A woman who accused Nick Carter of raping her back in 2001 when she was 17 claims in a new legal filing that the Backstreet Boy singer’s countersuit is an attempt to “silence” her.
The new filing from Shannon “Shay” Ruth, who alleged Carter raped her during the boy band’s Black & Blue tour, states that Carter’s countersuit — where he says he’s been the victim of a “conspiracy” attempting to “harass, defame, and extort” him — was only filed to “harass,” “intimidate,” and silence her.
“He seeks to use his wealth and celebrity status to outlast plaintiff,” Ruth’s lawyers wrote in a Wednesday filing obtained by Rolling Stone. “All while hiding behind being the ‘victim’ of the ‘#MeToo’ movement and the preposterous notion that plaintiff is only seeking attention and publicity.”
Ruth’s attorneys hope to utilize Nevada’s anti-SLAPP laws to throw out Carter’s countersuit. The new filing specifically referred to the language Carter used in his counterclaim, where he called Ruth “a liar” that was “craving attention.” A rep for Carter did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment, and an attorney for Ruth had no further comment.
“More glaringly, he labels himself ‘an American icon,’ as if to openly brag to the Court and to Plaintiff that he is a person of influence,” the filing states. “It is exactly this type of claim that Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute is designed to prevent, or at minimum require a claimant to demonstrate a probability he will prevail on the...
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