Actress Mena Suvari opens up to The View about speaking out for the first time on her struggles with abuse, addiction, and the double life she said she lived in her memoir, #TheGreatPeace: “I didn’t feel the way I think everybody was perceiving me.” abcn.ws/2RiH3wd | The View

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Mena Suvari was just 20 years old when the world knew her name. Her participation in "American Beauty" made her famous around the world, but she wasn’t prepared for the pressure. The actress carried wounds from a vulnerable childhood, and the excessive pressure led her astray. She began using substances and became involved in tortuous relationships that came close to truncating her career... until she finally turned everything around thanks to an unexpected milestone. | Rosa