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Singer Duffy to Share Sexual Assault Ordeal in Disney+ Documentary
The documentary reveals Duffy's decade-long absence caused by trauma including kidnapping and abuse, with production starting soon as announced at the Series Mania festival.
- On Wednesday, Disney+ announced a new documentary chronicling Welsh singer Duffy's life, covering her meteoric rise to fame in the 2000s, decade-long disappearance, and the kidnapping she revealed in 2020.
- After achieving global stardom with hits like "Mercy," Duffy vanished from the public eye for 10 years before breaking her silence in 2020, revealing she had been drugged, kidnapped, and sexually abused.
- Director Gill Callan will helm the project, utilizing "unprecedented access" to the singer alongside archive footage and interviews with family, friends, and music industry peers.
- Disney+ Head of Content for EMEA Angela Jain announced the project at Series Mania as part of a strategy to support impactful, female-led stories in collaboration with Northern Ireland Screen.
- Production on the documentary is starting soon, though Disney+ has not yet scheduled a release date, with the project aiming to share the artist's story with "honesty and courage.
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North Wales singer Duffy recounts kidnapping and sexual assault in new documentary
North Wales singer Duffy will feature in a new documentary recounting her rise to fame and subsequent kidnapping and sexual assault for the first…
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op-online.deFor years, Duffy remained silent about her trauma. A documentary will shed light on what happened to the "Mercy" singer 15 years ago.
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