Duffy diz que foi “violada, drogada e sequestrada”

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A cantora galesa Duffy, autora da música de sucesso Mercy, partilhou uma publicação na sua página oficial de Instagram em que afirma ter sido “violada, drogada e sequestrada”.

A artista estava desaparecida desde 2011, altura em que lançou o seu último álbum Endlessly.

Na publicação, Duffy explicou: “um jornalista contactou-me, conseguiu de alguma forma chegar a mim. Contei-lhe tudo no passado verão. Ele foi amável e soube muito bem ter finalmente falado”.

A intérprete refere ainda que não quis falar antes porque não quis “mostrar ao mundo a tristeza”. “Perguntei-me como poderia cantar a partir do coração se ele está partido. E ele reconstruiu-se lentamente”.

“Posso dizer-vos que, durante a última década, as centenas e centenas de dias, estive focada em voltar a querer sentir o brilho do sol no meu coração, o sol já brilha”, explicou a cantora de 35 anos.

Duffy pediu ainda respeito por aquilo que está a passar e anunciou que vai publicar em breve uma entrevista onde explica tudo o que aconteceu.

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You can only imagine the amount of times I thought about writing this. The way I would write it, how I would feel thereafter. Well, not entirely sure why now is the right time, and what it is that feels exciting and liberating for me to talk. I cannot explain it. Many of you wonder what happened to me, where did I disappear to and why. A journalist contacted me, he found a way to reach me and I told him everything this past summer. He was kind and it felt so amazing to finally speak. The truth is, and please trust me I am ok and safe now, I was raped and drugged and held captive over some days. Of course I survived. The recovery took time. There’s no light way to say it. But I can tell you in the last decade, the thousands and thousands of days I committed to wanting to feel the sunshine in my heart again, the sun does now shine. You wonder why I did not choose to use my voice to express my pain? I did not want to show the world the sadness in my eyes. I asked myself, how can I sing from the heart if it is broken? And slowly it unbroke. In the following weeks I will be posting a spoken interview. If you have any questions I would like to answer them, in the spoken interview, if I can. I have a sacred love and sincere appreciation for your kindness over the years. You have been friends. I want to thank you for that x Duffy Please respect this is a gentle move for me to make, for myself, and I do not want any intrusion to my family. Please support me to make this a positive experience.

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