Famous Rape Survivors!

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The only single thing that keeps you alive is the spirit to fight back. Always be a survivor not a victim. Here's a list of famous people who survived rape. And fought against all the adverse situations.

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Rita Hayworth: She was allegedly raped by her father, who tutored and trained her as a dancer traveling the country when she was young.

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Oprah Winfrey: Talk show host Oprah Winfrey was raped by a relative when she was just 9 years old.

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In December 2014, Lady Gaga revealed to radio host Howard Stern that she had been allegedly raped by a record producer twenty years her senior when she was 19 years old. The pop star's single, Swine, is about the incident.

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Shia LaBeouf: In November 2014, Shia LaBeouf publicly claimed that he had been raped by a woman during his #IAMSORRY performance art project in February.

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Sandra Dee: She was allegedly raped by her stepfather.

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Tori Amos: In 1984, she was raped at age of 21. She also wrote the song "Me and Gun" about the incident.

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Maya Angelou: She was allegedly raped by her mother's boyfriend. Maya was only 8 years old at the time.

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Sid Vicious: He was allegedly raped when he was in Rikers Island jail, charged with the murder of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.

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Gabrielle Union: She was allegedly raped while she was working at a shoe store. And, she was 19 years old at the time.

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Mackenzie Phillips: She claims that she was allegedly raped by her father John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas. The incident occurred in 1978 when Mackenzie was 19 years old.

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