Jessica Simpson in confronting the woman who sexually abused her

. “I went to her and said, ‘I know you know what was happening and I know you were being mistreated’ because an older man was mistreating him. And basically … and he was always there at the house, so he never touched me, but he would abuse her and then she would come to me and do things to me, and in many ways I felt bad for her. ” data-reactid = “24”> “I would say I confronted her about eight years ago,” the singer said Wednesday in the new episode of Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt’s podcast, The gift of forgiveness. “I went to her and said, ‘I know you know what was happening and I know you were being mistreated’ because an older man was mistreating him. And basically … and he was always there at the house, so he never touched me, but he would abuse her and then she would come to me and do things to me, and in many ways I felt bad for her. “

Collection designer Jessica Simpson said she had already told the woman’s brother and mother to be there to support her abuser. Then Simpson entered and addressed her directly.

“I said at the time, ‘I know you have a lot to deal with,’ and I said I think you should probably talk to someone and find a way to understand those moments and forgive those moments and heal from those moments,” said Simpson. “And ‘I just want you to know that I forgive you and that I really don’t care about being around you as much or ever again, but I do want you to know that, like, I know what happened between us and me. I’m not going to live in denial to respect. “

It was all of Simpson’s “soul-searching” after her high-profile divorce from singer Nick Lachey in 2006 that prompted her to have the conversation.

“I knew I couldn’t move forward without letting him know that… I wasn’t going to leave him without saying it. I left it unsaid for a long time, but I knew that if I was honest with her, that would clear my conscience, “Simpson explained. “And I even sent him the book, and I said I hope it brings healing.”

Later, in a lighter part of the conversation, Simpson spoke about how much he admires his younger sister, Ashlee Simpson.

“She would have, like, beaten [an abuser]. She absolutely would have defended herself, ”said Elder Simpson. “[Ashlee has] She always had a sense of trust and honesty about herself that makes her so unique and such an amazing person. And she has always been so brave. For me, it took much longer to learn to be myself. And she also changes a lot. She can roll with that, and I think too much about things. … I just want to understand everyone all the time and Ashlee is like … understand me. And I envy that. I wish I could have that.