“Felt Like I Was Dying”: Slapped by 31YO Brutal Memory, Dwyane Wade’s Wife Gabrielle Opens Up About Triggering Event

Gabrielle Union has recently been on a successful run. The 50-year-old was awarded the NAACP President’s Award 2023 along with her husband Dwyane Wade earlier this year. Recently, she came out with a new movie, The Perfect Find. The movie found global success, reaching #2 on Netflix and trending in the top 10 globally. Union is known for her off-screen personality, which has garnered just as much praise as her on-screen roles.

Her journey wasn’t as easy as it might seem to people who don’t know about her. The trauma that she was subjected to at a very young age and how she is still dealing with it is something many might not know about. A role model for women across the globe, Union leads her life with confidence and wears her heart on her sleeves. In a recent showcase of her absolute honesty, she talked about a triggering event from her past.

Dwyane Wade’s wife Gabrielle Union opens up about a triggering event

Union is a survivor of sexual assault. It has been 31 years since the unfortunate incident. To her credit, Union has not let it hold her back at all. The actor fought through everything she was subjected to and came out victorious. Now at the age of 50, she lives her best life, with the man of her dreams and a beautiful family. Although she has overcome every obstacle in her past, the bad memories remain intact. While she doesn’t let them bother her, escaping reality is not something that Union believes in. She recently recalled her traumatic experience during an interview.

During the interview, she talked about her recent movie and her character. While talking in detail, Union touched upon an unfortunate coincidence. In the movie, her character is shot at the Alameda County Superior Courthouse in Oakland. This is the same court where the 50-year-old once testified against her rapist. “As my character passes away, I felt like I was dying,” Union said about the coincidence. Even the interviewer acknowledged her courage saying, “Just hearing the story retold feels like too much, right? Imagine living it.”

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A short overview of Gabrielle Union’s career and achievements

Union has been in the industry since 1993 and has been featured in some major blockbusters like Bad Boys II. In addition to that, she has taken up roles that showcase her range as an actor. Even her recent success, The Perfect Find deals with a complicated situation in a couple’s life while also showing the importance of new beginnings. Union is also a vocal advocate for women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and mental health issues.

The work she does on the social front earned her recognition at the NAACP Awards this year when the couple was honored with the President’s Award.

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