--- title: Grammys 2015: Brooke Axtell With Katy Perry in Domestic Violence Clip description: Before a spare performance of "By the Grace of God," Katy Perry invited activist Brooke Axtell to share her story canonical: https://time.com/3700400/grammys-2015-brooke-axtell-katy-perry/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-09T03:07:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:42:40.523Z og:title: Grammys 2015: Brooke Axtell With Katy Perry in Domestic Violence Clip og:description: Before a spare performance of "By the Grace of God," Katy Perry invited activist Brooke Axtell to share her story og:url: https://time.com/3700400/grammys-2015-brooke-axtell-katy-perry/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb226352d483f5610/69877e315f570f4dafb15289/brooke-axtell2.jpg?branch=production&width=1089&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1089 og:image:height: 613 og:image:alt: Brooke Axtell og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Grammys 2015: Brooke Axtell With Katy Perry in Domestic Violence Clip twitter:description: Before a spare performance of "By the Grace of God," Katy Perry invited activist Brooke Axtell to share her story twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb226352d483f5610/69877e315f570f4dafb15289/brooke-axtell2.jpg?branch=production&width=1089&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meet Brooke Axtell, the Domestic Violence Survivor Who Performed With Katy Perry at the Grammys > Sponsored content. 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Brooke Axtell speaks at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.John Sheare—Invision/AP  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Feb 9, 2015 3:07 AM UTC During Sunday’s Grammys, President Obama encouraged Americans to take personal responsibility to stop domestic violence and sexual assault as part of the White House’s ongoing ‘It’s On Us’ campaign. After his video aired, a woman named Brooke Axtell went on to share her personal story of domestic violence. Axtell, an Austin-based writer, activist and performance artist, is the director of communications for Allies Against Slavery, a nonprofit that fights human trafficking. Before a performance by Katy Perry, Axtell told her story of abuse: Her partner became increasingly violent and eventually threatened to kill her, before Axtell told her mother about the incident and sought help. According to an [interview](http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/02/08/brooke%5Faxtell%5Finterview%5Fmeet%5Fthe%5Fdomestic%5Fabuse%5Fsurvivor%5Fwho%5Fis%5Fperforming.html?wpsrc=fol%5Ftw) with Slate, Axtell herself was trafficked by her nanny at a young age before entering the abusive relationship in her adult life. “Authentic love does not devalue another human being,” she said at the Grammys. “Authentic love does not silence shame and abuse.” ### Grammys 2015: Red Carpet Photos  Taylor Swift attends the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Feb. 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, Calif. Jason Merritt—Getty Images  Lady Gaga attends the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Feb. 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, Calif. Jason Merritt—Getty Images  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Feb. 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, Calif. 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