Brooke Baldwin

And at that time in 2001, there were no like, there was no texting there.

I had like a flip phone with maybe my parents, you know, phone number in it in Atlanta.

And there I was just sitting all by myself, this baby 21 year old, like I wasn't a baby, but equally like I was not a wise woman yet.

And these two men approached me at the bar and Jen like,

I remember they had a drink.

I remember I must have drunk it.

I am convinced there was something in the drink.

And then my memory is like, it went from the polo lounge to I remember sitting in the back of an SUV to then being at the Chateau Marmont.

And then suddenly I woke up

on the tile floor of my hotel bathroom with this man, half just doing a very quick check of did I, what did I, and I was so groggy.

And even in that moment, I was still like so Southern in that moment that like when he, I sort of hit him and eventually, please, will you leave?

You know, I should have kicked his ass off my balcony.

And then...

it wasn't i never even thought that was sexual assault because i was like i was young i was dumb i must have brought it on myself like that wasn't like i wasn't in a dark alleyway it was like at a fancy you know like i just

And it was, I don't know what happened.

I don't need to know.

All I know is something really horrible was done to me.

And all these years later, I've never spoken it out loud until you.

from women, but also men who have, you know, endured some sort of sexual assault in this.

I was just reading this one.