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And then she kept, you know, saying that I have to make a decision and like badgering me about, you have to make all these decisions. And then she gives you two days. And so it's like, You know, making major decisions about speaking out about your rape and your abuse and your trauma, like, those are major decisions.

And then she kept, you know, saying that I have to make a decision and like badgering me about, you have to make all these decisions. And then she gives you two days. And so it's like, You know, making major decisions about speaking out about your rape and your abuse and your trauma, like, those are major decisions.

You shouldn't be making them in a span of, like, immediately or two days, you know?

You shouldn't be making them in a span of, like, immediately or two days, you know?

Well, I'll think about it, and as soon as I think about it, I'll let you know.

Well, I'll think about it, and as soon as I think about it, I'll let you know.

He abused me mentally, emotionally, and sexually.

He abused me mentally, emotionally, and sexually.

So it was very scary for me. It was very, like, she steered me into that direction, and then it just felt like the whole time it was basically her guiding me to do it. And, you know, I would have never thought of doing such a thing myself.

So it was very scary for me. It was very, like, she steered me into that direction, and then it just felt like the whole time it was basically her guiding me to do it. And, you know, I would have never thought of doing such a thing myself.

So I said to Gloria, I do not want my trauma or any parts of it to be exploited, to be used to endlessly re-traumatize me in some documentary for people's entertainment against my consent. And I wrote to her in an email, I feel very strongly about this.

So I said to Gloria, I do not want my trauma or any parts of it to be exploited, to be used to endlessly re-traumatize me in some documentary for people's entertainment against my consent. And I wrote to her in an email, I feel very strongly about this.

I was devastated. My family was devastated. My parents. It was shocking to me because she knew how much against the making of the docuseries I was. And I was very outspoken about that on my social media and to her. And so she was very aware that I was against it, that it was traumatizing for me, that I did not want it to be made.

I was devastated. My family was devastated. My parents. It was shocking to me because she knew how much against the making of the docuseries I was. And I was very outspoken about that on my social media and to her. And so she was very aware that I was against it, that it was traumatizing for me, that I did not want it to be made.

And so for her to then, behind my back, go and participate in it, while, in my opinion, very deliberately not telling me that she was doing this. How did that change your relationship with Gloria Allred? It just completely destroyed it. It didn't change it. It ended it. I was like, I'm done with her.

And so for her to then, behind my back, go and participate in it, while, in my opinion, very deliberately not telling me that she was doing this. How did that change your relationship with Gloria Allred? It just completely destroyed it. It didn't change it. It ended it. I was like, I'm done with her.

Now, I never refer people to her. And if somebody tells me that they're looking for a lawyer, I give them other recommendations. I never refer her to them because I know what she's like. So I cannot risk putting someone else through something like that.

Now, I never refer people to her. And if somebody tells me that they're looking for a lawyer, I give them other recommendations. I never refer her to them because I know what she's like. So I cannot risk putting someone else through something like that.

I was speaking out about my rape and a lot of people were recommending that I get a lawyer. And a lot of those people were recommending Gloria specifically because, you know, she's known as this like feminist icon that like helps victims and protects victims and fights for victims' rights. So she has a reputation.

I was speaking out about my rape and a lot of people were recommending that I get a lawyer. And a lot of those people were recommending Gloria specifically because, you know, she's known as this like feminist icon that like helps victims and protects victims and fights for victims' rights. So she has a reputation.

And so Gloria telling me to not talk, and she actually had me take down the screenshots from my Instagram of the messages that went viral, which felt very silencing because I had just finally started finding my voice. So it was not good. It was very strange.

And so Gloria telling me to not talk, and she actually had me take down the screenshots from my Instagram of the messages that went viral, which felt very silencing because I had just finally started finding my voice. So it was not good. It was very strange.

And then she kept, you know, saying that I have to make a decision and like badgering me about, you have to make all these decisions. And then she gives you two days. And so it's like, You know, making major decisions about speaking out about your rape and your abuse and your trauma, like, those are major decisions.

You shouldn't be making them in a span of, like, immediately or two days, you know?

Well, I'll think about it, and as soon as I think about it, I'll let you know.

He abused me mentally, emotionally, and sexually.

So it was very scary for me. It was very, like, she steered me into that direction, and then it just felt like the whole time it was basically her guiding me to do it. And, you know, I would have never thought of doing such a thing myself.

So I said to Gloria, I do not want my trauma or any parts of it to be exploited, to be used to endlessly re-traumatize me in some documentary for people's entertainment against my consent. And I wrote to her in an email, I feel very strongly about this.

I was devastated. My family was devastated. My parents. It was shocking to me because she knew how much against the making of the docuseries I was. And I was very outspoken about that on my social media and to her. And so she was very aware that I was against it, that it was traumatizing for me, that I did not want it to be made.

And so for her to then, behind my back, go and participate in it, while, in my opinion, very deliberately not telling me that she was doing this. How did that change your relationship with Gloria Allred? It just completely destroyed it. It didn't change it. It ended it. I was like, I'm done with her.

Now, I never refer people to her. And if somebody tells me that they're looking for a lawyer, I give them other recommendations. I never refer her to them because I know what she's like. So I cannot risk putting someone else through something like that.

I was speaking out about my rape and a lot of people were recommending that I get a lawyer. And a lot of those people were recommending Gloria specifically because, you know, she's known as this like feminist icon that like helps victims and protects victims and fights for victims' rights. So she has a reputation.

And so Gloria telling me to not talk, and she actually had me take down the screenshots from my Instagram of the messages that went viral, which felt very silencing because I had just finally started finding my voice. So it was not good. It was very strange.