CONTENT WARNING: This publish discusses allegations of sexual assault.
Jamie Foxx has been accused of sexually assaulting a lady eight years in the past.
Recalling the alleged incident, the plaintiff — referred to within the paperwork as Jane Doe — claims that she and a buddy have been seated “one table away” from Foxx and the cofounder of the Catch Hospitality Group, Mark Birnbaum, who have been apparently ingesting collectively.
At round 1.00 a.m., the girl claims she approached Foxx and Birnbaum’s desk to ask for a selfie with the actor, to which he apparently replied: “Sure baby, anything for you.”
After taking some photos, Foxx allegedly started complimenting Doe’s look, telling her she had a “supermodel body” and that she smelt good. She additionally claims he informed her she appeared like Gabrielle Union.
In the criticism, Doe claims that Foxx “seemed intoxicated” earlier than he guided her to a extra personal space of the rooftop the place she alleges she was sexually assaulted by him. A consultant for Foxx didn’t instantly reply when contacted by BuzzFeed for remark.
A Catch NYC safety guard who’s alleged to have witnessed the assault, however didn’t intervene, is listed as a defendant within the lawsuit.
Doe claims that Foxx stopped touching her upon realizing that her buddy had come out onto the rooftop, at which level he allegedly walked over to the close by safety guard.
As a results of the alleged assault, the girl claims within the authorized filings that she “suffered and continues to suffer severe emotional distress and anxiety, humiliation, embarrassment, post-traumatic stress disorder and other physical and emotional damage.”
The lawsuit additionally alleges that Birnbaum and Catch NYC breached their responsibility of care and enabled the assault to occur. The restaurant, its staff, and Birnbaum are listed as defendants within the criticism.
The alleged sufferer is looking for a trial by jury. She is suing for compensatory and punitive damages, alleging “sexual assault, abuse, assault and battery.”
The lawsuit is certainly one of quite a few sexual assault complaints to have been filed this week forward of New York’s Adult Survivors Act (ASA) expiry on Nov. 24.
According to MSNBC, the ASA invoice “provides victims of sexual assault who were 18 years or older at the time of their abuse a one-year look-back period to file a lawsuit against their abuser and, if applicable, the institution that harbored them,” no matter how way back the crime occurred.
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