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<p>Tina Turner doesn't think she could "ever" forgive Ike Turner's abuse.</p>
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<p>The 79-year-old singer no longer worries about her late former spouse - who passed away in 2007 - but will never accept why he abused her and controlled her life until they split in 1976.</p>
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<p>She said: "I don't know if I could ever forgive all that Ike ever did to me. [But] Ike's dead. So we don't have to worry about him."</p>
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<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>"I had a terrible life."</p><cite>— Tina Turner </cite></blockquote>
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<p>The <strong>Simply The Best</strong> hitmaker also admitted she has never spoken about the full extent of Ike's abuse because she is still "ashamed".</p>
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<p>She told the New York Times newspaper: "I think I'm ashamed. I feel I told enough."</p>
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<p>The <strong>What's Love Got To Do With It</strong> singer doesn't think she should be seen as a "strong" person.</p>
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<p>She said: "I identify only with my life. I was busy doing it. Doing the work. I don't necessarily want to be a 'strong' person. I had a terrible life. I just kept going. You just keep going, and you hope that something will come... This [life now] came."</p>
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