Jimmie Allen is responding to multiple lawsuits filed against him in May and June, asserting that he sexually assaulted two women.

In a statement issued to BET.com, the country music singer labeled the allegations “false” and acknowledged the countersuits he filed last week in Tennessee against the women who made the charges.

"As a result of numerous false allegations, I have engaged with a legal team to proceed with an appropriate course of action to protect my reputation and refute these claims that have caused severe damage to my family, mental health, and business,” the Delaware native said in the statement.

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“I’ve taken a couple months before publicly responding to these claims, because I wanted to fix my family first. This situation has caused me great humiliation, and I felt it was necessary to seek professional help,” Allen continued in the statement. “For years, I have dealt with racism and harmful threats solely because I am a Black man in the country music industry, and this situation has only amplified that. As the son and brother of rape victims, and the father of daughters, these false claims are extremely hurtful to me and everyone around me.”

“These false allegations have caused me to lose a vast number of business and endorsement opportunities that I worked extremely hard for. These false allegations have also not only harmed me, but have caused severe financial damage to my band,...

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