A girl named Jane Doe has filed a lawsuit towards music mogul and former Beats Electronics CEO Jimmy Iovine, accusing him of sexually assaulting and harassing her in 2007.
Jimmy Iovine attends a ceremony honoring Gwen Stefani with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)(Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday, the final day of the one-year window underneath the Adult Survivors Act, which permits victims of sexual abuse to sue their perpetrators no matter how way back the abuse occurred.
PEOPLE reported that Doe claims that Iovine, who’s the co-founder of Beats Electronics and a former government at Interscope Records, dedicated crimes equivalent to “assault and battery.” She alleges that she was “sexually abused, forcibly touched, and subjected to sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of anti-discrimination laws in or around August 2007.”
Doe is searching for compensation for her bodily, emotional, and monetary damages, in addition to punitive damages and authorized charges. She has not specified the sum of money she is asking for, however says will probably be decided at trial. The trial will happen in New York County, and Doe is represented by attorneys Kevin Mintzer and Doug Wigdor.
Iovine’s spokesperson quoted to PEOPLE that they have been “shocked and baffled” by the lawsuit, and that they’d by no means heard of any such declare towards Iovine earlier than. They additionally stated that they’d not been contacted or made conscious of any grievance by Doe or anybody else before now.
“This inquiry is the first we’ve heard of this matter. No one has ever made a claim like this against Jimmy Iovine, nor have we been contacted or made aware of any complaint by anyone, including this unknown plaintiff prior to now.”
Iovine is known for his work in the music industry, having worked with artists such as Dr. Dre, Eminem, Lady Gaga, and U2. He is also the co-creator of the streaming service Apple Music.
Wigdor, Doe’s lawyer, is also representing Casandra Ventura, better known as Cassie, the singer and former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Cassie sued Combs on Nov. 16, alleging that he raped and sex trafficked her for 10 years, during which he also physically and emotionally abused her. She also claimed that he forced her to have sex with other women and use drugs.
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Combs’ lawyer, Ben Brafman, denied the allegations and called them “offensive and outrageous.”
“Mr. Combs vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations. Ms. Ventura’s demand of $30 million, underneath the specter of writing a harmful e-book about their relationship, was unequivocally rejected as blatant blackmail,” Brafman said.
“Despite withdrawing her preliminary menace, Ms. Ventura has now resorted to submitting a lawsuit riddled with baseless and outrageous lies, aiming to tarnish Mr. Combs’ repute, and searching for a pay day.”
He additionally stated that the lawsuit was “amicably” settled the subsequent day.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
