Country music singer Jimmie Allen has filed countersuits against two women who accused him of sexual assault, Billboard reports. In May, an anonymous woman alleged in a lawsuit that Allen assaulted her multiple times while she was working as his manager. In June, another “Jane Doe” accused him of assaulting her in a hotel room, alleging that he ejaculated inside her despite her repeatedly telling him not to. She further alleged that he recorded their sexual encounter on his phone without her consent.
The singer — who has now been dropped by his publicist, label, and agency — has denied the allegations, claiming that he had a “consensual sexual relationship” with the first accuser. He admitted to having unprotected sex with the second accuser, but claimed that he did not ejaculate and that she consented to being recorded. According to documents filed in Nashville federal court on Thursday, he is now suing each accuser for unspecified monetary damages. Allen’s attorneys are accusing his former manager of defaming him by making “deliberate, intentional, malicious, and willful” statements to Variety in an article that broke the news of her lawsuit and included information beyond what was in her complaint. (According to Billboard, it is likely easier for Allen’s legal team to bring a defamation claim over the Variety piece than over statements in the lawsuit.) She is also being sued for invasion of privacy, inflicting emotional distress, and interference with business...
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