Padma Lakshmi says "me too."

Top Chef, 48, explains why she did not tell anyone about rape when she was 16, based on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court candidate Brett Kavanaugh . Ramirez.

"Friday, President Trump tweeted that if what Dr. Blasey said was true, she would have filed a police report years ago, "Lakshmi wrote in an editorial published Tuesday in the New York Times. But I understand why both women would keep this information. For years I have done the same thing. "

Until now.

Lakshmi revealed on Twitter Friday that she had been "raped" by her boyfriend, using the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport, which has become a way for survivors to say why they've never presented any news. allegations of aggression following Trump's remarks.

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Lakshmi has gone into the details of her "atrocious" experience. She said that she was dating a 23-year-old student, charming and handsome, with whom she was working in a Los Angeles mall. But a few months after the start of their relationship, Lakshmi said that he had taken the opportunity to fall asleep on his bed.

"The next thing I remember is waking up with a very strong throbbing pain, like a knife blade between my legs," she wrote in the paper. "He was on me, I asked," What are you doing? He said, "It will only hurt for a moment." "Please, do not do that, I shouted."

She continued, "After that, he said," I thought it would be less painful if you slept. "Then he drove me to the house."

Although "it does not matter", the TV presenter said she was not drunk or wearing anything, but still blamed herself for what had happened because there was no no "language in the 1980s". At the time of the attack, Lakshmi was a virgin.

"I've always thought that when I lose my virginity, it would be a big deal – or at least a conscious decision," she wrote. "In my mind, when one day I had sex, it would be to express my love, to share pleasure or to have a baby.This was clearly none of those things."

The mother of one of them said that she had been subjected to the "codes of silence" surrounding many victims of sexual assault as early as 7 years old when her parents had her Returned after telling them "a parent touched me between my legs and put his hand on his penis erection."

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"Now, 32 years after my rape, I publicly declare what happened, and I have nothing to gain from talking about it," wrote Lakshmi. "But we all have a lot to lose if we put a time limit on the truth about sexual assault and respect the codes of silence that for generations have allowed men to hurt women with impunity."

She continued: "These messages should be very clear, because we consider who we name to make decisions on the highest court of our country."

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