After a teenage influencer and star of Netflix’s recent reality show “Hype House” accused his former collaborator of aggressively sexually pursuing him and groping him without consent, she denied the claims in a statement given to NBC News.
In a YouTube video posted Thursday, Jack Wright, who has 8.9 million followers on TikTok, accused his former collaborator, Sienna Mae Gomez, of violating his boundaries and repeatedly physically forcing herself on him. He said Gomez broke into his house and his room on multiple occasions to take advantage of him while he slept.
In a statement provided to NBC, a representative for Gomez said she denies all of the allegations made by Wright and referred to Wright’s video as a “reframing of their history” in a way that is “harmful and untrue.”
“There has been no police investigation — not even a police report to our knowledge — no charges, no private lawsuit and no contact between Sienna and Jack or their respective legal teams in many months,” a Gomez’s representative said. The Los Angeles Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Wright’s allegations add to a growing list of viral sexual assault accusations made either by or against some of TikTok’s biggest stars in the last year, many of which have been made on social media. The allegations, which have shaken the influencer industry, mark a shift in how young celebrities communicate with the world.
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