Jesy Nelson praised by domestic violence charity for powerful new music video

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Women's Aid, who collaborated with her on the narrative of the visual, praised the singer in a statement.

They said: "We thank Jesy for using the music video for Bad Thing to signpost support for women who may be affected by domestic abuse.

"Jesy’s video shows her character not explicitly leaving at the end, and we know from our work with survivors of domestic abuse that this is a reality for many with as many as 1.7 million women experiencing domestic abuse in the UK and Wales last year alone.

"Jesy’s video highlights that it is not easy to leave an abusive relationship and for women using our network of services across the country, the average length of time in abusive relationships before leaving is just over six years."

The spokesperson continued: "There will no doubt be many people watching the video who will be living this for real and knowing that there are people who understand and will believe you, and that there is help out there, can be the difference between life and death.

"You don’t have to be married or living with someone for it to count as domestic abuse – if you are living in fear of your partner, if they are controlling you and you feel trapped, you can get support from Women’s Aid to safely leave when the time is right for you."

Love that she's spreading awareness and showing the world what it was like growing up in an abusive family.

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At first my brain did not work and I was like "why are domestic abusers praising ha"  

 

gonna sleep bye 

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2 minutes ago, Pennywise said:

At first my brain did not work and I was like "why are domestic abusers praising ha"  

 

gonna sleep bye 

SAME!