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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Maanya Sachdeva

Matthew McConaughey on surviving sex abuse as a teen: ‘I’m not gonna let it beat me’

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Matthew McConaughey has affirmed he won’t let the trauma of being molested or blackmailed into sex as a teenager “beat” him, in a new interview.

The actor, who first opened up about the experiences in his 2020 memoir Greenlights, reflected on the “ugly” experiences on Amanda de Cadenet’s podcast The Conversation: About The Men.

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