According to Latifah, she never told anyone about the abuse. Instead, she "buried" the secret and "kept people at an arm's distance."
The 39-year-old entertainer, whose new album "Persona" arrives in July, says the abuse affected her relationships.
She eventually told her parents, and has gone through therapy to come to terms with what happened.
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