Tonya Harding was raped at gunpoint by guys who attacked Nancy Kerrigan

37 year-old former US figure skater Tonya Harding was on the Today Show this morning in a somber interview with Meredith Viera to promote her new book. In the book, called 'The Tonya Tapes,' she says that she was not involved in the clubbing incident of her rival, American skater Nancy Kerrigan, in 1994, and that her ex husband, Jeff Gillooly, planned it without her knowledge. Viera read an excerpt from Tonya's book that said that she did plan on going to the FBI once she learned that they attacked Kerrigan, but that her ex and two guys she didn't know raped her at gunpoint to keep her silent. This is the first time she has come forward with this news:

On being raped at gunpoint to keep silent about Kerrigan attack
Viera: 'In this book, you reaffirm that you weren't involved with the actual attack, but you say that you did plan to go immediately to the FBI when you found out that your ex husband was involved, until this happened, I'm going to read to you, this is the quote from your book:

‘Jeff and two other guys - don't know who they were because I couldn't see who they were - they were in a different car - decided to drive me up to the mountains, put a gun to my head, and take themselves upon me. They told me, this is what you are going to say, this is what you are going to do, and if you don't you are not going to be here anymore.'

What you're saying, Tonya, is that these men raped you and threatened to kill you.'

Harding: 'Yes.'

Viera: 'Why have you waited 14 years to tell this story?'

Harding: 'Ashamed. Scared. There are so many people out there who have had bad things happen to them and they can't tell anybody because they're afraid to tell someone. It's just time.'

Viera asked if she told anyone, and she said ...

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