In an interview featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show Monday, the brother of Oscar-winning actress/comedienne Mo’Nique admitted that he molested the star when they were children and he wants to apologize to her.
Gerald Imes told The Queen of Talk that he was 13 and Mo’Nique was 7 or 8 the first time he assaulted her sexually. The abuse lasted for three years, Gerald claimed he was abused as a child, which he says drove him to a life of drugs. Gerald said he became abusive towards her during a period in his life when he had “spiraled out of control.”
“I’m here today to acknowledge that I’ve been in denial for over 30 years. I just want to say I’m sorry. I started using cocaine, alcohol, heroin, at age 11. I did the drugs to hide my own pain, to hide my own fear … I abused and betrayed the trust of my sibling,” he cried.
Mo’Nique has discussed her brother’s molestation in previous interviews and even admitted to channeling the abuse she suffered for her role as monster mom Mary Jones in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.
He was later sentenced to prison for 12 years for molesting another child. Imes says he decided to appear on Winfrey’s show to apologize to Mo’Nique and “bring back some family unity.”
Gerald and Mo’Nique parents also appeared on today’s program, where they confessed that they haven’t spoken to their famous daughter in two years as a result of the molestation fallout.
Oprah says Mo’Nique didn’t want to be a part of today’s interview but gave Winfrey her blessing to chat with her family.
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