Kara DioGuardi: I Was Date Raped by Well-Known Music Producer

By Tracey Harrington McCoy Posted Apr 18th 2011 09:50PM

In her soon-to-be-released memoir, former 'American Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi reveals she was molested as a child and date raped by a well-known music producer, E!Online.com reports.

In the book, 'A Helluva High Note,' DioGuradi opens up about a family friend's son who repeatedly molested her when she was only 11. "On one particular day, he took me into the back shed of his house and put his hands all over my breasts and vagina," she writes. "I remember freezing and not knowing what to do."

DioGuardi, whose new Bravo show 'Platinum' debuts next month, also reveals how a well-known producer date raped her after dinner. "Within a few hours, he was on top of me, pumping, sweating, and speaking to me in Spanish, not a word of which I could understand," she writes.

The former 'Idol' judge said she never told anyone for fear it would affect her career.

DioGuardi also reveals in her book that a "hugely successful artist" sexually harassed her a few years later. She was invited on a three-day songwriting trip but instead of actually writing songs, "the trip's activities consisted of watching Russian porn, scavenging around the kitchen for food [and] leering at two strippers ... as they performed sex acts in the living room."

She also discusses her struggles with getting pregnant during her final season of 'Idol.' She ended up asking the producers to let her out of her contract. "I wanted a child and there was no way I could get pregnant under the stress of eighteen-hour work days and live TV," she writes. "I had undergone three unsuccessful rounds of IVF during Season 9."

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Tuesday 19 April

By valall2000

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That warm feeling is your hand...

Monday 18 April

By Victor

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Kara, I'm glad to know your gonna have a show. I really liked you on Idol. not sure what happened cause i really think that you know music. I look forward to watching your new show. I am a fan of yours.

By Jim

I am sure she appreciates receiving your personal note. And I am sure she will reply any second.

By Paula

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I am sure thats what you think, your delusional, tell it to the Judge! oh by the way you sucked on AI.

By victor

Paula. you would say something like this. Your the one that sucked ms Abdul. Go pop some pills ...

Saturday 23 April

By ClareClaymore

She's very strong for telling her story, I pray she's able to heal from a childhood experience like that.

By ajschrod

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Strong? Why the hell would she reveal personal things like that--how can she-OR US- possibly benefit from it? Drawing attention to herself seems like the obvious answer--perhaps to make a few more people aware of who she is (?)

By loco1

I agree with ajschrod. What is so courageous about it? It just sounds like she's trying to sell books like the rest of Hollywood family. I guess rape and molestation sells. GO FIGURE!

By Yuri

For money and publicity. That's it. And the fools will buy it.

By emack150

Thanks for seeing my point.

Ashley Judd did the same thing too. She wrote a book about being sexually abused from some old pervert.

There are some really crooked people out here.

By Rod

Some criticize celebrities like Ashley Judd, Cheryl Burke, and others for opening up about being abused, saying they're only jumping on some sort of bandwagon. What I think it means is that sexual abuse of girls and women is a lot more prevalent than we realize; and maybe their celebrity, their time in the spotlight, gives them the strength and courage and platform to speak out.

Prayers for Kara and all other victims, both male and female.

By youradouchebag

Be quiet child molesting rod!

Wednesday 20 April

By John Boopay

To Rod:

Well put...couldn't have said it better...

By Marlena

Ya know, if I thought that her reasoning for writing this book was altruistic or even soul-cleansing, I would applaud her. If some of the proceeds of her book sales (if there are any) were to go to a charity that champions abused women, I would praise her to high-heaven; however, the skeptic in me wonders if she is just flailing to retain some more time in the lime-light since losing her stint on AmIdol because I had never heard of her before that.

By Barry

I remember working at an all night gas station, when this famous beautiful Hollywood Actress pulled in and said fill her up. When the tank was full, she said "You look like a nice guy and I was wondering if you would....." Well, its been 25 years since then and I have been haunted every night by the site of her melons and how she demanded from me my virginity. Sometimes I have to run into the bathroom and get sick. Maybe one of you people can give me some advice?

By michael

Yeah, stay off of the crack.

By bigmac64

Try lithium.

By E

It sounds like you were sniffing too many gas fumes. Are you still working at the gas station?

By George

Go to church and pray.

By Andrea Silverthorne

Not Exactley. She told me, but perhaps she forgot about it.

Andrea Silverthorne

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