Renée Rapp has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the GLAAD Media Awards.The singer, songwriter and Mean Girls star made the comments during last night’s ceremony (March 14), at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.When on stage receiving the award for Outstanding Music Artist, Rapp used her acceptance speech to share her thoughts on the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and speak out in support of those in Gaza.“We’re in a room of very influential people, very privileged people, which is exciting and also a huge privilege to be a part of that,” she began. “Having said that, I’d like to take the opportunity to show support and call for an immediate ceasefire and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.”Her comments were met with applause, and towards the end of the speech she urged the attendees to stand up in support of all sectors of society that face oppression.
Mean Girls Star Reneé Rapp Details How She Was Drugged & Assaulted At LA Hotel
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Reneé Rapp got real about a very hard moment in her life.
In a new interview published on Thursday with The Hollywood Reporter, the Mean Girls star opened up about how her track Snow Angel was inspired by an “incredibly traumatic experience.” As in, the time someone sexually assaulted her at a hotel in Los Angeles two years ago. Whoa. Reneé told the outlet she had been out with friends at a bar at The Beverly Hilton one night and got drugged. The next thing she knew, she woke up seven hours later alone in a bathroom with blood on her pants, having been sexually assaulted.
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To this day, the 24-year-old singer does not remember the attack at all. And now, she said she is still “sorting through” all of her feelings about the incident. In fact, it was only recently she even realized how terrible her friends were to leave her at the hotel by herself. Reneé even shared that she blames them for what happened:
So, so awful…
As for whether she’s ever had a tough conversation with those pals about her assault? Reneé revealed she only spoke with the guy she was dating at the time the day after the incident — and it did not go well. She recalled:
Oof. Although Reneé fully cut off her former pals recently, she noted she “always knew” they were never good friends to her. She added:
Two years after the incident, Reneé hopes her music, especially the song Snow Angel, will “start conversations” about sexual assault — and help other survivors know they’re not alone. And looking back, the Sex Lives of College Girls alum told the outlet she wishes she knew “how to handle” the assault at the time instead of
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Reneé Rapp has opened up about the “incredibly traumatic experience” of being drugged and assaulted in a hotel two years ago.The singer-songwriter and Mean Girls actor spoke about the ordeal during a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter.“I still feel like I’m sorting through those feelings,” she told the publication. “I do understand that it was an incredibly traumatic experience that I don’t remember at all. And it feels weird to talk about because I don’t remember it.”Rapp continued: “I just recently started to be like, ‘Wait, the people that let this happen to me suck’.
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