Lady Gaga recalls she had 'total psychotic break' after being raped
Explaining the way she underwent a 'total psychotic break,' American pop star Lady Gaga has said she was never the same after she was raped as a teenager.
The 35-year-old star opened about the trauma of being raped at the age of 19 in the Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry produced 'The Me You Can't See' docuseries that explores mental health and emotional well-being with stories from people around the world.
TMZ reported that Gaga narrated the whole story mentioning that her body went numb as a result of burying the pain.
The Grammy award-winning star said that she was sick for weeks after a producer allegedly threatened "to torch" her tunes if she didn't take off her clothes, and she said during the incident she "froze and basically blacked out."
She said she vomited and got sick after the rape, which caused her to get pregnant and had lasting effects. TMZ reported that the songstress said the trauma caused her to have a "total psychotic break and for a couple of years I was not the same girl." The 'Bad Romance' star had first made the revelation of being raped back in 2014. Without mentioning the name of her assailant, she revealed back then that she has dealt with self-harm, including throwing herself against a wall and cutting herself.
'The Me You Can't See' is a docuseries co-created by Oprah and Harry, that explores mental health and emotional well-being with stories from people around the world. With storytelling at its core, this timely series gives a voice to stories that aim to seek truth, understanding, and compassion.