The mainland Chinese actress, who was a soldier in a People's Liberation Army performance troupe from age 14 to 17, told The Associated Press in a recent interview that she was 'opening a wound that was very secret to myself, that even my parents don't know'.
Therapy she received during a US reality TV series helped her understand what she endured in the 1980s and the psychological marks it left on her, Bai said.
She was pressed to have sex with her superiors, with one encounter leading to pregnancy and an abortion under an assumed name, Bai said, adding that other women serving with her in Tibet were also forced into sex and regularly plied with alcohol.
The Wild Wild West star stressed that she blames individual officers and not the Chinese government for events that have haunted her life and work.
She said she worries about how her revelations on VH1's Celebrity Rehab With Dr Drew will be received. The show, which airs on Sunday, is in its fifth season.
"The only comfort is that I'm using this platform to help others. I know that my story is so powerful and honest and so simple," Bai said. "Even if I can help one child and make them feel they haven't been forgotten, that's the only comfort I have."
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