Jimmie Allen In Trouble As Former Manager Sues Him For Sexual Assault And Sex Trafficking
According to court documents obtained by The Times, Jimmie Allen’s former manager is suing him for alleged sexual violence, assault, false imprisonment, sex trafficking, and emotional distress.
The lady, who requests anonymity because she continues to work in the music business, alleges that Allen sexually assaulted and harassed her for a year and a half while she was working for Allen’s management company, Wide Open Music.
Allen’s label, BBR Music Group, swiftly suspended the recording artist, saying in a statement, “In light of today’s allegations against Jimmie Allen, BBR Music Group has decided to suspend all activity with him, effective immediately.”
At the CMAFest in Nashville on June 11, Allen was scheduled to play. However, the Country Music Assn. pulled him from the program (which also included country music legends Luke Bryan and Tim McGraw) after the case became known. Additionally, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) took his place as the commencement speaker for Friday’s Delaware State University graduation.
Allen’s former manager, identified as “Jane Doe,” claims in a lawsuit filed on Thursday in federal court in Tennessee that she awoke nude in her hotel room in March 2021 with vaginal bleeding and pain but no memory of the previous evening. She said that Allen had taken her virginity against her will while he was lying next to her and telling her to swallow a Plan B pill.
“I was disconnected from my body, feeling a sense of panic,” Jane Doe told Variety in a Thursday exposé. “He held me in place. At that point, any physical will was just out the door. I was pretty much paralyzed.”
After the hotel stay, according to Jane Doe, the abuse intensified. She says that when driving Allen to and from events, he sexually abused her at stoplights, in green rooms, on flights, and in other locations where she was forced to be present. She also claims that Allen forcibly shoved his hands down her pants in public.
She also said that Allen “raped her in private while choking her” and that he filmed “multiple sexual encounters in order to blackmail her to stay silent.”
In a statement to The Times, Allen denied any wrongdoing and said their relationship was consensual.
“It is deeply troubling and hurtful that someone I counted as one of my closest friends, colleagues and confidants would make allegations that have no truth to them whatsoever,” Allen told The Times. “I acknowledge that we had a sexual relationship — one that lasted for nearly two years. During that time, she never once accused me of any wrongdoing, and she spoke of our relationship and friendship as being something she wanted to continue indefinitely.
“Only after things ended between us, did she hire a lawyer to reach out and ask for money, which leads me to question her motives. The simple fact is, her accusations are not only false but also extremely damaging. I’ve worked incredibly hard to build my career, and I intend to mount a vigorous defence to her claims and take all other legal action necessary to protect my reputation.”
Jane Doe’s attorney told Variety that a payout was never requested saying, “The only ask we made of Allen and his legal counsel was to meet to discuss Allen’s behavior and resolution of our client’s claims. At no time did our client make a monetary demand.
The response was a hard no, and coloured with threats that his team would take steps to publicly tarnish my client. My client had no choice but to be proactive in protecting herself by filing the complaint.”
