John Stamos alleges he was sexually abused by his childhood babysitter

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to People in a new interview ahead of the book’s release, Stamos admitted that “it took me writing a book” to recognise his babysitter’s alleged actions were inappropriate. It has always been there, but I packed it away as people do, right?” He said that at the time, he “didn’t tell” anyone, instead, he brushed it off as “Ah, it’s girls, man”. “I don’t know, it was not good.” The General Hospital alum remembers reflecting on the experience while prepping a speech for an award he received for his child abuse advocacy. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free While he feels that now is the right time to come forward with his survival story, he added: “But I’ll tell you, if I found out someone was doing that to my son, that’s a totally different story.” Stamos shares his five-year-old son, Billy, with his second wife Caitlin McHugh, whom he married in 2018.