Jada Pinkett Smith wants to help rape victims after her niece was recently drugged.
The 'Gotham' actress feels grateful that nothing serious happened to her young relative because she was with a "responsible" group of friends, but wants to speak out about the "treatment of women".
Speaking at the Television Critics Association (TCA) panel for her new show, she said: "My niece was given a date rape drug that weekend. She's 20 years old - thank God nothing happened because she was with some responsible guys that took care of her.
"She was safe because she was with a group of friends that realised - she said, 'Oh, my god, I can't feel my ..., " and she started losing consciousness...
"There is an epidemic going on out here in regards to the treatment of women. We have to figure out how we can empower people in different ways."
And the 42-year-old actress is doing her best to educate her 13-year-old daughter Willow and asked her niece to discuss her recent terrifying experience with her.
She explained: "I had my niece sit down with my daughter and a couple of her friends and tell her about that experience.
"It's one thing to sit with me as her mother: It's like 'OK, Mom, yeah, I get that.' But when you have your 20-year-old cousin that comes in, and she's like, 'This is what happened,' and it was somebody you looked up to as well, it's like, 'Oh, man, this is really real.' "
And Jada - who also has 16-year-old son Jaden with husband Will Smith - is confident her daughter takes her advice on board.
She said: "I give her the opportunity to be empowered by having herself first, because when you allow a person to be an individual and you allow a person to have power within and have confidence with who they are, she'll never have to look in the eyes of a man and question whether it's a 'yes' or a 'no' - she's going to be very clear."

Beyonce and Jay Z treated their 'On The Run' crew to a skating session.
The singer and her rapper husband are currently touring Canada and the United States as part of their 'On The Run' stadium tour and were feeling generous so treated everyone working behind-the-scenes to a roller-blading session at Fun Plex Entertainment, in Houston, Texas on Sunday (20.07.14).
A source said: "They had a lot of fun! They ate, they danced, they skated."
According to E! News, the rink holds sentimental value to the 'Drunk In Love' songstress, who used to visit as a child.
A source shared: "Beyonce spent her childhood here at the rink."
Beyonce - who has daughter Blue Ivy, two, with her spouse - posted plenty of photos on Instagram, including two snaps of her sitting on the floor, indicating that she might have had trouble staying upright whilst on her skates.
With reference to Mary J Blige's song, 'Family Affair', Beyonce captioned one black and white image: "Don't need no hateration holleratin' in this skater Fun plex (sic)"

Emma Stone is worried people will "f**k with her" by leaving money around.
The 'Magic in the Moonlight' actress recently spoke of her belief her late grandfather leaves her quarters, and is now concerned other people will find it funny to secretly put coins around her so that she thinks it is a sign from her dead relative.
Discussing her revelation, which she made to talk show host David Letterman, she said: "I wasn't even going to talk about that [on Letterman], but then he was telling me a true story about a woman on his show that died who taps him on the shoulder and talks to him a bit.
"I completely regret telling that story about my dead grandfather that leaves quarters because now I feel people are just going to leave quarters around to f**k with me.
"It was this sweet family thing where my mom found them, my aunt found them, and now it's going to be like, 'Oh look, there's a quarter!' Ugh."
The 25-year-old beauty - who is in a relationship with Andrew Garfield - thinks it is possible to believe in other-worldly experiences while also retaining an element of doubt.
She told The Daily Beast: "I've been to a medium and a psychic... I am a total skeptic, and a believer. Both things co-exist."

Britain's Prince George has received gifts from 48 different countries since he was born.
The young royal - who is the son of the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge - is celebrating his first birthday with a party at his parent's Kensington Palace apartment today (22.07.14) and it's been revealed he's received presents from nearly 50 nations in his first year of life.
Included in the mountain of gifts he's been presented with over the past year are a baby crocodile from Australia's Northern Territory, named George, that was hatched on the day his conception was announced.
However, due to the lack of a natural saltwater river on the grounds of the palace, the creature has instead remained in Australia and updates are sent to the toddler via the croc's very own Facebook page, People magazine reports.
A number of other adopted animals have also been gifted to the Prince - whose full name is George Alexander Louis - including a goat and a fatted bull from tribal elders in Kenya and three meerkats named George, Alexander and Louis from the Dudley and West Midlands Zoological Society.
In addition to the animal theme, George has also been presented with a collection of sporty rewards including a bike with a plaque inscribed with a crown and the initial "G", a miniature Sealegs amphibious boat that drives on land and rides on water and a customized surfboard with his name printed on it.

