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Somy Ali, actress and former girlfriend of superstar Salman Khan, says she was sexually abused and raped as a minor.
In an empowering Instagram note to the victims, Somy on Monday wrote: “As a survivor of sexual abuse at the age of five and rape at 14, I would like to salute all those that have spoken up and plan on doing so. I know it is very difficult to do it because I have been there and it took me many years to be able to talk about it.”
Hailing from Pakistan, Somy had first opened up about her sexual harassment in 2015 in her autobiography. At that time, she clarified the rumours of her abusive relationship with Salman, saying he simply poured a drink all over the table in frustration since he was angry at her for trying alcohol for the first time.
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Somy entered the film industry in the early 1990s, but left a few years later for Florida, where she founded her NGO, No More Tears.