QUICK TAKES - June 11, 2009

Queen Latifah has revealed a traumatic chapter of her personal life: The singer-actress was sexually abused as a child.

In the latest issue of Essence magazine, Latifah says the abuse occurred over a period of time, and at the hands of a teenager charged with watching her.

The 39-year-old entertainer, whose new album “Persona” arrives in July, said she eventually told her parents and has gone through therapy to come to terms with what happened.