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First on (https://cbsn.ws/3pt4TRT) "CBS This Morning," singer-songwriter FKA twigs sits down with Gayle King to discuss allegations of emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/fka-twigs-interview-for-elle-speaks-more-on-shia-abuse-race-and-the-aftermath.4408051/) as well as assault and battery at the hands of actor and former boyfriend Shia LaBeouf. FKA twigs filed a civil lawsuit against LaBeouf in December. LaBeouf denies the allegations

I used to like Shia but he is a nutcase now, it is pretty sad

I used to like Shia but he is a nutcase now, it is pretty sad

Gayle King "Why didn't you leave?" question to FKA Twigs show how the media can help perpetuate domestic violence. (https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/02/19/fka-twigs-shut-down-gayle-king-question-shia-labeouf-abuse/4506607001/)

On CBS This Morning on Thursday, King interviewed the singer-songwriter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNA96WefDnE) about her lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf, alleging serious abuse. At one point, King asked: "Why didn't you leave?" Twigs quickly shut down the question. "I think we have to stop asking that question," she told King. "The question should really be to the abuser: 'Why are you holding someone hostage with abuse?' People say it can't have been that bad, because else you would've left. But it's like, no, it's because it was that bad, I couldn't leave." As USA Today's Alia E. Dastagir explains, "domestic violence experts say not only is the question inappropriate, it harms survivors by shifting attention away from their abusers. Experts say many survivors don't leave when the abuse begins, and people are often quick to judge them which is a factor in why many survivors stay silent."