Gabrielle Union

You read the headline right. Gabrielle Union tried to shoot a man who raped her. Understandably, Rihanna's "Man Down" video hit close to home for her.

We've debated whether or not Rihanna is a bad role model based on the violent storyline of the video. For Union, the work was simply true to life.

Asked by a fan about the controversial video, the actress opened up about her own abusive past, and the stunning parallels with "Man Down."

The topic came up last week, when Union was soliciting ideas from her followers on how to better combat violence against women and kids.

When a fan asked what she thought of the Rihanna video, she said she hadn't seen it, but would comment when she had. Later, Union wrote:

"Saw 'Man Down' by @rihanna. Every victim/survivor of rape is unique, including how they THINK they'd like justice 2 be handed out."

"During my rape I tried 2 shoot my rapist, bt I missed. Over the yrs I realized tht killin my rapist would've added insult 2 injury."

"The DESIRE 2 kill someone whose abused/raped u is understandable, bt unless its self defense n the moment 2 save ur life."

"Just ADDS 2 ur troubles #mandown."

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The estranged wife of NBA star Dwyane Wade is suing his girlfriend, Gabrielle Union, claiming she “engaged in sexual foreplay” in front of Wade’s sons.

She says Union is "inflicting emotional distress" by her actions.

This could get uglier than FlashForward's recent ratings or the Miami Heat's performance in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Celtics.

Siohvaughn Wade has upped the stakes in their ongoing nasty divorce, asserting that actress Union “engaged in sexual foreplay with Dwyane Wade" in front of Wade’s 8-year-old and 2-year-old sons at his Miami home.

In addition to the emotionally distressing groping, Siohvaughn also says Dwayne allowed his 8-year-old to play unsupervised around the pool at night.

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union have been seen out and about in the Miami area many times lately, having quietly started dating as he’s divorcing Siohvaughn.

The lawsuit filed by Mrs. Wade (maiden name Siohvaughn Funches) also claims:

• That D-Wade’s 8-year-old son told a court appointed representative to put his father in jail so he wouldn’t have to go back to his house and that he calls the home, the house "where the woman kissing daddy lives.”
• That Wade’s 2-year-old nearly drowned while Dwyane was taking care of him.
• That he introduced Gabrielle Union to his sons as his girlfriend and told the young boys “that is why your mom and I are going to divorce.”
• The 8-year-old has suffered so much anxiety that he has lost hair and has bald spots and must undergo court-ordered mental evaluations.

We have no idea if any of that's true ... or if she got that STD from Dwyane as she alleged the last time we heard from ol' Siohvaughn. Stay tuned.

She's dated Derek Jeter, starred opposite Will Smith and is very attractive.

Still, Gabrielle Union receives very little celebrity gossip attention, a fact she's clearly aiming to change in a new Men's Health magazine feature.

The actress, who recurs on FlashForward in the role of Demetri's fiancee, poses nude (and covered; damn you, buttoned shirt!) for the publication, while speaking on a number of personal issues, including: oral sex, orgasms and penis size.

We'll let Union take it from here:

On what women talk about: When you’re in the dating phase, you tell your friends everything. Was it big? Did he know what to do with it? Is he into oral? Everything. The dissection is complete.

On post-coital feelings: Nobody wants to feel like just a vessel. You want equal participation, so it’s not ‘68 and I owe ya one.’

On oral sex: If it’s a choice between a man who gives flowers and a man who enjoys giving oral, most women would take the oral. And it’s free. Oral sex is recession-proof.

On getting off: If both people can climax quickly, sex doesn’t need to go on for two hours — at some point, Law & Order is coming on! But it’s terrible if a man is two minutes and you’re nowhere close.

No way is she referencing Jeter there. That guy comes through in the clutch. Literally!

We're thankful that Dwyane Wade isn't really dating Star Jones, as had been previously rumored.

And we're impressed that the Miami Heat guard has reportedly moved in with actress Gabrielle Union. She's beautiful.

Union, of course, is one of Derek Jeter's many, many gorgeous ex-girlfriends. Dwyane Wade had better break it off with his new gal pal soon if he wishes to pick off every former mate of the Yankees shortstop while he still has his looks and his talent.

Click on the following (hot!!!) pictures of Jeter's conquests to get an idea of who might be next for D. Wade...

Yankees superstar Derek Jeter will need a hot bat if New York is to surpass the upstart Cleveland Indians in this week's American League Division Series.

But no matter what, he has a hot girlfriend in Gabrielle Union!

Don't hate. Derek Jeter can't help being awesome at baseball and good looking. In fact, he's a classy, modest guy - remarkable for someone with four rings who hits .317 career and has slept with Jessica Alba, Mariah Carey and Jessica Biel.

According to the New York Post, Jeter and Union are now a couple, though. And damn, she's hot. Take a look at this photo of Derek's newest girlfriend ...

Best known for roles in Bad Boys and Bring It On, Gabrielle Union is a beautiful actress and model who has dated a number of notable athletes. In fact, she was married for four years to Chris Howard of the Jaguars... and went out with Jason Kidd in high school. She's also been linked to Javon Walker. And Ludacris.

Yeah. Here's hoping that she finds a little stability with the Yankees shortstop, who she was linked to as far back as February, and denied dating at the time!