The Wire star Gbenga Akinnagbe is being sued by the woman he claimed sexually assaulted him.
Radar obtained the lawsuit filed by Lola Adesioye in a New York court earlier this month. In the legal documents, Lola claims the actor filed a false criminal complaint and urged authorities to arrest her "knowing she never committed the crimes of which he accused her."
Lola alleges that Akinnagbe falsely reported she grabbed his butt without consent on two occasions in "retaliation" after she filed a complaint with the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs, Office of Labor Policy & Standard over wages he allegedly owed her.
She is suing the actor for false arrest, defamation, and retaliation.
"The NYPD and Kings County District Attorney’s Office did not act independently or otherwise obtain any other evidence to prosecute Ms. Adesioye. They relied solely upon the false statements and mischaracterizations of evidence provided by Akinnagbe," the documents read.
Lola claims Akinnagbe "acted willfully, wantonly, and maliciously in moving forward with his false allegations because he knew his allegations were false."
She alleges she "sustained significant injury to her reputation" after Akinnagbe's accusations were picked up by the mainstream media. Lola claims all the attention caused her "significant emotional damage."
Lola wants "compensatory" and "punitive" damages, as well as her attorney fees paid.
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