<p><strong>Sheryl Lee Ralph</strong> recently spoke about being <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/watch-patrick-mahomes-brother-under-investigation-for-sexual-assault-after-video-seemingly-shows-him-forcibly-kissing-restaurant-owner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sexually assaulted</a> by a &#8220;famous TV judge&#8221; earlier in her career.</p>
<p>The conversation <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcXqDErvA7A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took place</a> about 34 minutes into Monday&#8217;s (March 20) episode of <em>Way Up </em><em>with</em> <em>Angela Yee</em>. Ralph said the incident occurred while on a promotional show run at a network event in Louisiana.</p>
<p>Before describing what happened, Sheryl clarified that Judge Greg Mathis was not the &#8220;famous TV judge&#8221; in her assault. Instead, Ralph described Mathis as &#8220;a great man&#8221; she loves. But Ralph did not name-drop the alleged assailant.</p>
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<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m at a very public place. I was suited; I had my suit on. I was handling my business for the television show I was on at that time. He and I were on the same network,&#8221; Sheryl said.</p></blockquote>
<p>Sheryl added:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;This man walked in, grabbed me by the back of my neck, turned me around, and rammed his nasty a** tongue down my throat. And everybody at the network saw it.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>Ralph says she called the then-mayor of New Orleans, Marc Morial, who was willing to send the police to the event&#8217;s location. But before she could make the decision, Sheryl claims a network executive tapped her on the shoulder, asking her not to involve the police.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;They did not want any bad press around their show, and did not care what had just happened to me,&#8221; Ralph said.</p></blockquote>
<p>She alluded that the exec implied the unauthorized kiss &#8220;wasn&#8217;t so bad after all.&#8221; The Emmy-winning actress said that kind of interaction with execs prevents women from coming forward with their &#8216;Me Too&#8217; experiences. She didn&#8217;t reveal whether she&#8217;s ever confronted the TV judge.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Sheryl Lee Ralph Describes A Time She Confronted A Different Assailant</h3>
<p>Ralph first mentioned similar inappropriate experiences within the entertainment industry in her book <em>Diva 2.0. </em>Based on Lee&#8217;s personal recollections, the self-help book was released on March 10.</p>
<p>Before revealing the &#8220;famous judge&#8221; incident, Sheryl described a separate violation that had come after two others.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s like I can think about these things. I tell you, there was one incident where it was like the third time something like this had happened to me. I thought to myself, what did I do to deserve that? My skirt is at my knees, I have on a sweater blouse. What made this man think that he could just come over and put his hands on my body in front&#8230;he didn&#8217;t know me. He did not know me.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Ralph said years later, the same man ended up sitting at a table across from her with no recollection of what he had done. So, she allegedly confronted him that night.</p>
<p>Sheryl says the most shocking part was that <em>&#8220;everybody around the table was appalled that [she] would stand up for [herself].&#8221; </em>She claims the other guests told her she should be ashamed and questioned her timing.</p>
<p>Though these incidents are years behind her, Ralph encourages women in Hollywood to speak up about similar experiences.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s hard, I would say now-a-days speak up, tell your truth, do not carry the burden of that pain, especially if it&#8217;s something you feel that you can&#8217;t work through. Because you know situations like this, experiences like this drive some people crazy. It hurts them to their core. They get changed forever.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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