Kristin Chenoweth is opening up about her expertise with home abuse.
On Saturday, Might 18, the Broadway actress, 55, shared a submit on X (previously Twitter) reflecting on the recently-released video of Sean “Diddy” Combs, during which he will be seen bodily assaulting his then-girlfriend, singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura.
“Actually I’ve my causes for the Sean Combs video bothering me a lot,” Chenoweth wrote. “The primary factor I have to do is pray for him. For actual.”
When a commenter replied to Chenoweth’s submit stating that she ought to pray for “victims” and never “evil abusers,” the actress opened up about her personal expertise with violence in a relationship for the primary time.
“By no means wished to return out with it, however right here we go,” she started. “A number of years in the past I used to be severely abused. It took me remedy and prayer to grasp I deserved higher.”
“I used to be deeply injured bodily and spiritually,” she continued. “The one factor I knew to do once I acquired out was pray. Pray for myself. Pray for him as he grew up abused. So. There y’all go.”
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“It was the bottom I’ve been in my life,” she wrote, sharing a number of extra posts. “I have to admit I haven’t forgiven but. It is past me. God helps me by way of that half.”
“A sufferer has to deal with it nevertheless [she/he/they] must and is greatest for them,” Chenoweth continued, including that by sharing her expertise, “possibly it helped somebody.”
Chenoweth is at the moment married to singer Josh Bryant. The pair wed on Sept. 2, 2023, in Texas.
The actress’ social media posts come after CNN launched 2016 surveillance video footage on Friday, Might 17, of Diddy, 54, grabbing, shoving and kicking his former girlfriend.
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The video exhibits Ventura leaving a resort room and strolling towards an elevator earlier than Combs follows her, grabs her by the neck and throws her to the bottom. He can then be seen kicking her after which dragging her towards the course of the resort room. Combs then walks away, earlier than sitting down in a chair and throwing an object at her.
Combs’ actions depicted within the video match allegations that Ventura, 37, made in a now-settled lawsuit filed in November.
Ventura’s lawyer Douglas H. Wigdor informed PEOPLE in an announcement that the “gut-wrenching video has solely additional confirmed the disturbing and predatory conduct of Mr. Combs.”
“Phrases can’t specific the braveness and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has proven in coming ahead to deliver this to mild,” Wigdor added.
If you’re experiencing home violence, name the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is accessible 24/7 in additional than 170 languages.
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