Actress Klara Castanho, 21, went public this Saturday (25/6) to reveal she got pregnant after being raped and gave the baby up for adoption. Published on social media as “the hardest account of my life”, the confession was made after Antonia Fontenelle unmasked the actress.
In a live broadcast, Fontenelle thought it was good to reveal that “a 21-year-old global actress would become pregnant and donate the baby for adoption.” And then she started making accusations and attacks. “She didn’t want to look at the girl’s face,” said the host, who called the story “monstrous” and a crime. “Giving birth to a child and not wanting to see it and give it birth by chance is a crime, yes, only those who have never been in a shelter find this adoption nice, especially when it comes to a black child., Declared Fontenelle.
Her followers had no difficulty in relating the story to the “Confessions of an Excluded Girl” actress, despite the fact that she had more films than “global” productions on her resume, and began bombing the young woman’s social media with rude, mean and aggressive Comments.
Without foundation, Klara then decided to tell her side of the story, with strong details on the drama she has been through in recent months. “I thought I would carry this pain and this burden with me alone. However, I cannot keep silent from watching people plotting and creating versions of the loathsome violence and trauma I have endured. I have been raped,” she wrote.
Klara Castanho explained that she was sexually assaulted, but did not report the incident to the police because she felt “ashamed and guilty”. She believed that if she pretended nothing had happened, “maybe she would forget.”
The discovery of pregnancy came when you feel bad. However, the doctor who assisted her did not sympathize with her pain, even though he knew her story. She stated that she would not be able to raise a child due to rape, so she opted to donate the child and followed all legal procedures.
However, when she had the baby, she says she was threatened by a nurse, who wanted to make the case public through the press. And indeed a columnist came to her when she was still in the hospital, to ask her about the pregnancy and adoption, but, in explaining the violence she suffered, this and another columnist I later discovered promised not to publish anything about it. . , in a demonstration of empathy.
It was up to Antonia Fontenelle to do what the gossip pundits refused to do.
After the repercussion, Fontenelle, who is a pre-candidate for the post of federal deputy, assumed that she had learned of the pregnancy from the columnist Leo Dias (one of those who did not publish the story) and found it absurd to “rebel” with her for “having had the courage to quote a story “- a legal and legitimate adoption that he distorted to call a crime.
After the release of Klara’s open letter, several celebrities expressed their solidarity with the young woman. Pathy de Jesus, Cacau Protásio, Isabella Fiorentino, Sophia Abrahão, Fabiana Karla and Rosane Gofman were some of those who shared declarations of love and support.
Read the full statement from Klara Castanho below.
“This is the hardest story of my life. I thought I was carrying this pain and this burden only with me. I have always kept my love life private, so exposing it in this way is something that terrifies and moves me deeply and recent pain. However, I cannot be silent when I see people plotting and creating versions of the loathsome violence and trauma I went through. I was raped. Remembering that incident brings a feeling of death, because something died in me. T in my city, not. he was close to my family or friends.
I was completely alone. No, I haven’t filed a police report. I was very ashamed, I felt guilty. I had the illusion that if I pretended it didn’t happen, maybe I would forget it, I would get over it. But that’s not what happened. The only things I had the strength to do were: take the morning-after pill and do some tests. And I tried, as much as possible and my fragile emotional capacity, to move forward, to stay focused on my family and my work. But even as I tried to lead a normal life, the damage of violence followed me. I stopped sleeping, I stopped trusting people, I let a shadow take over me.
An infinite sadness that I had never felt before. Social media is an illusion and I left there the illusion that life was ok while I was broken. Only my family knew what had happened. The facts so far are enough to hurt me, but they don’t stop there. Months later, I started feeling bad, not feeling well. A doctor pointed out that it could be gastritis, a strangulated hernia, a fibroid. I did a CT scan and in the middle of it the exam was hastily stopped.
I was informed that I was having a fetus in my womb. Yes, I was nearing the end of my pregnancy when I found out. It was a shock. My world has fallen. My period was normal and so was my body. I hadn’t gained any weight or belly. In that moment of the exam, I felt violated again, guilty again. At a medical visit I told her that I had been raped, I explained everything that had happened. The doctor had no empathy for me. I was not a woman pregnant with will and desire, I had suffered violence.
And even so, this professional forced me to listen to the child’s heart, he said that 50% of the DNA was mine and that I would be forced to love him. This was another of the series of violence that has happened to me. I wish he had stopped there, but unfortunately it didn’t. I was still trying to pick up the pieces when I was faced with the information about having a baby. A child born of a violence that destroyed me as a woman. I was not (and am not) emotionally capable of giving this child the love, care and everything he deserves. From the moment I learned about the pregnancy and the birth, a few days have passed. It was too much to elaborate, to accept and I took the attitude that I consider most dignified and human.
I looked for a lawyer and knowing the process, I decided to make a direct delivery for the adoption. I followed all the procedures: psychologist, prosecutor, judge, hearing, all mandatory steps. A process that, by law itself, guarantees the confidentiality of me and the child. The delivery was protected and confidential. Being a father and / or mother does not depend only on the economic and financial condition, but on the ability to care. Recognizing my inability to exercise this cure, I have opted for this conscious delivery, which should be safe.
On the day of the baby’s birth, I, still anesthetized from postpartum, was approached by a nurse who was in the operating room. She asked questions and threatened: “Imagine if such a reporter finds out about this story”. I was inside a hospital, a place that was supposed to welcome and protect me. When I got to the room, the editorialist’s messages were already there, with all the information. He just didn’t know about the rape. I was still under anesthesia.
I didn’t have time to process everything I was experiencing, to understand, such was the pain I was feeling. I talked to him, I explained everything that had happened to me. He promised not to publish. Days later another columnist also came who wanted to know if I was pregnant and I spoke to him. But just the fact that they know it proves that the professionals who should have protected me in a time of extreme pain and vulnerability, who have a legal obligation to respect the confidentiality of the delivery, were not ethical, nor did they respect me or the child. .
Well, now the news has gone public and with it came a thousand misinformation and cruel and lying inferences. You have no idea of the pain I feel. All I did was think about protecting the baby’s life and future. Each step is documented and in accordance with the law. The child deserves to be raised by a loving family, duly qualified for adoption, which does not have the memories of such a traumatic event. And he doesn’t need to know it was the result of such cruel violence. As a woman, I was first raped by a man and now I am being raped repeatedly by many other people who judge me. Having to talk about such an intimate and painful subject forces me to continue living this anguish that I carry with me every day.
The truth is hard, but this is the real story. This is the pain that tears me apart. At the moment, I am supported by my family and I take care of my mental and physical health. My story of being made public was not my wish, but I hope that, at least, everything that has happened to me will help women and girls not to feel guilty or ashamed of the violence they suffer. Giving a child up for adoption is not a crime, it is a supreme act of care. I will try to rebuild myself and count on your understanding to help me maintain the privacy that the moment requires. With love, Klara Castanho “.
Source: Terra
Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
