Brittney Griner says she wanted to take her life 'more than once' during her first few weeks in a Russian jail
WNBA star Brittney Griner said she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges.
PHOENIX — WNBA star Brittney Griner said she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges.
Griner spoke for the first time about her monthslong detention in Russia during an hourlong interview that aired Wednesday night on ABC. Her memoir, “Coming Home,” is set to be released on May 7.
Griner was detained after arriving at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges allegedly containing oil derived from cannabis.
“I wanted to take my life more than once in the first weeks,” Griner told interviewer Robin Roberts. “I felt like leaving here so badly.”
Brittney Griner is escorted to the courtroom in Khimki, outside Moscow, on Aug. 4, 2022.Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP - Getty Images fileShe decided against it in part because she was afraid the Russian authorities wouldn’t release her body to her family.
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