Jamie Foxx Sued For Alleged 2015 Sexual Assault

Jamie Foxx is on the heart of a lawsuit forward of the vacations. On Wednesday, a girl listed as Jane Doe accused the actor of sexual assault in 2015.

According to Variety, the girl stated Jamie took her to a secluded nook of the Catch rooftop bar in New York. Once there, she alleges Foxx “rubbed her breasts and groped her under her pants against her will,” per the outlet.

She’s searching for compensation for “physical and emotional injuries, anxiety, distress, embarrassment, and economic harm” because of the assault, per CNN. However, the quantity is just not specified.

Lawsuit Alleges Jamie Foxx Assault Began With A Photo Request

The swimsuit says the plaintiff and a good friend had a desk subsequent to Jamie Foxx and the bar proprietor, Mark Birnbaum. At about 1 a.m. native time, the girl’s good friend requested Jamie for a photograph. He agreed and snapped a number of photos with the good friend.

Then, Jamie Foxx allegedly turned his consideration to the plaintiff and fired some compliments. He reportedly in contrast her appears to be like to Gabrielle Union and commented, “Wow, you have that supermodel body” and “You smell so good.”

Following the compliments, the girl claims Jamie Foxx led her by the arm to the extra secluded space. The plaintiff was reportedly wearing a crop high. She says Jamie groped her breasts below the highest, which caught her abruptly. When she tried to step away, she alleged Foxx slid his fingers into her pants and “put his fingers on and in Plaintiff’s vagina and anus.”

Lawsuit paperwork declare {that a} safety guard witnessed Jamie’s groping however didn’t step in. The actor allegedly stopped touching her and walked when the girl’s good friend got here to search out her.

The girl can be suing the venue’s mother or father firm, Catch Hospitality Group, and different associated entities for “negligent hiring, training and supervision,” per CNN.

Woman Filed Lawsuit Against Jamie Under New York’s Adult Survivors Act

Following the alleged assault, the girl says she felt sore and needed to search medical remedy consequently.

The lawsuit was filed below New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which offered a one-year window for victims to file sexual abuse claims that may’ve been tossed out as a result of statute of limitations. The deadline to file lawsuits below the act expires at present (Nov. 23), and the lawsuit towards Jamie was filed on Wednesday (Nov. 22).

Jamie Foxx has not publicly commented on the lawsuit. In late September, he was noticed within the firm of his rumored girlfriend in Mexico.

Diddy was one other high-profile celeb who not too long ago confronted a lawsuit below the Survivors Act. Cassie, his former girlfriend of about ten years and Bad Boy Records artist, accused Diddy of sexual assault, abuse, and intercourse trafficking one week earlier than the act expired. Both events settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed quantity lower than 48 hours later.