“One Tree Hill” star Jana Kramer recently opened up about her near-death experience with her ex-boyfriend. The country music singer was previously married to Mike Caussin, and the two have two children together. However, after a series of publicized marital problems, the former couple divorced in July 2021.
Before her marriage to Caussin, Kramer was married to Johnathon Schaech for one month and Michael Gambino for two years. The actress and Gambino split in 2005 after he was arrested and convicted of attempted murder. Gambino reportedly choked her on the sidewalk until she passed out.
In a recent post, Kramer shed light on a period in her past when she suffered physical abuse at the hands of an unknown assailant. The 38-year-old revealed that the abuser choked him at the time and threatened to kill him.
Read on to learn more.
Jana Kramer Says She Was Abused As A Teen
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In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Kramer shared photos and details of her past with an allegedly abusive ex. She revealed that she had a relationship when she was younger, and at one point, she was terrified for her life and well-being. The 38-year-old posted a picture of himself as a teenager with his mother.
In the photo, she is wearing a white tank top with a brown headband, while her mother is wearing a black blouse with a silver necklace. Although the two looked quite happy with Kramer sitting on her mother’s lap, the singer revealed the photo was “very hard” for her to look at.
In the caption of the lengthy post, the actress wrote, “One might look at this and see two smiling faces. A daughter with her mother. But what lies beneath the smile is something I still struggle to talk about to this day.”
Jana Kramer Says She Choked
Although Kramer didn’t mention who her alleged abuser was, the actress shared in detail what she experienced at his hands. She continued, “I don’t remember the reasons I told people when I went home to escape my abuser about the cuts and scrapes on my shoulders and arms or why my ribs hurt. But when I look at this photo, that’s all I see.”
Kramer went on to say that when he saw the photo, he saw a “broken girl” pinned to the ground weeks before the photo was taken. According to her, the abuser strangled her and threatened to kill her at that time. “I’m so embarrassed,” wrote the 38-year-old.
“I was made to feel like I had no one, and no one would believe me and the reason I would get choked or beaten was because I was bad,” she wrote. “That I was wrong, and I deserved it.”
He Advises Victims Of Abuse To Talk To Someone
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Further in the post, Kramer revealed that he held onto the false belief that he was inadequate especially after his other similar relationships. She wrote, “Someday soon, I will talk more about the abuse that followed that one and the pattern that continued, but honestly, it’s been a journey and one that I’m still trying to get through knowing that it wasn’t the last abusive relationship. “
The actor ended the post by assuring his followers that they don’t deserve to be abused in any form. He also encouraged them to contact the authorities before it was too late.
Kramer wrote, “There are people who want to be there for you. That’s there for you. Please don’t wait until you lose your breath. Your life, your heart, your soul is meant to be here and meant to be loved and cherished. He also links “@safehorizon” in her bio as a place where victims of abuse can get help.
Jana Kramer Has Opened Up About Her Experience With Domestic Abuse
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In a previous Instagram post, Kramer spoke about her alleged abuse at the hands of an unnamed person. Later she revealed she allowed the behavior towards her to continue because “I actually believed the negative voices in my head that were telling me.”
Kramer described the behavior as an example where an abuser would claim, “I barely push you, don’t be so dramatic…you bruise easily, I barely touch you, you’re crazy.”
Per Page Six, the “One Tree Hill” actress first married Gambino in 2004; however, in 2005, he was convicted of attempted murder. He was accused of choking Kramer into unconsciousness and was in prison until 2010. When he was released, Gambino killed himself.
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