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Kelly Rowland - In the singer's latest track, "Dirty Laundry," she confesses to having suffered at the hands of an abusive ex-boyfriend, singing, "Started to call them people on me. I was battered/ He hitting the window like it was me, until it was shattered./ He pulled me out and said ‘Don’t nobody love you but me.’/ Not yo mama, not ya daddy and especially not Bey./ He turned me against my sister, I missed her." (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Ketel One)

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Tamar Braxton - On an episode of her reality show Tamar and Vince, the singer revealed she was in two consecutive abusive relationships and blames her low self-esteem for putting up with the abuse. In a recent interview with Ebony.com, Braxton said that rumors that current husband Vince abuses her were falsely created by her brother-in-law, Gabe. (Photo: Joel Ginsburg/WENN.com)

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Pepa - In her book, Let's Talk About Pep, the Salt-n-Pepa singer revealed she was physically and emotionally abused by her ex-husband, Treach, of Naughty by Nature. Treach later spoke out and denied some of her claims, but said the relationship was indeed violent and that abuse came from both sides. (Photo: Desiree Navarro/WireImage)

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Rihanna - Rihanna was physically abused by her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in 2009 and her battered face came as a shock to fans. Brown has since spent years trying to redeem himself in the public eye and even won Rih Rih's heart back. However, their on-again off-again relationship is currently over. (Photo: Splash News)

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K. Michelle - The Love & Hip Hop Atlanta star claimed that ex-boyfriend Memphitz abused her during their relationship on the series premiere. "Hopefully others will not have to go through this and then have their stories challenged to this degree, because people now want to try to salvage whatever reputation they may have had," Michelle said.  Memphitz, who is now married to Toya Wright, denied these claims saying the two would fight, but he'd only restrained her. (Photo: Paras Griffin /Landov)

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Halle Berry - The actress grew up in a violent home with a father who was abusive towards her mother. She admits that the situation damaged her self-esteem and as an adult she went on to have abusive relationships with the men closest to her. Today, she spends time volunteering at the Los Angeles Jenesse Center, an organization that offers support for women who've escaped violent relationships.  (Photo: Brian To/WENN.com)

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Whitney Houston - The late singer was married to Bobby Brown for 15 years during which she allegedly suffered emotional and physical abuse from him. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Tina Turner - The singer had a violent relationship with husband Ike for the majority of their 16-year marriage until their divorce in 1978. "I have had, basically, my face bashed in, and I never did anything about it," she said. (Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

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Eve - The rapper's song "Love Is Blind" became a powerful anthem to victims of domestic violence. "She was in love and I'd ask her how? I mean why?/What kind of love from a n---a would black your eye?/What kind of love from a n---a every night make you cry?/What kind of love from a n---a make you wish he would die?/I mean s--t he bought you things and gave you diamond rings/But them things wasn't worth none of the pain that he brings." (Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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Mary J. Blige - The singer was sexually abused and molested by a family friend when she was only 5 years old. "I remember feeling, literally right before it happened, I just could not believe that this person was going to do this to me," she said. "That thing followed me all my life. The shame of thinking my molestation was my fault — it led me to believe I wasn't worth anything." As a result, Mary says she found herself in abusive relationships and doing drugs, but eventually found her way through prayer and sobered up. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Evelyn Lozada - Lozada's marriage to football player Chad Ochocinco lasted a little over a month and ended after the two got into a violent argument that resulted in Ochocinco head-butting her. She and daughter Shaniece Hairston say their relationship grew stronger after the incident. "It was a great feeling to have her there, and to not have her judge me, or be negative, because during that time period, there was just so much negativity," Lozada said in their Rolling Out cover story. "But there was also a tremendous outpouring of support from fans and from women who have gone through the same things. I had women who came to me and said that I encouraged them to leave their own relationships." (Photo: Maury Phillips/WireImage)

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Tyra Banks - The former model revealed that she was emotionally abused by an ex-boyfriend when she was in her 20s. He blamed her for his bad moods and was extremely jealous, but friends never saw his dark side. "He never hit me, but I would say there were blows to my spirit, blows to my emotional well-being every day," she said. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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La Toya Jackson - La Toya Jackson has spoken out about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her former manager/husband, Jack Gordon. "We are dealt cards in life and we don't have to deal with that. My spouse locked me in the closet ... he would beat me," she said of the late Gordon. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Cicely Tyson - Tyson was married to jazz legend Miles Davis for close to four years and in that time she allegedly suffered both physical and emotional abuse by her husband. (Photo:  Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

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Keke Wyatt - The R&B Divas star says she went through years of domestic abuse before she stabbed her ex-husband in what she says was self-defense. Last year she became a spokesperson for Saving Our Daughter's "YELL Confidence" initiative in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. She credits her daughters for pushing her to seek and promote a more peaceful environment. "Everyone knows I have been in an abusive relationship, and my girls were in the middle of that mess. After that experience I'm very aware of not wanting to re-create an environment like that for my girls. They won't go down that road." (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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