Oprah Winfrey Reveals She Was Raped By A Cousin At 9 And Lost A Baby At 14

Media mogul, Oprah Winfrey in an interview has revealed the
name she chose for the premature baby boy she lost when she
was just 14 years old and also spoke of being raped by a cousin
at the age of 9.
The 61 year old former talk show host opened up about her
painful past when speaking at the Rod Laver Arena in
Melbourne, Australia.

“I did an interview with a reporter before I came to Australia
and she said you should name the baby son who died,” “So I
have named him, I had a little boy named Canaan,” I did have a
son. And I named him Canaan because Canaan means new land,
new life.”

Winfrey also spoke movingly about the sexual abuse she
suffered as a young girl, which resulted in the pregnancy.
“I was raped at 9 years old by a cousin, then again by another
family member, and another family member”
Winfrey reportedly said, adding that she tried to hide her
pregnancy at 14 because she felt so much “pain and shame.”

“I took to my bed and cried for three days. I felt devastated.
Wounded. Betrayed. How could this person do this to me.I
imagined that every person on the street was going to point
their finger at me and scream, ‘Pregnant at 14, you wicked girl
expelled!”
Winfrey gave birth as a teen to her son, who she says died in
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