But in an interview with Essence magazine, the rapper/actress opens up about being a victim of sexual abuse during her childhood.
According to Latifah, the abuse occurred over a period of time at the hands the hands of a teenager charged with watching her.
"He violated me," the entertainer said in the latest issue of the magazine. "I never told anybody; I just buried it as deeply as I could and kept people at an arm's distance. I never really let a person get too close to me. I could have been married years ago, but I had a commitment issue."
Despite the drama, Latifah chose to remain quiet about the abuse.
It wasn’t until the death of her brother when she was 22-years-old that she decided to tell her parents about what happened.
“I knew that I couldn't carry his death and that secret," Latifah shared. "I had to get it off my chest. My mother felt terrible. She was kind of a country girl, so she wasn't up on how slick people could be. When I told my dad, he said nothing."
With her father’s response, Latifah admitted it was scary as she told Essence that "he's a man of action."
Years later, the rapper, who blamed herself for the sexual abuse, has finally come to terms with her ordeal after speaking with her therapist.
"I was a kid, and I had no power or control over the situation. I really wish I'd had the strength and the knowledge to say something sooner, because I always wondered, Did he do that to someone else? But I accept that the time for action has come and gone," said Latifah, who is moving forward after being at peace with her traumatic past.
This -ish makes me 38 HOTT!!! I hate when people abuse children. Their children and should be protected not attacked by people they think they can trust. I'm glad Queen is coming to terms with the issue. QL is a BOSS and commands any projects she's involved in.
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