Love & Hip Hop’s Tahiry Jose: I was beaten because I’m a woman.

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Tahiry Jose is speaking out, after reports hit that she was physically assaulted by a man, during New York Fashion Week. As previously reported, the Love & Hip Hop: New York cast member was allegedly attacked while preparing to walk in her first runway show with Toure Designs, by Carlos Gonzales, who serves as the production manager of the Helen Mills event venue. [Click here for the backstory.] Reportedly, the incident resulted in Tahiry being hospitalized.

Tahiry is now speaking out and has posted the following message on Instagram.

Thank you ALL for your well wishes. I am both appreciative and grateful to have you on my team and call you #teamtahiry! I am sincerely touched by your outpouring of love. As you may or may not know, on Monday, Sept. 8, I was attacked, assaulted and violated, while in the workplace, by a man. I