Matthew McConaughey spoke about a traumatic event from his teenage years and remembered how he was abducted and attacked at the age of eighteen.
The Oscar -winning actor said the incident had a lasting impact on him and changed how he looked at the world.
Matthew wrote for the first time about the frightening experience in his Memoir Greenlights from 2020 and explained that he was wrong, was taken in a van and was sexually abused.
In a new interview with The guardian The actor promoted his newest book and thought about how powerless he felt at the time.
“I have never felt as helpless as at that moment. I have never felt so vulnerable and not being able to do anything about it,” he shared.
The interstellar Star revealed that he managed to escape before the situation got worse, although he chose not to share details about how he got away.
The father of three, however, further said that the attack destroyed his innocence, but he found himself the happiness to survive ‘relatively unscathed’.
The lost bus actor, who achieved an Academy Award in 2014 Dallas Buyers Club, Also discussed themes in his new book Poems and prayers.
One passage criticized ‘illusions that were sold as good conclusions’, which led to questions about Donald Trump.
The Hollywood icon said he was worried about the approach of the former president of truth, although he noticed that many politicians also distorted facts throughout history.
Moreover, Matthew added that politics continued to interest him, but for now his focus remained on raising his three children.
