Melissa Benoist has recently revealed that she has suffered domestic violence in her life. The Supergirl actress made a video describing the tragic time of her life with a heartfelt post in which she encourages people to speak up about domestic violence.
After which, the Hollywood fraternity came forward and applauded the powerful move from Melissa as she opens up about it publicly. Among all the people who were heaping their praises on Melissa, one of them was Melissa’s beloved husband Chris Wood who tweeted and praised his wife for this strong move with the hashtag #IStandWithMelissa.
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m going to kiss my wife and hold her tenderly. All day. And every day. How do YOU show love? #IStandWithMelissa
— Chris Wood (@CHRIStophrWOOD) November 28, 2019
The couple had met back in 2017 on the sets of Supergirl and after dating, they tied the knot back in September 2019. We hope Melissa and Wood support each other like this for their entire life and beyond.
#Supergirl star Melissa Benoist speaks out about domestic violence in a 14-minute Instagram video:
“I am a survivor of domestic violence, or IPV, intimate partner violence.” pic.twitter.com/bPjZLOY4ip
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) November 27, 2019