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Padma Lakshmi Says She Was Raped At 16 And Kept Silent

Written By : ABP News Bureau | 26 Sep 2018 01:45 PM (IST)

Popular model and author Padma Lakshmi has revealed that she was raped when she was 16 by a man she was dating at the time.

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