Matthew McConaughey abducted as a teen but escaped, here’s why he considers himself lucky

Matthew McConaughey recently recalled a painful memory where he was lucky to escape with his life.

In his 2020 book “ Greenlights ,” the Oscar-winning actor revealed that when he was 18, he was knocked unconscious and dragged to the back of a van where he was sexually assaulted by a man.

In a new interview with The Guardian , McConaughey, 55, explained how, in that moment, he never felt so helpless, saying, “I’ve never felt so vulnerable and unable to do anything about it.”

Fortunately, the “Interstellar” and “Dallas Buyers Club” star woke up and managed to escape the dire situation “right before it could have been worse,” he said. “Talk about divine intervention. I got out relatively unscathed. It could have been worse is what I’m saying.”

The Hollywood star added that escaping t