Anna Kendrick Opens Up About Overcoming an Abusive Relationship

Academy Award-nominated actress Anna Kendrick has shared her personal struggle in an abusive relationship that lasted seven years.

On the Call her daddy podcast, Kendrick confessed: “I was reading all the articles and I was like, ‘This doesn’t look like… like, some of them look like the way they describe it, but not completely.'”

Recognizing abuse has proven difficult. Kendrick said: “It was like an overnight change…that lasted about a year. So it didn’t follow what was more traditional, like a frog in boiling water where it started slowly.”

Initially, the Perfect pitch the star took responsibility for it. “It came out of nowhere, but it was built on this foundation: I had so much love and trust for this person, so I thought it must be me.”

His doubt persisted: “If one of us is crazy, it must be me. So it was very, very difficult to say, ‘No, I think it’s him. I think it’s his business.’ “

Kendrick’s therapist initially believed his ex’s manipulations. “I’ve had several sessions with him over the last few years where he apologized to me because I think he realized what was happening, right up until the end.”