*Country music star Jimmie Allen is being sued for sexual assault and the lawsuit comes weeks after his divorce announcement.
Allen’s former manager filed the lawsuit anonymously in Tennessee. The management company, Wide Open Music, as well as the company’s founder, Ash Bowers, are also named in the lawsuit, ABC News reports.
Allen is accused of sexually abusing “Jane Doe” and manipulating her over an 18-month period.
According to ABC News, the lawsuit claims that in May 2020 Allen “sexually harassed Plaintiff openly and publicly by making comments about her status as a single female, her innocence, and how hot she looked. He did so from the stage, in front of the production crew and public audiences.”
The lawsuit describes an incident in March 2021 when “Jane Doe” alleges she had a few drinks at an event and then “lost conscious.” She woke up with Allen next to her in bed and him “insisting she take [emergency contraceptive] Plan B as soon as possible.”
According to “Jane Doe,” she complied and claims that “Allen grabbed her and forcibly kissed her goodbye, whispering, ‘You’re mine now.'”
“Jane Doe” also alleges that Allen “sexually abused her at red lights, in green rooms, on airplanes, and in other places she was required to be to support him at events.”
In a statement, attorneys for Allen told ABC News that he had a sexual relationship with “Jane Doe,” therefore he denies all claims of assault or abuse.
“It is deeply troubling and hurtful that someone I counted as one of my closest friends, colleagues and confidants would make allegations that have no truth to them whatsoever,” Allen said in part of a statement.
He added, “[S]he never once accused me of any wrongdoing, and she spoke of our relationship and friendship as being something she wanted to continue indefinitely. Only after things ended between us, did she hire a lawyer to reach out and ask for money, which leads me to question her motives.”
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