AnnaLynne McCord went above and beyond for the holidays ... delivering presents to Cambodian sex trafficking victims. The "90210" star was in Cambodia for 10 days over the holidays with anti-sex trafficking advocate, Somaly Mam, as she launched a new charity aimed at putting an end to the abusive sex trade. AnnaLynne put together 85 bags full of gifts for the girls -- ages 3-17 -- and also traveled to local brothels for outreach and advocacy. Read more...
- 1/4/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
AnnaLynne McCord, star of 90210 and currently on Dallas, revealed that she was raped when she was 18, suffered from childhood abuse and declares she is “done staying quiet” in a new personal essay.
AnnaLynne McCord Describes Her Rape
McCord, best known for starring as Naomi Clark in 90210 (2008-2013), wrote an essay for Cosmopolitan in which she details her personal story as a victim of sexual abuse, recounting a night when she was raped by a male friend.
“One night, a guy friend called. He said he needed a good night’s sleep for a meeting, as he’d been crashing on someone’s couch. I had known him for some time, so I said to come over and I set him up with a clean towel. We sat on the bed and talked for a while, then I fell asleep. When I woke up, he was inside me,” McCord wrote.
McCord...
AnnaLynne McCord Describes Her Rape
McCord, best known for starring as Naomi Clark in 90210 (2008-2013), wrote an essay for Cosmopolitan in which she details her personal story as a victim of sexual abuse, recounting a night when she was raped by a male friend.
“One night, a guy friend called. He said he needed a good night’s sleep for a meeting, as he’d been crashing on someone’s couch. I had known him for some time, so I said to come over and I set him up with a clean towel. We sat on the bed and talked for a while, then I fell asleep. When I woke up, he was inside me,” McCord wrote.
McCord...
- 5/30/2014
- Uinterview
Showing a little leg while out in West Hollywood, Ashley Benson took care of some personal business on Friday (April 11).
Keeping clothing minimal, the "Pretty little Liars" starlet sported a blank tank top and cute pink short shorts, completing her look with a pair of black booties.
The 24-year-old bought her co-star Shay Mitchell a fantastic gift for her 27th birthday, making a generous a donation to the Somaly Mam Foundation (Smf), a non-profit attempting to end global human trafficking.
Tweeting about her gift, Shay wrote, "Thank you @AshBenzo for your generous donation! Always supporting everything I do :) you have made my day and so many other girls with this!"...
Keeping clothing minimal, the "Pretty little Liars" starlet sported a blank tank top and cute pink short shorts, completing her look with a pair of black booties.
The 24-year-old bought her co-star Shay Mitchell a fantastic gift for her 27th birthday, making a generous a donation to the Somaly Mam Foundation (Smf), a non-profit attempting to end global human trafficking.
Tweeting about her gift, Shay wrote, "Thank you @AshBenzo for your generous donation! Always supporting everything I do :) you have made my day and so many other girls with this!"...
- 4/12/2014
- GossipCenter
Pretty Little Liars star Shay Mitchell wanted to go somewhere exotic while her TV show was on its annual winter hiatus. So she rounded up her brother and some friends for the trip of a lifetime. But this wasn't some beach vacation on Bora Bora; Mitchell and her crew decided to spend 10 days outside of Nairobi, Kenya, building a medical clinic for those in need with Free the Children. "It was awesome, such a fun experience," she tells People exclusively of the trip. "I can't wait to go back again. The people were amazing; even though they don't have much at all,...
- 1/24/2014
- by Kate Hogan
- PEOPLE.com
Last night at Gotham Hall in New York City, The Somaly Mam Foundation (Smf) honored four individuals with the inaugural Voices for Change Award for their outstanding support of the Foundation’s mission of ending sex slavery and empowering survivors as part of the solution. The Awards were presented at the Foundation’s annual Gala, Life Is Love, which was hosted by Katie Couric and feature a live fund-a-need auction with Seth Meyers as well as a performance by Cat Power. This year’s Voices for Change Award honorees are Douglas Wood; The Estèe Lauder Companies; acclaimed fashion photographer Norman Jean Roy & Joanna Jean Roy; and Smf volunteer, Samira Panah. Also in attendance were host committee members AnnaLynne McCord, Petra Nemcova and Ron Livingston as well as guests, Dianna...
- 10/25/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
AnnaLynne McCord is lending her voice to a very important cause. The 90210 star hosted the Life Is Love event in L.A. on Sept. 22, which benefited the Somaly Mam Foundation, an organization that seeks to end human trafficking and slavery around the world. During an emotional speech, McCord revealed that she had been a victim of sexual assault. "Has anyone ever been raped? Sexually abused? Not said 'no' when you felt you didn't have the right to?" she asked. "I know what it feels like." The actress explained to Us Weekly that she once had "a very similar experience to what these girls [who the foundation tries to help] go through 20 times a...
