Halle Berry Came From A Home Of Domestic Violence…
Halle Berry is opening up about the domestic violence she witnessed as a child!
“My mother was a battered woman and that was my childhood for a good chunk of it,” the star says in an interview with NBC’s Natalie Morales for an NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams segment airing Thursday.
Coming from a family full of domestic abuse encouraged Berry to get involved with Jenesse Center, an L.A.-based shelter that provides support for domestic violence victims and teaches them self-sufficiency.
“I care, I really care about these women and children,” says Berry, who visits the center on Thursday’s episode.
To show her extreme loyalty to the Jenesse Center, the famous actress has spent the last ten years leading fundraising campaigns and creating partnerships with companies to raise awareness about the center. She also makes time to meet with victims one-on-one to share experiences and cope with getting past them.
“Early on in my life, I made choices, and I chose men that were abusive because that was what I knew growing up,” she said four years ago, when she was honored by the Jenesse Center for her humanitarian work.
After countless therapy sessions, Berry learned what to do in the case that a relationship turn violent and hopes to pass the knowledge on to other victims of domestic violence.
Though she admits, “I’m not the girl that has the best relationships,” she’s found a good man in her baby daddy, Gabriel Aubrey.
It’s always great to see beautiful and strong women speaking out about their past in order to help younger girls in similar situations that they onced experienced!