself from the limelight after the
release of her second, less successful, album in 2010.
She performed at an Edith Piaf tribute concert in New York in 2013 and
took a small movie role in the 2015 British crime film Legend, but has
rarely been seen or heard of since.
"Many of you wonder what happened to me, where did I disappear to and
why," she wrote. "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."
She did not say who had held her captive or when, but said she would
be posting an audio interview in the coming weeks in which she would
answer any questions.
"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
(sic)," she added.
Duffy's representatives from 2010 did not immediately return a request
for comment on Tuesday on the posting.
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.
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* MUSIC
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