Amber Tamblyn Shares Past Sexual Abuse in Wake of Donald Trump's Lewd Tape

"I needed to tell a story," she wrote

Amid the aftermath of Friday's leaked tape showing a lewd conversation between Donald Trump and Billy Bush, actress Amber Tamblyn spoke out Sunday about her past sexual abuse.

"I need to tell you a story. With the love and support of my husband, I've decided I need to share it publicly," she began by writing on Instagram. The caption was underneath a photo of the businessman turned presidential hopeful kissing 2012 Miss Universe winner Olivia Culpo. Tamblyn didn't explain why she shared that photo. 

"A very long time ago I ended a long emotionally and physically abusive relationship with a man I had been with for some time. One night I was at a show with a couple girlfriends in Hollywood, listening to a DJ we all loved. I knew there was a chance my ex could show up, but I felt protected with my girls around me. Without going into all the of the details, I will tell you that my ex did show up, and came up to me in the crowd.

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"He's a big guy, taller than me. The minute he saw me, he picked me up with one hand by my hair and with his other hand, he grabbed me under my skirt by my vagina-- my p---y?-- and lifted me up off the floor, literally, and carried me, like something he owned, like a piece of trash, out of the club."

The 33-year-old continued, "I screamed and kicked and cried. He carried me this way, suspended by his hands, all the way across the room, pushing past people until he got to the front door. My friends ran after him, trying to stop him. We got to the front door and I thank God his brothers were also there and intervened. In the scuffle he grabbed at my clothes, trying to hold onto me, screaming at me, and inadvertently ripped off my grandmother's necklace, which I was wearing. The rest of this night is a blur I do not remember."

The "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" star concluded her post with one final note:

"To this day I remember that moment. I remember the shame. I am afraid my mom will read this post. I'm even more afraid that my father could ever know this story. That it would break his heart. I couldn't take that. But you understand, don't you? I needed to tell a story. Enjoy the debates tonight."

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