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At the premiere of the documentary at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival over the weekend, Shields spoke about the impact of therapy in her healing journey.

\"If I hadn’t done as much therapy as I have over the last 40 plus years, I think that it might have affected me,\" she said. \"But I’ve done so much of the hard work that nothing was too difficult for me.\"

Shields previously spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about how therapy has influenced her ability to open up on the alleged incident.

\"I did not know if or when or if at all I was ever going to bring this up,\" she said when asked about her alleged assault. \"I definitely have worked very hard through it, and I’ve learned to process it. And I’ve come to a place, and we’ve come to a time in our society, where we can talk about these things much more openly.\"

Shields said at the documentary's premiere over the weekend that she hopes opening up on her own story can touch others. \"I think that I would like people to be able to find their story within this story,\" she said.

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The documentary, directed by Lana Wilson, focuses largely on the sexualization and exploitation that Shields says she faced in her early career. It features previously unseen archival work from her career.

\"Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields\" is coming soon to Hulu.

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