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Common<\/span><\/p>\n Opens Up About Being Molested<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 I Want to Help Others Like Me<\/span><\/p>\n 5\/7\/2019 11:40 AM PDT<\/p>\n EXCLUSIVE<\/span><\/p>\n Common<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s on a newfound mission to help victims of molestation \u2014 like himself \u2014 and says his just-released book is the first step in making it happen.<\/p>\n The multitalented star was leaving NBC in New York Tuesday when we asked about his new memoir, \u2018Let Love Have the Last Word,\u2019 and its shocking revelation that he was molested as a child.<\/p>\n Common tells us he\u2019s being open about his experience because he hopes it will encourage others to feel safe talking about it too \u2026 and it will aid in the healing process.<\/p>\n In his book, the Oscar-winner shares how a repressed memory of being molested by a family friend \u2014 whom he refers to as Brandon \u2014 surfaced a couple years ago while acting out a scene with Laura Dern<\/strong><\/a> in the 2018 film, \u201cThe Tale.\u201d<\/p>\n Common\u2019s story details his personal journey as he works through the painful experience with the help of therapy \u2026 and how he\u2019s still dealing with it on a daily basis.<\/p>\n As he tells us \u2026 he\u2019s trying to help the people as he helps himself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/h5>\n