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Denise Richards opened up about a painful moment in her life on the Season 3 premiere of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.
After The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum failed to jump from a boat onto a hovering helicopter on the first day in Wednesday’s episode, Directing Staff Billy Billingham and Jovon “Q” Quarles brought her in to talk about her poor performance and questioned why she signed up for the show. When Billingham pointed out that Denise “froze” during the challenge, she dropped some heartbreaking confessions. She responded:
“Yes, I’m completely overcome by certain fearful situations, and I want to learn how to stay calm and do something. Part of the reason I wanted to do this course is I’ve been in situations where I freeze and I can’t function, I can’t even speak to protect myself.”
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The Wild Things actress first recalled a terrifying incident when another driver shot at her and her husband, Aaron Phypers, while driving to a set in Los Angeles in November 2022:
“We were driving. He wanted to take me to set. He didn’t want me going alone, thank God, and we were physically shot at in his truck, and I sat on the floor and was just literally, I peed. I was so scared … I froze.”
So scary! Breaking down in tears, Denise then revealed that wasn’t the first time she “froze” in a horrifying situation. The first time it happened was when she was sexually assaulted as a teenager, she shared:
“The first time I ever experienced that I was 15 and I noticed a man following me. He came up from behind me, put his hand around my mouth, grabbed my vagina, and started dragging me, and I froze, like I couldn’t even scream for help.”
So awful.
Denise said she has only ever told her husband about what happened to her back then, adding:
“It’s so scary to have that situation, you know, that age and be so vulnerable. And I have three daughters, and I want them to be able to never go through that. And also, if something, God forbid, happen to be strong enough.”
Years later, the reality star noted that she doesn’t think she “addressed a lot” of the “traumatic situations” she has been through, expressing:
“And it’s very terrifying. I don’t know if I would be able to get over my past.”
Our hearts break for Denise. We’re so, so sorry she went through all this…
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If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence and would like to learn more about resources, consider checking out https://www.rainn.org/resources.
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