TV legend Valerie Bertinelli held nothing back when it came to her thoughts on the lack of justice for Jeffrey Epstein victims on Wednesday’s (March 11) edition of The View.
The One Day at a Time and Hot in Cleveland star on was on hand to discuss a wide range of issues while promoting her new memoir, Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect, including why she decided to come forward with the devastating revelation that she was sexually abused at the age of just 11.
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