How Common Told His Mom About His Childhood Molestation

Common recently opened up to the world about his childhood trauma, but before that happened, he was compelled to share the troubling news with family first.
The rapper, actor and activist born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, 47, sat down with PEOPLE in this week’s issue to discuss some of his life’s toughest moments, which he shares in his new memoir Let Love Have the Last Word. When it came to sharing details of the molestation he says he suffered from a family friend at around age 9, he spoke