Helen Mirren reveals to GQ mag that she was date-raped more than once and has tried different illegal drugs, loving 'coke' more than the rest.
The Oscar-winning actress makes a revelation in the October issue of the British magazine saying, "I was, yes. A couple of times," as she recalled her experiences being raped as a youth in London.
"Not with excessive violence, or being hit, but rather being locked in a room and made to have sex against my will," Mirren added.
And while Mirren defended a woman's right to say "no" at any point, she's not always in favor of reporting such attacks.
Helen Mirren also tells GQ that a raped woman has no advantage when reporting such circumstances because "its a tricky area", particularly the rapes involving no violence. She also believes Mike Tyson is not a rapist.
Meanwhile, the 63-year-old actress also admits taking illegal drugs, including LSD and marijuana, when she was a teenager, but says she hasn't touched coke in more than 20 years.
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"I loved coke. I never did a lot, just a little bit at parties. Dope always made me feel miserable and paranoid and unhappy. And I woke up one day and thought, 'No more of that, thank you.'"
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It can be shocking to think that this veteran actress known for 'The Queen' and 'Elizabeth I' was a badass when she was young. She just looks so angelic.