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Michael Richards says his struggles with anger stem from 'unwantedness,' being a result of sexual assault

Michael Richards reveals that he was the result of his mother's sexual assault and that it led to many of his anger issues.

He reveals in his new memoir, Entrances and Exits, out June 4, that he was conceived during his mother's sexual assault, in which he chalks up many of his anger issues of feeling unwanted since before his birth. But she changed her mind and kept him, inventing a story about being a war widow and making up a name to put on the birth certificate. Richards also detailed how this inferiority complex seeped into his career, often leading him to turn down opportunities because of his low sense of self-worth.

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