Recently, American actor Melissa Benoist uploaded a 14-minute selfie video on the Internet, in which she told everyone about the domestic violence she had experienced.
Benoist called herself a survivor of domestic violence, or IPV/partner violence. She didn't think about telling these things before recording the video. In the video of
, Benoist did not mention the other party’s name, only that the domestic abuser was younger than her. She commented that this man is charming, humorous, and calculating and sinister.
, because she just ended a relationship, met this man and did not immediately fall into the relationship. The two became friends first, and they developed into a couple after getting along and dating. She described the relationship at that time as a "train out of control".
Benoist said that the man often appears jealous, not only checking her mobile phone and other devices, but also not allowing her to shoot intimate kissing scenes with actors. Benoist rejected many scripts in order to respect her boyfriend. Also alienated a lot of friendship.
In addition to emotional violence, Benoist also said that when the two were in love for five months, the man threw a glass of milkshake on her face. For many reasons, she chose to be patient. After
, Benoist experienced being pressed down and slapped continuously, was beaten out of breath, walked across the sidewalk with his hair pulled, hit his head, twisted his skin, and hit the wall to dry the board The wall cracked, the throat was pinched" and other violent acts.
Every time the violence ended, the man would throw her into the bathtub and leave, and then come back to apologize to her. Benoist said that he knew he would not change. But I still hope that through my own efforts, I can make some changes to my boyfriend.
domestic violence continued to appear in the process of getting along with the two, the most serious one was when the man threw an iPhone on her face, not only the nose was broken, but the eyeballs were almost torn. Her face is like Squirt (Little Turtle), but she still lied in the enquiry afterwards.
Benoist said that these bad experiences have affected her outlook on life, and hope to use her own experience to give Everyone has some inspiration and help.
