Summary: One an episode of her talk show, Meredith Vieira talks about why she stayed in an abusive relationship when she was younger.
Meredith Vieira has a new daytime talk show and she used the platform to talk about why she remained in an abusive relationship when she was younger and just starting out in her career.
We have embedded the video from her talk show so you can watch it and really listen to what she says and how she describes the abuse. Just a warning, she does use some very descriptive words to explain some personal situations she went through during the relationship.
Vieira opens her dialogue with some disturbing statistics about abuse in the United States. Vieira says that every nine seconds, a woman is assaulted or abused in the United States.
Vieira decided to discuss her prior abusive relationship after the fallout from the Ray Rice incident a couple of weeks ago. Rice was seen on video knocking his then-fiance out cold in an elevator in Atlantic City.
Vieira also makes a point to say that the issue is not just in the NFL, but it is something that we all have to deal with in this country. Vieira also explains how there are more places for women to seek help today, which is much different from when she was abused.