World renowned media mogul and 2nd richest black women, according to Forbes, Oprah Winfrey, opened up on how she was raped at age 9 by her cousin, family member and further talks about how she lose her baby at 14 years of age.
The 61 years old media mogul and ex-former talk show host Oprah Winfrey, shared about her painful past when she still young in an exclusive interview with Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, according to news.com.au.
Winfrey says that she gave birth as a teen to her son, who died in the hospital weeks later and she further revealed the name she chose for the premature baby boy she lost when she was just 14 years old.
“I did an interview with a reporter before I came to Australia and she said you should name the baby son who died,” “So I have named him, I had a little boy named Canaan,” I did have a son. And I named him Canaan because Canaan means new land, new life.”
Winfrey spoke movingly about the sexual abuse she suffered as a young girl, which resulted in the pregnancy.
“I was raped at 9 years old by a cousin, then again by another family member, and another family member,”
Winfrey reportedly said, adding that she tried to hide her pregnancy at 14 because she felt so much “pain and shame.”
“I took to my bed and cried for three days. I felt devastated. Wounded. Betrayed. How could this person do this to me.I imagined that every person on the street was going to point their finger at me and scream, ‘Pregnant at 14, you wicked girl … expelled!’ “