'Can't Buy Me Love' star Amanda Peterson, who died earlier this year, was raped when she was 15: family

'Can't Buy Me Love' star Amanda Peterson, who died earlier this year, was raped when she was 15: family,The backward Amanda Peterson agitated a abstruse for a lot of of her life, one that her ancestors is now absolute and one that her mother said "affected her forever": The "Can't Buy Me Love" brilliant was raped at the age of 15.

During an account with "The Doctors," Sylvia Peterson said her babe never batten about the incident.

"At the acme of Mandy's career, she suffered a actual austere trauma. She had been raped," Sylvia said, answer that the man who assaulted her was added than alert her age. "She just acquainted so ashamed. She didn't wish humans to know."

She added, "I anticipate it afflicted her forever."

Amanda died in July of a biologic overdose. A toxicology address appear the above extra had assorted decree drugs in her system, including anti-anxiety medication, an anti-psychotic medication, affliction medication and opiates. She aswell had marijuana in her system.

Amanda's dad said the abduction in fact led her to drugs.

"After [the rape], she became added defensive, beneath trusting, some of the animation was gone," James Peterson said, abacus that she went on to ache "significant bipolar problems."

Amanda rose to acclaim in 1987 afterwards arena Cindy Mancini in "Can't Buy Me Love." However, admitting this career success, she led a afflicted activity that saw her in and out of bastille for biologic use.

On the TV show, the Peterson ancestors went on to allocution bluntly about their analysis that Amanda was application heroin and meth.

"I wish to accent why we're actuality is to acquaint and admonition people," James said. "We are a part of conceivably millions who accept gone through these problems. You accept to be actual able-bodied attuned to what your accouchement are doing, what they're saying. We all accept to be added aware, and that doesn't abate your love."
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