Mel C: I was sexually assaulted before first Spice Girls show

Melanie Chisholm, best known as Mel C or Sporty Spice, revealed that she was sexually assaulted the night before her first-ever Spice Girls gig.

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The 48-year-old British singer revealed that in October 1997, the attack happened during an appointment with a massage therapist at her hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, according to the podcast “How To Fail.”

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Mel C: I was sexually assaulted before first Spice Girls show

Melanie Chisholm, best known as Mel C or Sporty Spice, revealed that she was sexually assaulted the night before her first-ever Spice Girls gig.

The 48-year-old British singer revealed that in October 1997, the attack happened during an appointment with a massage therapist at her hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, according to the podcast “How To Fail.”

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