Pamela Anderson reveals sexual abuse: 'I just wanted off this earth'

[steve2470]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/18/showbiz/pamela-anderson-sex-abuse/

(CNN) -- Actress Pamela Anderson revealed Friday that she suffered sexual abuse throughout her childhood, starting at age 6 when she was molested by a babysitter.

The former "Baywatch" star talked about it in remarks at the launch of her animal rights charity -- The Pamela Anderson Foundation -- at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

"I feel now might be the time to reveal some of my most painful memories," she said, according to the transcript posted on her online blog.

Although she had "loving parents" while growing up in British Columbia, Canada, Anderson said she "did not have an easy childhood."

[factsarenotfair]

1. The extent of her abuse is shocking. n/t

[steve2470]

2. any other comments ?

I'm glad she came forward. She's very brave.

[Skidmore]

3. Yes. She prayed to the whales,

and I prayed to the wind to take me away when it blew through the trees.