Patricia Kazadi She appeared on television for the first time in 2002 in “Chance for Success”. The celebrity was 14 years old at the time. Later she appeared in the series “Egzamin z Życie”, which brought her nationwide popularity. Since then, he has undoubtedly been a star in the country. And although show business obviously has its highlights, there are also shadows. Years later, Kazadi revealed what happened to her from a famous actor. She was a teenager then.
Patricia Kazadi broke her silence after years. She heard this from a famous actor
November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. For this reason, Patricia Kazadi's conversation with Joanna Racewicz and Agnieszka Sugier. The star decided to go back to when she was 14 years old. She then appeared on the set of one of the productions. It turns out that a famous actor made indiscriminate comments towards her.
When I was on the set, I was a teenager, I was about 14 years old, my co-actor was already an adult, he was 21-22 years old, and my friends and I always made comments of a sexual nature towards me, a girl who was then an adolescent.
– she said. – Today I look at my siblings and for me 14 is a child. This is not a woman, Kazadi emphasized. She revealed that she endured these statements and tried to bounce the ball “haha” or, well, you know. – These were my defense mechanisms. I thought that's what it looked like on set. At that time, it was not sexual violence. Nobody raped me. No one touched me, so I thought it was normal to work with adults on set like this. I'm the youngest, so I have to adapt, she said in the podcast.
After many years, Patricia Kazadi decided to confront her
The celebrity met the actor on other photo sets and noticed that he kept making such comments. Kazadi chose confrontation. – At first I reacted in front of everyone, saying “don't talk to me like that, it's not appropriate at all.” Of course, the “stop” slapped me on the back and the topic was buried under the carpet, she reported. This reaction upset the actress and she went to talk to the actor. – I said: “Do you realize what you are doing, that your texts, mobbing, because it was verbal sexual violence, had a huge impact on my life.” He cried, she said.
It turned out that the conversation influenced the actor, who has two daughters. – One of them is the age I was when he made these jokes. Before something shook. He was shocked because he didn't realize. He thought we were joking, that's what happens on sets, everyone talks like that. When he started crying, I realized that not everyone is evil by nature, some people repeat bad mechanisms out of indifference, not being aware of what they are doing. I don't justify it, absolutely, concluded the star.
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Sexual violence is any unwanted sexual contact. According to UNICEF data, approximately 15 million teenagers between 15 and 19 years of age have experienced this type of violence around the world, but only 1 percent of teenagers seek help from a professional. Research shows that 80 percent Rape victims develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
If you are a victim of sexual violence, you can get help by calling, for example, the “Blue Line” Telephone Clinic – 22 668 70 00 (7 days a week, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.) or via the 24-hour hotline of the Women's Rights Center – 600 070 717.