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flag Actress Christina Applegate reveals in her memoir, due March 3, 2026, that she was sexually abused as a child by a babysitter and endured lasting trauma.

flag Christina Applegate is speaking publicly for the first time about enduring childhood sexual abuse at age 5 by a female babysitter, detailing lasting emotional and physical effects, including discomfort with touch, in her memoir *You With the Sad Eyes*, set for release March 3, 2026. flag She recounts a turbulent upbringing in Laurel Canyon marked by her mother’s heroin addiction, frequent male visitors, and physical abuse from a boyfriend who later targeted her. flag The 54-year-old actress, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, describes the memoir as a raw, unfiltered account of hardship, not an inspirational story, emphasizing honesty and the need to validate survivors’ experiences.

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