
The actress says that she regularly witnessed her father attack her mother when she was growing up and says it affected her choice in partners, reported femalefirst.com.
"My mother was a battered woman and that was my childhood for a good chunk of it. Early on in my life, I made choices, and I chose men that were abusive because that was what I knew growing up," she said.
But later she underwent therapy and learned what to do if and when a relationship became violent.
The 43-year-old actress has now found happiness with model Gabriel Aubry, the father of her 19-month-old daughter Nahla.
She is also using her experiences to help others who have suffered domestic abuse and works closely with the Jenesse Center, a Los Angeles-based shelter which provides support for victims.
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