Mangum and another dancer had been hired to perform at party, thrown by Duke lacrosse players, on March 13, 2006. She claimed that players raped her in blockbuster allegations that touched on hot-button topics such as sex work, race and class.

"They didn’t deserve that, and I hope that they can forgive me,” Mangum said of the players on "Let's Talk With Kat."

The case against three White players dominated national news for months but later unraveled. On a recent podcast, Crystal Mangum revisited that time in her life.