Sheryl Lee Ralph: I was sexually assaulted by a ‘famous TV judge’

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Sheryl Lee Ralph made the shocking revelation that she was sexually assaulted by a “famous TV judge” at a work event — and claimed network executives who witnessed it years ago asked her not to report the attack because it would be “bad press.”“This man walked in, grabbed me by the back of my neck, turned me around and rammed his nasty ass tongue down my throat,” the 66-year-old said on Monday’s “Way Up With Angela Yee” podcast episode. “And everybody at the network saw it.”The “Abbott Elementary” star did not disclose when it happened or the “famous” TV judge’s name, but confirmed that it was not Judge Greg Mathis, calling him “a great man.”“I’m at a very public place.

I was suited. I was handling my business for the television show I was on at that time,” the Emmy winner explained without naming the series, but noted, “we were on the same network.”The Post has reached out to reps for Ralph for comment.After the alleged sexual assault, Ralph said she called former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, who was in office from 1994 to 2002, to report the incident.Ralph said Morial came to her defense without hesitation, saying, “You want me to send the police there right now?

Cause we will fix his you know what!”The “Dreamgirls” star said she was ready to hold the alleged assaulter accountable for his actions until “somebody on the network tapped me on the shoulder saying, ‘Please don’t.’ ““They did not want any bad press around their show and did not care what just happened to me,” Ralph added.While retelling the story on “Way Up,” Ralph got visibly emotional about the incident.“They saw what happened!” she said. ” ‘It’s not that bad is it?