AnnaLynne McCord: Somaly Mam 'Life is Love' Gala 2013

AnnaLynne McCord gets emotional on stage during the Somaly Mam Foundation Gala “Life Is Love” at Gotham Hall on Wednesday night (October 23) in New York City.

The 26-year-old actress opened up about her own dark days after being sexually assaulted.

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“I was suicidal, I cut my arms up,” AnnaLynne shared on stage. “I had a bottle of pills in a hotel and I was ready to end it all. But something, I don’t know what, led me Somaly Mam.”

She added, “Is there five dollars that you don’t need that you can give to the people who saved me my life…the people who rescued me.”

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