One day, I would suffer a punishment, and the next, my family would have a lovely day at the beach and I would tell myself, Maybe it's not so bad. I know they were doing what they thought was right to discipline their kids. But at the same time, my parents hurt me, which told me they hated me. My dad always told me I could be anything I wanted to be. I knew my mom and dad loved me, and I loved them too. We would have to bend over the bed, sometimes with our pants down, arms outstretched, and get spanked - with a ruler in our younger years and later with a paddle that my parents bought when they thought the ruler wasn't strong enough. The punishments were painful and ritualistic. My parents believed in strict 'discipline,' as they called it - I would call it abuse. We weren't even supposed to kiss until we got married. We could never watch anything like Harry Potter because it had witches in it. My sisters and I rarely got to watch TV, mainly just old episodes of Little House on the Prairie. My mom homeschooled my two sisters and me. My dad was a nondenominational Christian pastor. I grew up in an extremely religious and conservative family in Georgia, mostly in the small city of Monroe, near Atlanta. When I was a kid, my candor got me in a lot of trouble, and I learned to stay quiet, to keep my feelings to myself. I'm telling my story now because I think it's time to talk about the truth. They had no idea that I had actually been sexually assaulted by someone I knew in real life.įor you to understand what happened to me and my reaction to it - burying the assault deep down inside - first you need to know a few things about my life.

My castmates thought I had done a great job playing the part. Then when the cameras were rolling on an intense scene - a fight with an unsupportive friend after the assault - I broke down, sobbing uncontrollably. I memorized my lines and rehearsed the scenes. I welcomed the story line, thinking it was important for viewers. The event was further marked by designer Stacey Bendet receiving a Mayoral Proclamation by the City of New York from Eric Adams, deeming June 15 as Alice + Olivia Day.ĭiscovee Alice + Olivia’s dinner at New York Fashion Week in the gallery.When I was on 90210 a few years ago, the character I played, Naomi, was raped by someone she knew. The occasion’s star-studded guest list also featured Nicky Hilton, Busy Phillips, Ariana DeBose, Ella Emhoff, Lea Michele, AnnaLynne McCord and more. The event included performances by DJ Kiss and Gracie Abrams, as well as numerous photo activations, a Polaroid station and customizable hoodies. And lo and behold, I would play a character who got to do prom - and do it fabulously!”Īlice + Olivia celebrated its 20th anniversary with an “A + O Prom”-themed party on The Close East Lawn in New York City. “My memories of going to prom were really exciting because I was in my 20’s, and I’d been so mad that I got jipped out of prom being homeschooled. “I was very, very popular, and I won prom queen - on 90210! I actually was homeschooled, so the first prom I ever went to was that,” shared McCord. The actress took a moment to reflect on her favorite prom memories as well at the prom-themed event.

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