EastEnders' Aunt Babe is "ruthless".
The Carter family will discover their wayward aunt's illegal side job next week when some of her hash cakes end up in the hands of young Tiffany Butcher and with the police on her trail, actress Annette Badlands says her character will do anything to keep her business running.
Aunt Babe decides to hide her cannabis in Dean Wicks' salon but when his mum Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) finds out she becomes enraged with Babe. However, Babe retaliates by threatening to reveal Shirley's secret, that she's Mick Carter's mother, to the rest of the family.
Annette told Digital Spy: "[Babe] has the front of being jolly, as she does have a sense of humour and she's bouncy and bubbly, but here I tried to be very angry.
"Babe can't let that out, she has to rein that anger in and use it in some other way. She won't expose herself by being furious, so she suppresses it and torments Shirley with what she may do next."
Quizzed if Babe would go through with revealing Shirley's secret, the actress said: "Sadly yes, I think she is that ruthless. She loves Shirley, but she also needs to protect herself."
Annette also teased a major Carter storyline will take centre stage at Christmas.
She added of her character: "Everyone has a dark side somewhere and there are still things that you don't know about her."

Melanie C, Peter Andre and more will join Ant and Dec's Takeaway on Tour live shows.
The presenting duo are set to travel across the country with a live stage show based on their hit show 'Saturday Night Takeaway' and have enlisted numerous celebrity pals to join them on various nights of the 34-date jaunt.
Former Spice Girl Mel and Peter are among the stars who have signed up, along with 'This Morning' co-host Eamonn Holmes, boy band Blue and Paddy McGuinness.
Other celebrity guests include Chris Moyles, Joey Essex, Stephen Mulhern, Westlife stars Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne, Keith Lemon and Vernon Kay.
In addition to the guest stars, former Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts will reprise her role as the host of the 'Ant versus Dec' segment on all of the tour dates. Irish dance group Riverdance will also thrill crowds on each night of the tour.
Just like the TV show, all of the audience members will have an opportunity to win a series of top prizes including a brand new car and an all-inclusive holiday.
Dec said: "'Takeaway' is the one show that people always tell us they'd love to be in the audience for, so we've decided to take the show to them! Just like the TV show the audience will have a chance of winning some fantastic prizes as well as being an essential part of the show. It's been an ambition of ours for a long time to go on tour and we can't wait to hit the road!"
Takeaway on Tour begins in Cardiff, Wales, on August 6 and ends in Dublin, Ireland, on September 13.

'The Simpsons' could kill off beloved character Krusty the Clown.
Showrunner Al Jean has dropped some strong hints that Springfield's resident comic will be the unlucky character to meet their maker in the new series of the animated sitcom.
The Hollywood Reporter quotes Jean as saying: "[The episode] is called 'A Clown in the Dumps'." The news apparently prompted gasps from those in attendance at a Television Critics Association event on Sunday (20.07.14).
Al also reasserted his previous claims that the character is played by an actor who's received an Emmy Award for their work on the show.
He added that the identity of the character is "obvious".
Al said: "It turned out bigger than we thought it was going to be. It's not going to be this blood bath where they all get murdered."
Krusty is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who also voices Homer Simpson, and has earned numerous accolades - including four Emmy Awards - for his voice work on the show.
The actor also voices Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Groundskeeper Willie and Mayor Quimby.

Naomi Watts in talks to star in 'Demolition'.
'The Impossible' actress is in negotiations to appear alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the upcoming drama, which is to be directed by 'Dallas Buyers Club' filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee, TheWrap reports.
The movie will be based on the 2007 Black List script by Bryan Sipe and will follow a young investment banker (Gyllenhaal) who struggles to understand his emotional disconnect following the tragic death of his wife in an auto accident.
If Watts seals the deal she will play a pot-smoking customer service representative who, despite having a boyfriend, falls for Gyllenhaal's character as she learns of his pain and loss.
Speaking previously, Vallee described the project as: "A powerful and touching story, written with a strong and sincere desire to try to understand the human psyche, what makes us so unique, so special, what makes us love."
He added: "This is a script of a rare quality, of a beautiful humanity."
Watts is currently shooting the 'Divergent' sequel 'Insurgent' alongside Shailene Woodley and is slated to reprise her role as Evelyn, leader of the Factionless, in the upcoming 'Allegiant: Part 1' and Allegiant: Part 2'.
The 45-year-old actress is also attached to play Matthew McConaughey's character's wife in Gus Van Sant's drama 'Sea of Trees'.

