HALLE BERRY SPEAKS ON DOMESTIC ABUSE EXPERIENCE

Beautiful Halle Berry recently discussed her experiences with domestic abuse, saying it is one of her life's purposes to help other women deal with the difficult issue.

On Wednesday, the actress attended the Imagine VIP cocktail party to benefit the Jenesse Center, a national domestic violence prevention and intervention organization. During the event, she gave a speech in which she talked about her own personal struggles with domestic abuse and violence.

"I saw my mother battered and beaten many years of my life and I felt helpless," she said, adding,

"And that's what connects me to this organization. I have an understanding, a knowing. I feel like I have something that I can impart to these women."

She continued, "It seems like I've overcome it, but I really haven't. In the quiet of my mind, I still struggle. So while I'm helping these women, I'm helping myself through it, too. And that's largely why I'm here." Wish you the best Halle!