Taylor Armstrong ‘Didn’t Feel Safe’ Until Russell Died
Posted on Dec 08, 2011 @ 09:00AM
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong says she didn’t feel safe to tell her story until the death of her husband Russell, who hanged himself in August.
Armstrong's new memoir, Hiding from Reality: My Story of Love, Loss and Finding the Courage Within, is scheduled for release early next year. In it, she discusses her rocky marriage to Russell and the abuse she allegedly suffered at his hands.
"I wish I would have been able to tell my story before now," Armstrong said in an exclusive statement to ABCNews.com Thursday. "But, until my husband Russell's suicide, I didn't feel safe to tell anyone for fear of my own safety and the safety of my daughter. (5-year-old Kennedy) With Russell's passing, I now feel safe to bring my story into the light, to help all battered and abused women, and men, and aid them in their struggle."
PHOTOS: Russell Armstrong and Taylor Armstrong In Happier Times
Taylor broke down in tears on Monday's Bravo show Watch What Happens Live, telling host Andy Cohen she was "a train wreck" during the most recent episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. In that episode, Taylor was inconsolable at a party in Malibu thrown by Brandi Granville after a friend of Camille Grammer confronted her about her spat with Grammer involving her marriage.
"I discussed my book Monday night for the first time on Bravo's 'Watch What Happens Live,' " Armstrong told ABCNews.com. "The overwhelming response from viewers and their outpouring of support has been gratifying. From the bottom of my heart, I believe if my book can help others find the courage to deal with the pain and fear of their abusive relationships, I will have made a real difference in their lives."
Taylor’s book is scheduled to be released on February 7.
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The Daily Juice
Feb 14, 2012 @ 02:00
I don't believe her story. The scene is the limo where Russell says "it was an out and out life", says it all
to me. I think Taylor is a liar and it is a shame because there are women out there who are really being
abused.
Posted Tue, 01/03/2012 - 8:44pm
I believe that she suffered abuse. I believe that on her quest to find a rich husband, she get more than she bargained for. And, I don't believe that $20 is too much to as for a book especially if some of the profits will go to charities for victims
Posted Sun, 12/11/2011 - 10:23am
If she was so afraid of him why did you leave her daughter with him to go on those housewives trips??
Posted Sat, 12/10/2011 - 2:23pm
You people r so mean. It is so obvious this guy was abusive. Have empathy.
Posted Sat, 12/10/2011 - 2:36am
If you want to help domestic abuse victims...GIVE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARITIES THAT PROVIDE FREE SERVICES.
No abuse victim should have to pay $20 to read a book about a woman who STAYED.
Posted Thu, 12/08/2011 - 7:40pm
If you recall the tea party, they ALL said they were told about the abuse but that they did NOT believe it. She wanted them to feel sorry for her and give her money to leave Russell. She's a grifter who stole from investors who are suing her.
Posted Thu, 12/08/2011 - 7:39pm
So sad Russell killed himself but think she was probably over the moon because it meant she could continue to make up her stories of abuse - only person I think really buys this is KYLE.
Posted Thu, 12/08/2011 - 7:00pm
I think Taylor was telling all the ladies lies about abuse to get sympathy and when Camille said it on camera she started to go over the edge because she knew her story was going to blow up in her face.
Posted Thu, 12/08/2011 - 6:58pm
I still haven't seen any proof of her so-called "abuse", other than a couple of pics that looked like they were taken at her plastic surgeon's office for some procedure or another
Posted Thu, 12/08/2011 - 3:36pm
Of course she fills safe now that he is dead. She can lie about abuse all she wants with him not alive to call bs on her.
Posted Thu, 12/08/2011 - 3:32pm