Dame Jilly Cooper reveals she was silenced and mistreated by publishers after she was almost raped by an fellow author who 'ripped her clothes off' in the backseat of a taxi Do YOU have a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Dominique Hines For The Daily Mail Published: 01:13, 30 September 2024 | Updated: 01:13, 30 September 2024 e-mail View comments Dame Jilly Cooper has revealed that she was silenced and mistreated after almost being raped by a fellow author. The writer, 87, who has sold over 12 million books and is one of the UK’s most prolific romance novelists, said the attempted sexual assault took place in her early career.
In her new documentary, In My Own Words: Jilly Cooper, she said the author was ‘a great big gross creature’ who ‘ripped off’ her clothes in a taxi. Dame Jilly, who has decided not to name the man, said: ‘I remember I was in the publicity department for a big publisher and one of their authors took me out for lunch. And suddenly in the back of a taxi he ripped my clothes off, everything off.
’ She said she managed to get away and sought help, recalling: ‘I was struggling away so I collapsed into the office and a man said to me, “Jilly, why are you crying? What happened?” Dame Jilly Cooper has revealed that she was silenced and mistreated after almost being raped by a fellow author The writer, who has sold over 12 million books and is one of the UK’s most prolific romance novelists, said the attempted sexual assault took place in he.