Known until now as an actress, at 62 Anouk Grinberg has become an advocate for women who have filed complaints against actor Gérard Depardieu. While many thought she was a privileged child from an artistic background, she reveals herself as a young girl damaged by a dysfunctional family, which left her vulnerable to predators. Respet ("Respect") is the title Grinberg chose to describe her youth and upbringing in her new book, as well as her rebirth.

I would never have gotten here if...

I could tell my story through everything that damaged me, or even killed off parts of myself, or, on the contrary, through what and who brought me back to life. But if I go all the way back, I believe I would not be who I am if I had not breathed in my mother's despair from birth. If I had not seen her, throughout my childhood and adolescence, attempt suicide so many times. That lack of light in my youth gave me a thirst for brightness and pushed me to become who I am today.

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