- 9/28/2012
- E! Online
AnnaLynne McCord has been a huge part of the Somaly Mam Foundation, which is an organization that aims to end modern-day slavery and human trafficking around the world. Not only does she travel to Cambodia each Christmas to spend time with victimized young women and girls, but on Sept. 22, McCord hosted the Life is Love event in Los Angeles for the foundation, revealing that she herself has been sexually abused.
"Has anyone ever been raped? Sexually abused? Not said 'no' when you felt you didn't have the right to?" the 25-year-old actress asked the crowd, which was filled with her "90210" co-stars, including Shenae Grimes, Jessica Stroup, Matt Lanter, Justin Deeley and Ryan Eggold. "I know what it feels like," McCord added.
And although she didn't address the situation onstage, McCord talked with Us Weekly after the event and told her personal story:
"I had a very similar experience to what...
"Has anyone ever been raped? Sexually abused? Not said 'no' when you felt you didn't have the right to?" the 25-year-old actress asked the crowd, which was filled with her "90210" co-stars, including Shenae Grimes, Jessica Stroup, Matt Lanter, Justin Deeley and Ryan Eggold. "I know what it feels like," McCord added.
And although she didn't address the situation onstage, McCord talked with Us Weekly after the event and told her personal story:
"I had a very similar experience to what...
- 9/28/2012
- by Leigh Blickley
- Huffington Post
Supermodel-turned-humanitarian nm1023092 autoPetra Nemcova[/link] was horrified after witnessing first-hand the brutality of human trafficking during a recent visit to Cambodia.
The Czech Republic-born model was so jarred by the experience she has teamed up with Southeast Asian-based charity the nm2048619 autoSomaly Mam[/link] Foundation in an effort to raise awareness for the devastating crimes.
She says, "It makes me so angry. Girls and boys get sold as young as four-years-old and are put in animal cages. Some of them never see the light anymore. We met this girl who was 13 and a pimp made her lose her right eye. The words 'pimp' and 'child' should never be in the same sentence."
Nemcova was so moved by the Foundation, which seeks to rescue women and girls from the horrors of a life in brothels or on the streets, she wore a dress hand-sewn by women rescued by the group to a recent charity gala.
The model suffered her own hardship during a 2004 vacation to Thailand, surviving multiple broken bones and internal injuries when a tsunami hit land, killing her then-boyfriend, photographer Simon Atlee, and leaving her stranded for hours in a palm tree.
The Czech Republic-born model was so jarred by the experience she has teamed up with Southeast Asian-based charity the nm2048619 autoSomaly Mam[/link] Foundation in an effort to raise awareness for the devastating crimes.
She says, "It makes me so angry. Girls and boys get sold as young as four-years-old and are put in animal cages. Some of them never see the light anymore. We met this girl who was 13 and a pimp made her lose her right eye. The words 'pimp' and 'child' should never be in the same sentence."
Nemcova was so moved by the Foundation, which seeks to rescue women and girls from the horrors of a life in brothels or on the streets, she wore a dress hand-sewn by women rescued by the group to a recent charity gala.
The model suffered her own hardship during a 2004 vacation to Thailand, surviving multiple broken bones and internal injuries when a tsunami hit land, killing her then-boyfriend, photographer Simon Atlee, and leaving her stranded for hours in a palm tree.
- 4/14/2008
- WENN
Hollywood stars Sandra Bullock and Queen Latifah were named Women Of The Year at the American edition of Glamour magazine's annual awards on Monday. Bullock was honored as The Undercover Activist for her quiet million dollar donations to charities following September 11th and the Indian Ocean Tsunami in December 2004. Accepting her red trophy at New York City's Carnegie Hall, Bullock thanked her fellow Women Of The Year - An Inconvenient Truth producer Laurie David, Rachael Scdoris, Somaly Mam, Iman, Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Billie Jean King, Katie Couric and Angela, Rosita and Margherita Missoni. Bullock said, "Bishop - all I can say to you is it's about damn time. Billie Jean King for some reason I don't play tennis, but I try - I try really hard. Rachael - You're my hero, you amaze me, I can't even make it to the gym." Queen Latifah, real name Dana Owens, was reunited with her Chicago co-star Catherine Zeta-Jones, who presented the rapper/actress with The Role Model award. Owens explained, "The reason why I took the name Queen was that my mother told me that all women were Queens and should be treated as such...So I dedicate this award to my mother who is the first Queen in my life."...
- 11/2/2006
- WENN
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