Meredith Vieira has opened up about an abusive relationship in her past.
Vieira said she was in her twenties when she was involved in an abusive relationship, explaining, "It started out with, we would have a fight and he'd just sort of grab my arm. You know, I didn't think a lot about it. And then it turned into pushing me against the wall, then it went beyond that to actually taking his hand and grabbing my face and saying, 'I could ruin your career if I wanted to and no one would want you.'"
She added, "I continued to stay in that relationship until I was offered a job in another state. That's where I felt I had the ability to get away. When people talk about domestic violence, it is really, really a complicated issue. It's not so easy to just get away. You think it would be, but it is not."
The journalist and talk show host, 60, revealed her story in the wake of national conversations about domestic abuse after the release of footage showing NFL player Ray Rice abusing his now-wife.
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