Bradley Cooper had never met his 'Guardians of the Galaxy' co-star until they appeared together on a talk show to promote the finished film.
The 39-year-old actor provides the voice for Rocket the racoon in the upcoming sci-fi adventure while Vin Diesel voiced the character Groot, and he's admitted they never met while making the movie.
Appearing with his other co-stars - Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista - on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', Cooper said: "Yeah we just met ... For real, for the first time."
Meanwhile, Chris Pratt - who takes on the lead role of pilot Peter Quill in the James Gunn directed project - confessed his energy on set often got him into trouble with the crew, who were worried about their budget.
The 'Zero Dark Thirty' actor said: "I was truly playing every day. I had a laser gun and a spaceship ... a mask! It was funny, I would shoot this gun, this blaster, and over and over again they kept yelling, 'Cut'. Because, on the day, during the take, I was going [makes toy gun noises]. I was like, 'Come on, that felt really good to me'.
"And they were like, 'That just cost us a hundred and fifty thousand dollars! Stop with making the noise with your mouth'."

Avicii will be joined by Chris Martin, Billie Joe Armstrong, Jon Bon Jovi and a string of other stars on his new album.
The 'Hey Brother' star - whose real name is Tim Bergling- has also recorded a reggae duet with Wyclef Jean and Matisyahu and another track with System of a Down's Serj Tankian for the forthcoming follow-up to his debut record 'True'.
He said: "It's going to be a lot more song-oriented. 'True' was an attempt at that, getting electronic music in a song format."
While the 24-year-old producer is thrilled with the reggae track, he admits he "doesn't know" whether to use it yet.
He told Rolling Stone magazine: "I love it, but I don't know what to do with it yet."
The 'Wake Me Up' hitmaker grew close to Coldplay frontman Chris when he co-produced the group's track 'A Sky Full of Stars', and though they have a strong bond, they take different approaches to working.
He explained: "Chris has been like a brother. He needs every part to be perfect. I'm not like that. Which is why I've got 70 songs."
The as-yet untitled album is expected to be released later this year.

Ben Langmaid has appeared to slam his former La Roux bandmate.
The songwriter parted ways with Elly Jackson during the recording of new album 'Trouble in Paradise' and after she criticised Kanye West in an interview at the weekend, he seems to have taken the rapper's side.
He first tweeted the 'Bound 2' star to say "Love you man".
He then retweeted a number of posts from Kanye and also comments from other people about La Roux, including one which read: "F**k La Roux, nobody knows her."
He then gave a withering response when asked what instruments Elly had played on the album, as she is credited with many on the sleeve notes.
He replied: "er, triangle I think. (sic)"
Ben later claimed Ian Sherwin, who wrote three tracks on 'Trouble in Paradise' and has become Elly's closest working partner, was the reason he left La Roux.
He slammed: "The guy's an idiot. He's the reason I left.
"The dude's a poacher. He couldn't write a nursery rhyme."
Elly recently claimed she and Ben went their separate ways because she became a "different person" after touring their debut album in America.
She said recently: "It was always going to be difficult because we'd had a long time away from each other when I was on tour.
"We weren't really that connected and I'd realised what kind of performer I wanted to be onstage, which led to me finding my first record restricting. I came back home and I felt like a different person."

A memorial tree planted for George Harrison has been killed - by beetles.
The pine, which was set into the earth near Griffith Observatory in Griffith Park, California in 2004 to commemorate the life of the Beatles legend - who died of cancer in 2001 - has been uprooted by council officials after falling victim to insect infestation.
The sapling had grown to over 10 feet tall, but Los Angeles council member Tom LaBonge told the Los Angeles Times newspaper that the beetle onslaught was too much for the tree.
A new tree is set to be planted in its place, but no date has yet been set for the replanting.
The original tree was planted to honour the 'My Sweet Lord' singer because he spent his final days in Los Angeles, and was known to be an avid gardener.
He famously bought a rundown mansion, Friar Park, in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, South East England, and over the years transformed the overgrown gardens into a picturesque, tranquil area surrounding his home.
He once said: "I'm not really a career person. I'm a gardener, basically."