What Happened To Mary J. Blige When She Was A Child?

American singer, songwriter, and actress, Mary J. Blige, was molested and sexually abused by a family friend when she was a child.

“When I was 5 years old I was molested,” she recalled. “I remember feeling, literally, right before it happened, I just could not believe that this person was going to do this to me”, she once revealed.

The singer also endured years of sexual harassment from her peers. She would eventually turn to alcohol, drugs, and promiscuous sex to try and numb the pain.

Blige dropped out of high school in her junior year.

Born January 11, 1971, Blige who is often referred to as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul”, has won nine Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, and ten Billboard Music Awards.

She has been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, including one for her supporting role in the film Mudbound (2017) and another for its original song “Mighty River”, becoming the first person nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year.

Blige has had endorsement contracts with Reebok, Air Jordan, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Gap, Target, American Express, AT&T Inc., M·A·C, Apple Inc., Burger King, and Chevrolet. She has also been a spokesperson with Carol’s Daughter beauty products and Citibank’s with Nickelback program.