'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Shangela Accused of Sexual Assault by Multiple People
justjared.comShangela is facing serious accusations. In a new Rolling Stone report, the 42-year-old RuPaul’s Drag Race breakthrough star is being accused of sexual assault by multiple men.
Four people allege to Rolling Stone that Shangela (Darius Jeremy “DJ” Pierce) either sexually assaulted them or attempted to have sex with them when they were too inebriated to consent, and a fifth person claims the drag star attempted anal penetration in a bathroom closet despite rejecting his advances. Keep reading to find out more… The allegations were laid out in a recently settled civil lawsuit against the star by a former colleague.
According to the court documents, he was accused of raping a production assistant from HBO‘s We’re Here after purchasing several drinks for them. Shangela, through his lawyer Andrew Brettler, called the allegations “false and unsupported by any evidence or reliable witness testimony,” and said that there were “significant problems with purported accusers’ accounts.” The lawyer added that Shangela “adamantly denies ever engaging in nonconsensual sex.” The Rolling Stone investigation began in November 2022, and is based on 16 months of research, court documents and interviews with several accusers.
The news outlet found a previously unreported police complaint filed in Los Angeles, and multiple independent accusations across several years alleging sexually coercive and assaultive behavior by Shangela.
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